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Earth Science Videos

Engaging, learner-centered videos covering Earth systems, natural hazards, climate change, fire ecology, Arctic climate dynamics, and more for all learners. Explore complex scientific ideas through storytelling, expert insights, and real-world examples.  

 

Earth Science Stories

This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 4.
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This video is a part of the Data Puzzles program and highlights fast-moving and destructive fires in the US from the past 25 years.
Recorded Science Talks
This video is a part of the Science Show and Share program and highlights how different parts of the world are experiencing unequal warming due to climate change.
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Science Show and Share  
This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights the Guiding Principle for Informed Climate Decision.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 7.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 6.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 5.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 3.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 2.
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This video is part of the Climate Literacy Principles collection by CLEAN and highlights Climate Literacy Principle 1.
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This video is a part of the Data Puzzles program and highlights how climate change is impacting wildfires and the time it takes for forests to regenerate.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This video is part of the Science On a Sphere program and highlights NOAA's datasets and lessons about the April 8th, 2024 solar eclipse
Science Show and Share  
This video is part of the Science Show and Share program and highlights how climate change will impact Colorado's future climate and droughts.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This video belongs to the Science Show and Share program and highlights the environmental phenomenon of Atmospheric Rivers.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
Join Lianna Nixxon aboard the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) Expedition. This planetarium film was rendered in 2D to be viewed on YouTube.
Planetarium Film 
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Science Show and Share  
This webinar, part of a four-part series on life at McMurdo Station Antarctica, focuses on the upper atmosphere but can also be viewed as a stand-alone session.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This webinar is part of a 4-part series on life at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Watch this stand-alone video on seasons in the polar regions or watch all four webinars. 
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This webinar, part of a four-part series on life at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, focuses on the upper atmosphere but can also be viewed as a stand-alone session.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This webinar, part of a 4-part series on life at McMurdo Station Antarctica, focuses on the seasons in polar regions but can also be viewed as a stand alone session.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
This webinar is designed to be stand alone resource.
Science Show and Share  
Watch the recording of our live webinar featuring Gina Fiorile from COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, and Maxwell Boykoff from Boulder, Colorado, as they inspire teachers, students, and the public to learn about global climate action and the work of scientists and activists worldwide.
Science Show and Share  
Experience the MOSAiC expedition through a free 360-degree planetarium show that captures the first three months of this international Arctic mission, where scientists braved darkness and storms to study the region’s crucial role in global climate and weather.
Planetarium Film 
In this stand alone webinar, videographer Lianna Nixon presents about her experiences on the MOSAiC Expedition and filming a planetarium show in the Arctic Circle.
Science Show and Share  
En este video Arelis M. Rivera-Giboyeaux, meteoróloga del Departamento de Energía compartirá su experiencia en el campo de las ciencias atmosfericas.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone video, Dr. Matthew Burgess talks about science policy and how math, economics, and climate science are related.
Science Show and Share  
Videographer Lianna Nixon presented about her experiences on the MOSAiC Expedition and filming a planetarium show in the Arctic Circle.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone video, Dr. Walt Meier presents on Sea Ice (What it is and why we study it).
Science Show and Share  
Learn about Greenland and Ice Dymanics with Twila Moon in this stand alone video part of the Science Show & Share program.
Science Show and Share  
Este video es parte de la serie Ciencia en casa y se puede ver como un seminario web independiente.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Ryan Cassotto presents on: Radars and Remote Sensing of Glaciers. 
Science Show and Share  
Este video es parte de la serie Ciencia en casa y se puede ver como un seminario web independiente.
Science Show and Share  
Dr. Julio Sepúlveda presents: What do fossil molecules tell us about Earth’s history and the extinction of dinosaurs?
Science Show and Share  
La candidata a doctorado Lina Pérez Angel presentará sobre paleoclimatología.
Recorded Science Talks
La candidata a doctorado Claudia Corona presentará sobre impactos de precipitación extrema bajo la superficie.
Recorded Science Talks
In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Hoell presents on Flash Droughts.
Science Show and Share  
Learn about seismology in this 30 minute stand-alone webinar with Mel Zhang and how she discovered it.
Science Show and Share  
In this webinar, Dr. Rosimar Rios-Berrios presented on her research in hurricanes, cyclones, and forecasting.
Science Show and Share  
La Dra. Ríos-Berrios presentará su investigación sobre huracanes.
Science Show and Share  
La Dra. Ríos-Berrios presentará su investigación sobre huracanes. Dr. Rios-Berrios presented on her research on hurricanes and forecasting.
Recorded Science Talks
How does one repair a buoy frozen in sea ice? Click and drag in this 360-degree video from the MOSAiC expedition to find out!
Virtual Field Trip 
This stand-alone webinar discusses wildfires, crop burning smoke, and what it's like to be a scientist.
Science Show and Share  
Dr. Koontz presented on: Understanding Where Wildfires and Insects Kill Trees Using Drones and Satellites.
Science Show and Share  
What's it like working in a remote lab on board a ship in the middle of the Arctic? Click and drag in this 360-degree video to find out.
Virtual Field Trip 
Watch MOSAiC researchers work near a meteorological tower on Arctic sea ice in this 360-degree video experience.
Virtual Field Trip 
Watch one of the most extreme soccer games you'll ever see being played on sea ice in the Arctic during the 2019-2020 MOSAiC research expedition.
Virtual Field Trip 
Watch as scientists climb a meteorological tower on the ice to repair instruments that collect atmospheric data during the 2019-2020 MOSAiC research expedition.
Virtual Field Trip 
Immerse yourself in the Arctic and experience the MOSAiC expedition with 360° footage from MOSAiC research sites.
Virtual Field Trip 
Immerse yourself in the Arctic and experience the MOSAiC expedition with 360° footage from MOSAiC research sites.
Virtual Field Trip 

