Great Big Story
How Japan Keeps Millions of Residents Safe From Floods
Discover Japan's innovative solution to potential floods with the world's largest underground water facility near Tokyo
Great Big Story
Mutilated Money This Place Will Give You a Fresh Stack
Discover how the Mutilated Currency division evaluates and reimburses damaged money in 23,000 cases annually, worth $40 million.
Curated Video
The Lost Pagodas of Mahabalipuram
The 2004 tsunami off the coast of southern India unveiled massive underwater ruins near Mahabalipuram, stirring excitement about the potential discovery of the six legendary lost pagodas. Controversies soon began regarding the dating of...
Great Big Story
Mutilated Money This Place Will Give You a Fresh Stack
Discover how the Mutilated Currency division evaluates and reimburses damaged money in 23,000 cases annually, worth $40 million.
Great Big Story
How Japan Keeps Millions of Residents Safe From Floods
Discover Japan's innovative solution to potential floods with the world's largest underground water facility near Tokyo
Wonderscape
The Myth of the Pharaoh's Curse: Fact or Fiction?
Delve into the legend of the 'Curse of the Pharaoh' associated with King Tut's tomb. Explore the series of mysterious events that fueled this myth, from the death of Lord Carnarvon to Carter's pet Canary incident. Understand the cultural...
Curated Video
Restoring Florence's Artistic Treasures: Repairing the Damage of the 1966 Flood
This video highlights the ongoing restoration efforts in Florence, Italy, following the devastating floods in 1966. The city's prestigious state-run Obovicio Restoration Laboratories are working tirelessly to repair precious Renaissance...
Curated Video
Disastrous Hurricanes
Dr. Forrester discusses the Galveston hurricanes of 1900 and 1915, and hurricane Katrina, the 2005 hurricane that destroyed New Orleans.
Curated Video
Taming Rivers
Dr. Forrester uses a KWL chart to provide information about dams. She explains how dams work and how they prevent the overflow of water. She ten compares and contrasts dams built by humans and dams built by animals.
Curated Video
PERMACULTURE PONDS: Why, Where & How
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on ponds and permaculture water management.
Curated Video
Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Don Tipping @ Seven Seeds Farm
Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a 10 minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We...
Curated Video
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters lists, defines, and provides examples of various types of natural disasters, including: tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions, blizzards, and wildfires.
The Guardian
Why rivers shouldn't look like this
The quintessential image of a river you might recognise from post cards and paintings – nice and straight with a tidy riverbank – is not actually how it is supposed to look. It's the result of centuries of industrial and agricultural...
The Guardian
The Cajun Army: how a community fought the Louisiana floods
Torrential downpours in Louisiana led to catastrophic flooding in August 2016, submerging entire communities and displacing thousands of residents. Volunteers did whatever they could to help – rescuing stranded people, organising food...
PBS
How Climate Change Will Make You Poor!
Even if you don't live in a flood zone or tornado alley, climate change will still hit your pocketbook!
Debunked
How Big Would Noah's Ark Actually Need To Be?! #MYTHS #
There’s a flood coming and we need to save life on Earth!! How BIG would a vessel need to be to ensure the future of every kind of animal in the world?!
Curated Video
How Volcanic Eruptions Shape Earth
How Volcanic Eruptions Shape Earth explores changes in Earth's surface by explaining that new lands are formed as a result of volcanic eruptions.
Curated Video
Always Lying
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) discusses how our consistent complaint that politicians lie more today than in the past doesn't bear up to historical scrutiny.
Curated Video
Nile River Valley Civilization
Nile River Valley Civilization examines how the Nile River Valley Civilization was able to flourish by analyzing the benefits of its location.
Curated Video
Catastrophic Events
Catastrophic Events defines catastrophic events and describes examples of both natural and man-made events.
Curated Video
What Is a Flood?
"What Is a Flood?" explains what a flood is and gives examples of the effects of floods on people and the environment.
Curated Video
25 Weather Signs in ASL | American Sign Language | ASL Basics
This video teaches you everything you need to know about weather signs in ASL. You will learn the signs for weather, storm, tornado, hot, sunny and summer to name a few signs. Stick around to the end for AS phrases and sentences. If you...
Curated Video
The Dam Busters (2009)
National Archives: ‘The Dam Busters’ tells the story of 617 Squadron and its daring and extremely difficult mission, which went on to become one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War. This videocast is part of the War on...
Weatherthings
Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 was the second strongest hurricane to strike Miami at that time. It was a Category 4, landing on September 18, 1926, after battering the Bahamas. The tremendous impact in Miami and South Florida was not...