Earth Science Stories

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  
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. Aleya Kaushik, a water-carbon cycle scientist at NOAA GMD, presents on the Arctic Climate Cycle.
Science Show and Share  
In this stand-alone webinar, Dr. Hoell presents on Flash Droughts.
Science Show and Share  
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, 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, Janice Bytheway talked about precipitation - how it forms, and a little bit on how we observe and predict it.
Science Show and Share  
This video (4.4) examines a case study on the water supply and demand of the Colorado River Basin.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
This video (5.4) discusses the rapid growth of Las Vegas and the history of its water use.
Science Content Video 
This video (5.3) gives a lecture on the story of the California Bay Delta.
Science Content Video 
This video (5.2) gives a lecture on the effects that wildfire has on water quality and quantity.
Science Content Video 
This video (4.5) gives an overview on the physical attributes of the Colorado River and how that affects river restoration.
Science Content Video 
This video serves as an introduction to the Water in the Western US lecture series.
Science Content Video 
This video (4.2) gives a lecture on the history of two important dams: Hoover and Glen Canyon.
Science Content Video 
This video (1.3) gives an overview on the geographic features that define the Western United States, both physical and political.
Science Content Video 
This video (1.4) gives a brief review on the different processes involved in the water cycle, specifically in the Western United States.
Science Content Video 
This video (2.3) explains the importance of infrastructure for the storage and delivery of water in the dry Western United States.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
This video (2.5) gives a lecture on important things to know about how interstate water conflicts can be resolved in the United States.
Science Content Video 
This video (2.6) covers water, public rights, and the Endangered Species Act.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.1) discusses how the climate of the Western United States affects the availability of water resources.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.2) discusses water quality challenges in the Western United States and how that affects aquatic habitats and drinking water.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.3) gives an overview of all things groundwater in the Western United States.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.5) explores rivers and flash flooding in the west.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.6) gives a lecture on the effects that climate change will have on water in the Western United States.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.7) provides an overview on agricultural water use in the west.
Science Content Video 
This video (3.8) discusses water demand for urban areas.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
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.
Science Content Video 
This video describes what resilience looks like for watersheds and natural resources in Colorado.
Science Content Video 
Doug Kluck, the Regional Climate Services Director at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, discusses drought in Colorado for the HEART Force Project.
Science Content Video 
Jeff Lukas, a scientist at the Western Water Assessment, discusses flooding in Colorado for the HEART Force project.
Science Content Video 
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