PBS
Could We Terraform Mars?
We already have the technology to bring humans safely to Mars and set up small settlements - or at least could do within a generation. But those settlements will need to be cocooned - shielded against the deadly cold, intense radiation,...
SciShow
The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
SciShow
The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where we get our fresh water - Christiana Z. Peppard
Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth's water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and...
SciShow
The Lost Cargo Ship, and Pluto Has Ice Caps!
SciShow Space News explains how we lost track of a resupply mission, explores Pluto’s newfound ice caps, and helps you find Mercury.
Curated Video
Natural Climate Change
Ice cores taken from deep within the Earth's polar regions hold a hidden secret: the historical record of the Earth's climate. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Evidence of natural climate changes can be found in...
Curated Video
Envisat: Earth Observation and Environmental Monitoring
Envisat, is an Earth observation satellite launched by the European Space Agency in 2002. It measures various aspects of the atmosphere, oceans, ice caps, and land surface with high accuracy. Equipped with advanced sensors, Envisat...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Type Of Water Are Polar Ice Caps Made From?
This video is answering the question of what type of water are polar ice caps made from.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Let’s Talk About Climate Change, with Gavin Schmidt
What’s the difference between climate and weather? How does NASA monitor changing sea levels, melting glaciers, and other effects of climate change? Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s acting senior climate advisor, explains how rising temperatures...
NASA
NASA | Measuring Mars' Ancient Ocean
For decades, planetary scientists have suspected that ancient Mars was a much warmer, wetter environment than it is today, but estimates of just how much water Mars has lost since its formation vary widely. Now, new isotopic measurements...
Mazz Media
Cryosphere
This live-action video program is about cryosphere. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Current State of Ice Caps and Sea Levels
Provides insight on the melting of the ice caps and how that is translating into political instability and tension, as well as graphics to illustrate the effects of 3-5 meters of sea level rise on major cities
Science360
Black Carbon -- Changing Planet
Black carbon, composed of tiny particles of soot, is produced whenever organic substances like fossil fuels, firewood or coal is incompletely burned. These particles are polluting the air and causing serious health and environmental...
NASA
NASA | Operation IceBridge Flies the Ice Caps
Ice caps are simply small versions of ice sheets, measuring in at a maximum area of 50,000 square kilometers (about 19,000 square miles). It's their small and thin stature that makes ice caps more prone to melt in a warming Arctic....
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s axis shifting faster due to climate change — study
The Guardian reports that a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that recent human activity has shifted the Earth’s axis by an unprecedented margin.
Let's Tute
The Hydrosphere: Exploring Earth's Abundance of Water
This video discusses the hydrosphere, which is the part of Earth that contains all the water on and around the planet. The video explains the different forms of water and how they are distributed on Earth. It emphasizes the importance of...
Catalyst University
Ozone Properties, Mechanism, and Destruction in Stratosphere
Ozone Properties, Mechanism, and Destruction in Stratosphere
msvgo
Availability of Freshwater
It talks about the availability, renewal and scarcity of freshwater resources. It lists the factors responsible for freshwater scarcity.
Sky News
Robert Swan to go on new Antarctic expedition
Robert Swan to go on new Antarctic expedition
Curated OER
Arctic Melt Time Lapse
Arctic melt is revealed in this dramatic video that shows an arctic ice cap becoming open sea and islands. Its effects on polar bears are narrated. Great for an environmental studies class or simply to raise awareness of global warming.