TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The world’s longest-burning fires | Emma Bryce
In 1997, a fire began in Indonesia that would rage for almost a year. Despite being one of the largest fires in recorded history, for months at a time it burned without a flame. This might sound like a uniquely freaky fire, but it’s...
TED Talks
TED: How to be an "apocalyptic optimist" | Dana R. Fisher
Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out in the streets demanding the action...
TED Talks
TED: Your empty wine bottle could help rebuild coastlines | Franziska Trautmann
What if you could take something as tiny as a grain of sand — and as common as a glass bottle — and use it to tackle the climate crisis? Waste alchemist Franziska Trautmann shares how the spark of an idea turned into a large-scale...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do gas masks actually work? | George Zaidan
You might think of gas masks as clunky military-looking devices. But in the near future, we may need to rely on these filters as part of our everyday lives. In addition to emerging diseases, wildfire frequency has more than tripled, and...
TED Talks
TED: The workers rebuilding communities after natural disasters | Saket Soni
As climate change leads to more and more natural disasters, a group of workers is showing up at one site after another to rebuild and repair. Labor organizer Saket Soni tells the stories of Resilience Force — the group of mostly...
PBS
How the Andes Mountains Might Have Killed a Bunch of Whales
At a site known as Cerro Ballena or Whale Hill, there are more than 40 skeletons of marine mammals -- a graveyard of ocean life dating back 6.5 million to 9 million years ago, in the Late Miocene Epoch. But the identity of the killer...
TED Talks
TED: An extreme weather report from America's weatherman | Al Roker
It's not just you: the weather is getting worse. And if there's one person who would know, it's "America's weatherman," Al Roker, who's spent decades reporting live from some of the worst storms and natural disasters in history. He...
TED Talks
TED: The growing megafire crisis -- and how to contain it | George T. Whitesides
Megafires, or fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are becoming more frequent worldwide, wreaking havoc on landscapes and communities -- and fire experts say the problem is only going to get worse. George T. Whitesides is focused on...
SciShow
Anatomy of a Super Storm
On the weekend of April 29th and 30th this year, a series of thunderstorms slammed the southern and midwestern US. SciShow News takes a look at those deadly storms using the latest, high-resolution data from the NOAA's GOES-16 weather...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: 1816: The year with no summer | David Biello
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun for almost an entire year. This wreaked havoc on agriculture, leading to famines all across the Northern hemisphere. It was the year without...
TED Talks
TED: A new social contract for global climate justice | Huma Yusuf
Pakistan contributes less than one percent to the global greenhouse gas emissions perpetrating climate change, yet one-third of the country was recently inundated with "biblical" floods that killed hundreds and displaced millions. If...
PBS
Mismanagement complicates Pakistan’s long recovery from deadly floods
Four months after a third of the country was underwater, Pakistan is still struggling to recover. The disaster affected more than 30 million people and is seen as a warning for other climate-vulnerable countries. As Fred de Sam Lazaro...
PBS
Pakistanis build climate-resilient homes in aftermath of devastating floods
Pakistan is struggling to recover from last year’s cataclysmic flooding that killed more than 1,700. It was the latest in a string of weather-related disasters the country has faced over the past two decades, prompting calls to make...
PBS
Pakistan struggles to recover from historic flooding as waters refuse to recede
Months after historic flooding that killed more than 1,700 people, Pakistan is still struggling to recover. The UN is warning it might suspend its food support program for flood victims because it is running out of money. Fred de Sam...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why isn’t the Netherlands underwater?
In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people. 54 years later, a similar storm threatened the region. But this time, they were ready. This was thanks to a...
SciShow
Anatomy of a Super Storm
On the weekend of April 29th and 30th this year, a series of thunderstorms slammed the southern and midwestern US. SciShow News takes a look at those deadly storms using the latest, high-resolution data from the NOAA's GOES-16 weather...
SciShow
Could We Build Weather-Controlling Satellites?
In some science fiction movies, satellites control the weather in disastrous, but effective ways. Here in reality, we have attempted to influence the weather, with mixed results.
SciShow
Could Scientists Predict the Next Political Crisis?
Thanks to modern science and technology, we can predict what the weather will be like in 5 days, but it’s still a bit more challenging to predict what will happen to us and our societies.
TED Talks
Peter Haas: When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse
What did the world learn from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010? That shoddy buildings and bad planning can make a terrible situation even worse. "Haiti was not a natural disaster," says TED Fellow Peter Haas. "It was...
TED Talks
Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief
After fighting overseas, 92 percent of American veterans say they want to continue their service. Meanwhile, one after another, natural disasters continue to wreak havoc worldwide. What do these two challenges have in common? In telling...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where will you be able to live in 20 years? | Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods. However, the rise in extreme weather is endangering coastal communities, and even for those with the resources to...
SciShow
Why Fish Care About Forest Fires
We don't think of rivers and lakes as something that are greatly affected by fires, but it turns out these disasters can have a big effect on the acquatic wildlife that calls these places home.
SciShow
Don't Worry About That Asteroid That Might Hit This Year | SciShow News
That asteroid the headlines have been warning people about isn't likely to actually hit us, and scientists might have solved a mystery that could save lives: the relationship between tides and earthquakes.
TED Talks
Tom Honey: Why would God create a tsunami?
In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, the Rev. Tom Honey pondered the question, "How could a loving God have done this?" Here is his answer.