This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 5: Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 6: Modeling.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 7: Challenges in the Arctic.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe conclude the series "Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic" with a summary of the course's major lessons.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe welcome viewers to the series "Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic".

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 1: Introduction & Course Basics.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 2: Atmosphere.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 3: Ocean.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this specific lesson, Tim Stanton talks about the relationship between the ocean and atmosphere in the Arctic. You'll also learn how the presence or absence of ice can affect ocean currents, vertical heat transport, solar radiation, and albedo feedback.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this video, Drs. Anne Gold and Matthew Shupe quickly overview Module 4: Sea Ice. The metaphorical "glue" that keeps the Polarstern in place, sea ice plays a leading role in both MOSAiC and the Arctic system.

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In this stand-alone webinar recording, Dr. Peter Martin presented on his research in and of New Guinea. In particular, when did it form and how it impacted historical climate change. 
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In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Elizabeth Thompson discussed how learning about weather can also teach us a lot about the ocean.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone webinar, Mylène Jacquemart talked about her research working to ID triggers of sudden glacier detachments: destructive glacial process that buried kilometers of Alaskan forest.
Science Show and Share  
In this webinar recording, Dr. Rick Saltus, and Dr. Neesha Schnepf presented on their recent research in geomagnetism and talk about their crowd-sourcing app: CrowdMag
Science Show and Share  
AWI's Thomas Krumpen discusses how scientists use satellite information to identify ice floes in the Arctic Ocean.
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In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Lincoln Pitcher presented on recent research about meltwater production, transport and export from the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Noah Fierer presented on his recent work looking at the microorganisms living in soils of Antarctica, one of the driest and coldest places on Earth.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand alone webinar, Mylène Jacquemart talked about her research working to identify triggers of sudden glacier detachments: destructive glacial process that buried kilometers of Alaskan forest.
Recorded Science Talks
In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Ted Scambos presented a 'science travelogue' for the continent of Antarctica.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone webinar, Janice Bytheway talked about precipitation - how it forms, and a little bit on how we observe and predict it.
Science Show and Share  
In this webinar, Dr. Amy Butler talked about the Polar Vortex.
Science Show and Share  
This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Alysa McCall and Dr. Steve Amstrup talk all things polar bear!
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, you'll learn about sunlight's vital role in the Arctic system.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Amy Solomon will teach you about her role in MOSAiC in coordinating international forecasting efforts.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Allison Fong introduces you to nutrient biogeochemistry in the Arctic Ocean.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Allison Fong discusses Arctic ice melt and what this means for the surrounding biological environment.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Kaare Sikuaq Erickson discusses the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) and its role in nearly twenty-five thousand research sites in/around Barrow, Alaska.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Matthew Shupe breaks down the work of MOSAiC's atmosphere team.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Marcel Nicolaus describes his role as MOSAiC's sea ice team leader and why their work is so crucial to the expedition.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Sandy Starkweather discusses geopolitics concerning the "Arctic Eight" nations and the six indigenous peoples organizations that make up the Arctic Council.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Matthew Shupe broadly defines MOSAiC.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. John Cassano describes the role of the Arctic in the Earth's energy budget and climate system.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Chris Cox will teach you about Earth's atmosphere.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Matthew Shupe explains the significance of clouds in the Arctic system and how they play important roles in precipitation, energy transfer, and climate modeling.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Drs. Jennifer Kay and Ariel Morrison introduce positive and negative albedo feedbacks that are important to the Arctic climate system (and polar bears!).
