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Climate Change Video & Images
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Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
More than 62,000 video titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) makes this a useful resource for all library users (Opens a new tab).
- National Academy of Sciences Video YouTube Playlist
Find videos relating to climate change, sustainability and other environmental issues from National Academy of Sciences and its collaborating national and international scientific organizations.
- Global Ice Viewer Videos (NASA)
Visualizations showing fluctuations in extent of polar, subpolar and glacial ice.
- Images of Change (NASA)
Selection of "now" and "then" satellite images showing changes in snow cover, flooding, vegetation, air pollution and other indicators of climate change and human activity.
- Climate.gov videos (NOAA)
News and current interest videos on climate change posted by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
- Climate Reel (NASA)
Selection of movies provided through the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology.
- Ocean Today Website Videos NOAA Climate Program Office)
Watch recent and archived videos relating to oceans and climate.
Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected -- leaving many communities without access to safe drinking water, says legal scholar Kelsey Leonard. In this powerful talk, she shows why granting lakes and rivers legal "personhood" -- giving them the same legal rights as humans -- is the first step to protecting our bodies of water and fundamentally transforming how we value this vital resource.
Political Science in Action
Explained/World's Water Crisis/FULL EPISODE/Netflix
In partnership with Vox Media Studios and Vox, this enlightening explainer series will take viewers deep inside a wide range of culturally relevant topics, questions, and ideas. Each episode will explore current events and social trends pulled from the zeitgeist, touching topics across politics, science, history and pop culture -- featuring interviews with some of the most authoritative experts in their respective fields.
In this episode: The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensuring access to it as a human right?
Sociology in Action
Climate Change
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels.
Why Isn't the Netherlands Underwater
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 massive, interlocking system known as the Delta Works— the most sophisticated flood prevention project in the world. Stefan Al dives into this marvel of engineering.
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