MyVidster Tag results for drought

weekly address all-hands-on-deck response to the drought
Bookmarked 714 weeks ago
president obama discussed the administration039s all-hands-on-deck approach to one of the worst droughts in more than fifty years

common natural disasters -top 10 common natural disasters that affect people - youtube
Bookmarked 609 weeks ago
1floods 307 2wind storm 2628 3epidemic 112 4earthquake 89 5 drought 78 6landslides 51 7 extreme temperature 35 8w

funny or die swimsuit issue: climate change edition from lauren funny or die nate mag
Bookmarked 476 weeks ago
supermodels erin heatherton caroline lowe and hannah ferguson are so hot that its possible they may be contributing significantly to global warming thats why theyre doing their part to raise awareness of climate change by getting photographed in bikinis in environments affected by drought rising sea levels and melting ice caps

spanish stonehenge revealed due to record-breaking drought l gma - youtube
Bookmarked 189 weeks ago
as water levels across much of europe are at the lowest in centuries historical artifacts once submerged are now being uncoveredread more: https:abcnws

somali children bear brunt of famine and war
Bookmarked 767 weeks ago
http:wwwntvcoketurning to the escalating refugee crisis it is emerging that somali children are the ones paying the ultimate price of their country039s twin problems famine and internal conflict the united nations says one in six children are dying daily from starvation both in the congested refugee camps and inside their war and drought-ravaged country pamela asigi reports on this pressing issue from the hagadera refugee camp

stories from the great depression
Bookmarked 117 weeks ago
stories from survivors of the great depression overlaid with powerful pictures from era from the national archives southeast region

giant ascent: chris sharma free climbs huge redwood w help of scientists
Bookmarked 565 weeks ago
in a quest to return to his climbing roots and to advance the understanding of californias giant coast redwoods chris sharma recently embarked on an unprecedented free climb in a northern california forest glade using only his hands and feet and protected from falls by a rope and harness sharma collected valuable data from a soaring redwood located in a city park in eureka to measure tree water status as an indicator of how it has been affected by the current severe drought red bull worked closely with two uc berkeley tree biologists in preparing for and executing this project the uc berkeley tree biologists are currently developing funding to evaluate the impact of the current historic drought on redwood trees and forests in the santa cruz mountains near the southern edge of the redwood range a link to their fundraising site can be found here: wingsrgaddonation offer starts 61515 offer ends the earlier of 73115 or when 100000 unique views are reached donations are not tax deductible to you excludes residents of al ma and sc void where prohibited benefiting entity: university of california berkeley foundation the university of california berkley nor its foundation are affiliated with sponsor or endorse this promotion _experience the world of red bull like you have never seen it before with the best action sports clips on the web and original series prepare for your quotstoke factorquot to be at an all time highwatch red bull tv: http:wwwredbulltvwtk=amc143108598322201see into our world: http:googlj49ured bull on facebook: http:wingsredbullfbred bull on twitter: http:wingsredbulltwittersubscribe to red bull on youtube: https:wwwyoutubecomuserredbullsub_confirmation=1get a free subscription to our magazine here us only: http:wingsytfreesign up for our newsletter here: http:wingsredbullnewsletter

texas wildfires burn with no relief in sight
Bookmarked 762 weeks ago
cbs news correspondent dean reynolds reports on the texas wildfires that have destroyed about 500 homes and continue to advance through parched ranchland along a 16-mile front

cloud of smoke
Bookmarked 553 weeks ago
the national climate assessment: climate change impacts in the united states concludes that warmer and drier conditions have already contributed to increasing wildfire events across the western united states and future increases are projected in some regions already this year there have been over 44000 wildfires that have damaged or destroyed almost 85 million acres long periods of record high temperatures are associated with droughts that contribute to dry conditions and drive wildfires in some areasusda secretary vilsack recently stated this year we are experiencing yet another devastating wildfire season particularly in the drought-ravaged west climate change drought fuel buildup insects and disease are increasing the severity of unprecedented wildfire in america039s forests and rangelands which impacts the safety of people homes and communities development close to forests has also increased the threat to property with more than 46 million homes in the united states or about 40 percent of our nation039s housing potentially at risk from wildfireto view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7607931-fema-national-prepareathon