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Bill Shaw will teach you about ocean circulation driven by wind patterns and buoyancy.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Tim Stanton discusses the role of ocean stratification in controlling the way heat interacts with sea ice in the Arctic.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Benjamin Rabe talk about the MOSAiC expedition as a whole and what kinds of things scientists will be studying.
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In this specific lesson, Dr. Julienne Stroeve explains her research with MOSAiC in studying Arctic sea ice thickness.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Melinda Webster explains sea ice formation.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jennifer Hutchings describes Arctic sea ice dynamics and how ridges and leads form during the transpolar drift.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jennifer Hutchings defines sea ice kinetics.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Donald Perovich discusses sea ice mass balance.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Carin Ashjihan will introduce you to Arctic marine life by highlighting important organisms in the food chain.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jeff Bowman will teach you about metabolic challenges and opportunities present for organisms living in Arctic sea ice.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jeff Bowman touches on differences between the adaptive strategies of warm vs. cold-bodied organisms.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Hauke Flores describes sea ice as an important driver in Arctic food webs.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Clara Hoppe sheds light on the small but mighty phytoplankton!
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jessie Creamean discusses how aerosols affect clouds and precipitation in the atmosphere and why they're important to the Arctic.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Brice Loose covers the topics of microbial carbon cycling and ocean circulation.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Gunilla Svensson explains how important Earth system models are to understanding where both global and Arctic climate systems are headed.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski explains the process of formulating regional models of the Arctic.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Marika Holland will teach you about climate models.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Amy Solomon defines process modeling as an iterative process between observations and theory.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. John Walsh discusses how climate change is apparent throughout the Arctic (air, land, ice, and ocean) and that these changes are already impacting humans, wildlife, and the environment.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic. In this specific lesson, Dr. James Overland discusses how sea ice loss can cause major changes in the Arctic climate — and more specifically, in the polar jet stream.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Scott Stephenson focuses on the link between climate change and human activities.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Katrin Vorkamp describes the Arctic as a recipient of global pollution.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this lesson, Dr. Jessica Cross discusses ocean acidification and the dangers it poses to areas like marine life and food security.
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Alberto Enriquez talks about what it takes to use helicopters for research in the Arctic.
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Hear from the Baker on Leg 1 of the MOSAiC Expedition.
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This video serves as an introduction to the Water in the Western US lecture series.
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Eric Gordon and Anne Gold give an overview on the basics of the various subjects covered in the Water in the Western US lecture series.

