Crash Course
Natural Hazards: Crash Course Geography
Today we wrap up the first half of our series on physical geography by taking a closer look at natural hazards - which are physical processes like heat waves and cyclones, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and floods and droughts. And...
Crash Course
Why Does Jakarta Flood So Easily? Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to talk about how and why floods happen both in spite of, and because of, us. Specifically, we'll take a closer look at the island of Java, and its largest city, Jakarta, and explain the factors that lead to serious...
Bozeman Science
ESS3B - Natural Hazards
In this video Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...
Curated Video
Hazards vs Disasters
New ReviewA video titled "Hazards vs Disasters" discusses the difference between the two of them.
Curated Video
Floods
Floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards you’re ever likely to encounter. People and places -Physical geography - Floods Learning Points Flooding is more likely to occur after periods of heavy rain. Floods can happen...
Science360
When Nature Strikes - On the Front Lines
Natural disasters can bring death and destruction to communities in the United States and around the world, but they can also teach us about Earth's natural processes. Teams of scientists are gathering new information about dangerous...
Curated Video
What Makes Hurricane Irma So Unpredictable
The Western Hemisphere is coping with one historic natural disaster after the next. As Hurricane Irma makes its way toward the United States, Mexico is picking up the pieces after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a century...
Bloomberg
ADB Trims Developing Asia 2019 GDP Forecast
Apr.03 -- Yasuyuki Sawada, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, discusses ADB lowering its developing Asia 2019 GDP forecast and the reasons behind the move. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
Curated Video
One man's mission to track flying space objects and protect earth
The hazy Welsh countryside, where sheep lazily graze, oblivious to the dangers that lurk in space.
It's here at the Spaceguard Centre that asteroids and comets are being tracked daily.
The data collected helps scientists around the...