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Cosmos (2014): The Difference Between Weather and Climate
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the difference between climate and weather while walking on a beach with a dog. He mentions that climate is the weather of a region over a long period of time, while weather is short-term. He uses the dog's path to illustrate the variance of weather patterns and his own path to illustrate the consistency of climate. -
The Art Assignment: How Climate Changes Art
We tackle the intersection of art and our changing climate. Throughout history, art has helped reveal the climate around us and highlight our fragile relationship to it. Sometimes, nothing can be done to protect our cultural heritage except completely closing it off like the cave painting in Lascaux France. Then there are the artworks created to reveal and highlight the fluctuations of our climate like Robert Smithson's spiral jetty. Today we look some artis that highlight this fragile relationship. -
National Geographic: Bill Explains Climate Change
Bill Nye explains climate change and the impact it can have on the environment and our lives. He mentions consequences such as the rise in sea levels, an increase in temperature, and an increase in the occurrence of natural disasters. Bill states that, while humans may have contributed to climate change, they can also be part of the solution by reducing their carbon footprint through recycling, reusing items, and using less energy. -
CrashCourse: Weather vs. Climate
Sabrina describes both weather and climate then explains the difference between the two. She also provides several examples of different weather conditions. -
The Day After Tomorrow: Jack Hall on Climate Change
Jack describes how extreme storms will affect the global climate. He also mentions that ice and snow will cover the Northern Hemisphere. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Art Assignment: Art that Captured a Moment of Climate Change
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Art has long captured the tremendous beauty of earth and its climate, as well as its variability and our powerlessness to it. The things humans make come from the earth and are also highly susceptible to it. Art can help reveal the world around us, frame it, amplify it and also highlight our precarious relationship to it. Today we take a look at some paints that capture these expression of the earth and look back to see how people from the past have made artwork and objects that speak to it in some way -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipPenguin Rescue: Climate Change
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This clip provides a brief overview of the dangers of climate change and offers a few easy ways to cut energy use to slow down the process. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipDigimon Adventure: Potential of Climate Change
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As the main character first introduces his reality of planet Earth, we are shown the changes within the climate. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Newsroom: The EPA
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Will interviews Richard Westbrook, an official with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He has a pessimistic view of the challenges involving climate change and suggests that the climate debate is long over: we're too late. He also mentions some impacts of climate change: mass migrations, food and water shortages, endless wildfires, and massive storms. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipMoana: Moana Saves the Turtle
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In this example of a tropical climate, Moana is on a beach in Hawaii with sunny weather and clear water. She saves a baby turtle whose life is in danger.