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This video (1.3) gives an overview on the geographic features that define the Western United States, both physical and political.
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This video (1.4) gives a brief review on the different processes involved in the water cycle, specifically in the Western United States.
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This video (2.1) gives a lecture on the history of water resources in the Western United States, from the pre-colonial time period onward.
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This video (2.2) discusses tribal water uses in the Western United States.
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This video (2.3) explains the importance of infrastructure for the storage and delivery of water in the dry Western United States.
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This video (2.4), Assistant Attorney General Kate Ryan from the Colorado Supreme Court gives an overview of water rights across the Western US and the Prior Appropriation Doctrine.
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This video (2.5) gives a lecture on important things to know about how interstate water conflicts can be resolved in the United States.
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This video (2.6) covers water, public rights, and the Endangered Species Act.
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This video (3.1) discusses how the climate of the Western United States affects the availability of water resources.
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This video (3.2) discusses water quality challenges in the Western United States and how that affects aquatic habitats and drinking water.
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This video (3.3) gives an overview of all things groundwater in the Western United States.
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This video (3.4) covers how the state of watersheds in the west can impact life in the surrounding areas. This includes an overview of the effects of wildfires, bark beetle infestations, and desert dust deposition on snow on the watershed.
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This video (3.5) explores rivers and flash flooding in the west.
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This video (3.6) gives a lecture on the effects that climate change will have on water in the Western United States.
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This video (3.7) provides an overview on agricultural water use in the west.
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This video (3.8) discusses water demand for urban areas.
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This video (4.1) delivers a lecture on the physical geographic overview of the Colorado River Basin and the legal and political aspects of water management in the west.
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This video (4.2) gives a lecture on the history of two important dams: Hoover and Glen Canyon.
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This video (4.3) discusses the overall climate patterns of the Colorado River Basin, and how we can use this information to study the past, present, and future climate of the western United States.
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This video (4.4) examines a case study on the water supply and demand of the Colorado River Basin.
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This video (4.5) gives an overview on the physical attributes of the Colorado River and how that affects river restoration.
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This video (5.1) gives an overview on the controversial topic of hydraulic fracturing (also known as "fracking").
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This video (5.2) gives a lecture on the effects that wildfire has on water quality and quantity.
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This video (5.3) gives a lecture on the story of the California Bay Delta.
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This video (5.4) discusses the rapid growth of Las Vegas and the history of its water use.
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This video (5.5) gives a lecture on the link between water and energy, also known as the Water-Energy Nexus. Learn about how water can generate power.
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In the final video (5.6) of the series gives an overview of previous lectures and discussing possibilities of future challenges facing water in the west.
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This peer-reviewed educational video describes sea ice and land ice processes that are unique to polar regions.
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This peer-reviewed educational video introduces feedbacks that are important in the Arctic climate system.
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This peer-reviewed educational video explains human-caused climate change including the greenhouse effect.
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In this webinar on microbes, CIRES Fellow Noah Fierer and CU Graduate Student Hannah Holland-Moritz present on microbial diversity in the environment.

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Susan Buhr: "Principles of Climate Education"  

Why is abrupt climate change an important topic of study? In this lecture, Amy Wagner gives a brief lesson on abrupt climate change, including what defines it and how climate scientists study it. 

Mark McCaffrey: "Introduction to Climate Literacy"
 

A big part of effective climate and science education is building effective curriculum. Cheryl Manning gives her lecture on curriculum development and implementation for effective climate education.

CIRES Fellow Dr. Baylor Fox-Kemper goes over the basics of climate vs. weather, climate variability and how maritime and continental climates differ.

"An Overview of Modern Day Sea Level Change"  

What does the past tell us about Earth's climate future? Check out Jim White's lecture on paleoclimatology and how we can use our knowledge on past patterns to predict how Earth's climate will change.

"Geoegineering"  
"Climate Modeling"  
"The Role of Satellites in Understanding Climate Change"
Introduction to the Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE) Workshop.
Western Water Assessment's Joseph Barsugli talks on water in the west, the colorado river, and more.
CIRES Fellow David Noone lectures to science educators about the water cycle from your backyard to the global perspective.
CIRES Education and Outreach presents Taresa Chapman at COSEE 2012.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologist Brian Ebel talks about post forest fire hydrology at Fourmile Canyon.
Another video in the COSEE lecture series featuring Nolan Doesken, State Climatologist.
Title: El Niño, La Niña and Why they matter to the Southwest US
Weather In Colorado
Water Law in a Nutshell
CIRES Education and Outreach Presents: Joseph Barsugli, Western Water Assessment, "Colorado's Climate in a Glass of Water"
Colorado Weather (Robert Glancy)
Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice and the Role of the Atmosphere (Ola Persson)
Question and Answer Section: Ola Persson.
Global Wind Patterns and Ocean Currents (Lesley Smith).
Climate: It Is All about the Sun! Or Is It (Chris Fairall)
Air-Sea Interactions and Climate (Jeff Hare)
Science Literacy (Mark McCaffrey)

