Earth Science Stories

CIRES scientist Dr. Alessandra Pacini explains what space weather is, how it affects us here on Earth.
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Join Dr Rick Saltus to learn about citizen science with CrowdMag.
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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." 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 lesson, Dr. Jessica Cross discusses ocean acidification and the dangers it poses to areas like marine life and food security.
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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. 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, Jonathan Griffith tells the story of Fridtjof Nansen's trailblazing journey through the Arctic in the 1893 Fram 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 (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 (5.4) discusses the rapid growth of Las Vegas and the history of its water use.
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This video (2.2) discusses tribal water uses in the 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 (3.2) discusses water quality challenges in the Western United States and how that affects aquatic habitats and drinking water.
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This video (3.7) 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 (5.3) gives a lecture on the story of the California Bay Delta.
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This video describes what resilience looks like for the community sector in Colorado.
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This video describes what resilience looks like for the infrastructure sector in Colorado.
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This video describes what resilience looks like for watersheds and natural resources in Colorado.
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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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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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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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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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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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This video discusses wildfire in Colorado for the HEART Force project.
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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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