a link between climate change and joplin tornadoes never
Bookmarked 775 weeks ago
an op-ed by bill mckibben author and founder of 350org narrated and illustrated by stephen thomson of plomomediacom http:wwwwashingtonpostcomopinionsa-link-between-climate-change-and-joplin-tornadoes-never20110523afrvc49g_storyhtmltranscript of original article:quotcaution: it is vitally important not to make connections when you see pictures of rubble like this week039s shots from joplin mo you should not wonder: is this somehow related to the tornado outbreak three weeks ago in tuscaloosa ala or the enormous outbreak a couple of weeks before that which together comprised the most active april for tornadoes in us history no that doesn039t mean a thingit is far better to think of these as isolated unpredictable discrete events it is not advisable to try to connect them in your mind with say the fires burning across texas fires that have burned more of america at this point this year than any wildfires have in previous years texas and adjoining parts of oklahoma and new mexico are drier than they039ve ever been the drought is worse than that of the dust bowl but do not wonder if they039re somehow connectedif you did wonder you see you would also have to wonder about whether this year039s record snowfalls and rainfalls across the midwest resulting in record flooding along the mississippi could somehow be related and then you might find your thoughts wandering to oh global warming and to the fact that climatologists have been predicting for years that as we flood the atmosphere with carbon we will also start both drying and flooding the planet since warm air holds more water vapor than cold airit039s far smarter to repeat to yourself the comforting mantra that no single weather event can ever be directly tied to climate change there have been tornadoes before and floods that039s the important thing just be careful to make sure you don039t let yourself wonder why all these record-breaking events are happening in such proximity that is why there have been unprecedented megafloods in australia new zealand and pakistan in the past year why it039s just now that the arctic has melted for the first time in thousands of years no better to focus on the immediate casualties watch the videotape from the store cameras as the shelves are blown over look at the news anchorman standing in his waders in the rising river as the water approaches his chestbecause if you asked yourself what it meant that the amazon has just come through its second hundred-year drought in the past five years or that the pine forests across the western part of this continent have been obliterated by a beetle in the past decade well you might have to ask other questions such as: should president obama really just have opened a huge swath of wyoming to new coal mining should secretary of state hillary clinton sign a permit this summer allowing a huge new pipeline to carry oil from the tar sands of alberta you might also have to ask yourself: do we have a bigger problem than 4-a-gallon gasolinebetter to join with the us house of representatives which voted 240 to 184 this spring to defeat a resolution saying simply that quotclimate change is occurring is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for public health and welfarequot propose your own physics ignore physics altogether just don039t start asking yourself whether there might be some relation among last year039s failed grain harvest from the russian heat wave and queensland039s failed grain harvest from its record flood and france039s and germany039s current drought-related crop failures and the death of the winter wheat crop in texas and the inability of midwestern farmers to get corn planted in their sodden fields surely the record food prices are just freak outliers not signs of anything systemicit039s very important to stay calm if you got upset about any of this you might forget how important it is not to disrupt the record profits of our fossil fuel companies if worst ever did come to worst it039s reassuring to remember what the us chamber of commerce told the environmental protection agency in a recent filing: that there039s no need to worry because quotpopulations can acclimatize to warmer climates via a range of behavioral physiological and technological adaptationsquot i039m pretty sure that039s what residents are telling themselves in joplin todayquot

this is not cool heatwave 2011
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago
support climate denial crock of the week go tohttp:wwwclimatecrockscomnighttime heat recordshttp:wwwnnvlnoaagovmediadetailphpmediaid=795ampampmediatypeid=1fingerprints of human caused warminghttp:wwwskepticalsciencecomits-not-ushtmus global change research program: impacts in the united stateshttp:globalchangegovwhat-we-doassessmentprevious-assessmentsglobal-climate-change-impacts-in-the-us-2009p 123 - great plainsjanuary to june global tempsquotthe january--june 2011 map of temperature anomalies shows that for the first half of the year anomalous warm temperatures were present over much of the world quothttp:wwwncdcnoaagovsotcglobalhttp:wwwncdcnoaagovsotcserviceglobalmap-blended-mntp201101-201106gifspecial thanks for music video clips and inspiration to stephen thompsonhttp:wwwplomomediacom

geoengineering: a horrible idea we might have to do - youtube
Bookmarked 285 weeks ago
to support kurzgesagt and learn more about brilliant go to https:wwwbrilliantorgnutshell and sign up for free the first 200 people that go to that lin

fish and frogs living out of water - bbc
Bookmarked 794 weeks ago
watch the fascinating life of the lung fish and other enduarnace animals as they survive in almost impossibly arid conditions for extraordinary lengths of time amazing natural wildlife video from bbc worldwide

air-conditioned clothes help global warming
Bookmarked 763 weeks ago
a japanese company is promoting air-conditioned jackets and shirts self-cooling clothes may seem like the stuff of science fiction but for this company they are good for businessshirts and jackets made by kuchou-fuku -- meaning quotair-conditioned clothesquot -- keep the wearer comfortable even in sweltering heattwo small fans sewn into the back of each garment are powered by a pocket-sized rechargeable battery pack the fans circulate air across the wearer039s skin evaporating perspiration and keeping temperatures down and all this while only using one-50th of the energy of a small air conditionerthis is a welcome respite from japan039s mid-summer humidity where the temperature has hovered around 38 degrees celsius recentlytoru ichigaya kuchou-fuku office worker:quotit feels cooler when you039re wearing this jacket than when you039re not wearing itquotanother worker yukie asano agrees saying that the bulky jacket allows her to work comfortablyyukie asano kuchou-fuku office worker:quotit almost feels like air is circulating inside my bodyquotthe tokyo company invented the air-conditioned garments eight years ago in a bid to help fight global warminghiroshi ichigaya ceo kuchou-fuku:quoti worry about global warming as the number of air conditioners in the world continues to increase i039d been trying to invent an air-conditioner that would require little energy and reached the conclusion that air-conditioning does not have to cool the whole roomquotthe self-cooling clothes come in 10 styles and a variety of colors they sell for about 96 us dollars

dried up
Bookmarked 781 weeks ago
a short film by jeremy casper stuart bury and isaiah powersit a thesis project for jeremy casper and isaiah powers bfa in animation dried up is the story of a quiet old man who surrounded by desolation and apathy perseveres to remain true to the nature of his own beliefs and character he toils daily to forge a last ditch effort to bring hope and life to a faithless drought ridden old townmore info at http:driedupwordpresscom