What is wind, and what causes it? Why are wind patterns different in various parts on Earth? In this video, we explain how pressure systems generate the movement of air, we discuss the impacts that surface roughness and daily cycles of heating and cooling have on wind speed and how the Coriolis force steers the global wind circulation.

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What is wind, and what causes it? Why are wind patterns different in various parts on Earth? In this video, we explain how pressure systems generate the movement of air, we discuss the impacts that surface roughness and daily cycles of heating and cooling have on wind speed and how the Coriolis force steers the global wind circulation.

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How do wind turbines work? How can the wind’s kinetic energy be converted into electrical energy? In this video, we discuss the design of wind turbines, the basic physics behind the electricity production and what criteria are being used to locate wind farm by giving different examples from across the US.

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Aimee Voth Siebert, Behavior Health and Inclusion Worklead at the Colorado Department of Public Health, describes what resilience looks like in the health and social sector in Colorado.

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Alison George, Housing Director for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, describes what resilience looks like in the housing sector in Colorado.

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Kate Busse (Local Resiliency Program Manager) and Rob Pressly (Resiliency Program Manager) with the Colorado Resiliency Office at the Colorado Department of Local Affairs describe the Colorado Resiliency Framework.

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Danielle Lendriet, Regional Coordinator and Analyst at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, describes what resilience looks like in the economic sector in Colorado

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Jeff Lukas, a scientist at the Western Water Assessment, discusses flooding in Colorado for the HEART Force project.

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Doug Kluck, the Regional Climate Services Director at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, discusses drought in Colorado for the HEART Force Project.

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Kevin Houck, Chief of Watershed and Flood Protection at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, describes what resilience looks like for watersheds and natural resources in Colorado.

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Lizzie Kemp, Resilience Program Coordinator at the Colorado Department of Transportation, describes what resilience looks like for the infrastructure sector in Colorado.

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Megan Cattau, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Earth Lab at University of Colorado Boulder, discusses wildfire in Colorado for the HEART Force project.

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Waverly Klaw, Hazards and Land Use Planner with the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs, describes what resilience looks like for the community sector in Colorado.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this specific lesson, Dr. Mark Serreze describes the Arctic as a highly varied environment undergoing some rapid changes. You'll learn that MOSAiC seeks to answer the questions: Why is the Arctic changing, and where are we headed?

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this specific lesson, Jonathan Griffith tells the story of Fridtjof Nansen's trailblazing journey through the Arctic in the 1893 Fram Expedition.

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Si te llaman la atención los eventos del tiempo como las tormentas eléctricas, los huracanes y los tornados, esta presentación es para ti. Arelis M. Rivera-Giboyeaux, meteoróloga del Departamento de Energía compartirá su experiencia en el campo de las ciencias atmosfericas.

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Join Dr Rick Saltus to learn about citizen science with CrowdMag. Everyone is invited to use your smartphone to measure magnetic fields around you and send your data to scientists.
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CIRES scientist Dr. Alessandra Pacini explains what space weather is, how it affects us here on Earth.

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The conclusion to the Polar Visions series interviews citizens and climate scientists about how we can all make a difference in our world and slow climate change. 

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This video is part of the Polar Visions series on climate change. This video details the process and the importance of ice core drilling to paleoclimatology.

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This video is part of the Polar Visions series on climate change. Learn about how changes in polar sea ice shift the Earth's climate. 

This video is part of the Polar Visions series on climate change. Watch as climate scientists discuss how they track moving glaciers in the Arctic to better understand different layers in the ice.

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This video is part of the Polar Visions series on climate change. This video gives a short overview on the history of the poles, including the exploration of Antarctica.

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Learn about the causes and effects of climate change in the polar regions.
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