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Arctic Climate SystemLearn how the Arctic is a part of a global climate system in this video segment adapted from the National Film Board of Canada. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Earth System: Drought and Air QualityThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center discusses how a drought can have negative effects locally, for example by increasing the number of forest fires, and also globally, for example by impacting air quality thousands of miles away. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Earth System: El NiñoThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center describes El Niño, how it forms, and the chain reaction of consequences it triggers around the globe. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Earth System: El Niño's Influence on Hurricane FormationThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how hurricanes develop and why there are fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean in strong El Niño years. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Earth System: Ice and Global WarmingThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains ice's role in the Earth system, highlighting the delicate balance that could be upset with a continued rise in temperature due to climate change. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on HurricanesIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists examine the link between rising sea surface temperature and more intense hurricanes. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt: Part IIA substantial increase in freshwater running into the northern Atlantic Ocean could dramatically affect climate and global ocean currents. This audio segment from National Public Radio presents viewpoints from scientists studying changes in ocean circulation. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Audio |
Hurricanes: New Orleans Under ThreatThis video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW exposes how decades of development and geography combined to make the potential damage from a hurricane uniquely devastating in New Orleans, Louisiana. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
La Niña and Tornado OutbreaksThis video excerpt from NOVA looks at how La Niña’s cool ocean temperatures may influence tornado outbreaks. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
Mass ExtinctionIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about a chain of events, including ancient volcanoes, global warming, and deadly gases, which may have caused Earth's greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Ocean Temperatures and Climate PatternsThis animation from The New Media Studio illustrates how the atmosphere and ocean together shape wind, current, and rainfall patterns in the tropical Pacific. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Sandy and Climate ChangeThis video excerpt from NOVA: “Inside the Megastorm” explores how global climate may have influenced Hurricane Sandy. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Shipwrecks Reveal Ocean CurrentsIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, a detailed map showing the trajectories of abandoned ships from the late 1800's is used to reveal the routes of surface currents in the Atlantic Ocean. Animations illustrate the role played by ocean currents in the colonization of North America. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
What Causes the Gulf Stream?This video segment adapted from NOVA visualizes how Earth's rotation and uneven heating from the Sun cause prevailing winds and influence ocean surface currents. An animation and infrared satellite image illustrate the shape and direction of the Gulf Stream System in the Atlantic Ocean. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
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