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Why Climate Change Makes Stronger Storms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K2s2EjsXJI

Yale Climate Forum

This video reviews how increasing temperatures in the Arctic are affecting the path of the jet stream, the severity of storms, and the length of individual weather events (rain, storms, drought).

Video length is 7:27 min.

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Grade Level

Regional Focus

Topics

Climate Literacy

This Video builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.

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Energy Literacy

This Video builds on the following concepts of Energy Literacy.

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Notes From Our Reviewers The CLEAN collection is hand-picked and rigorously reviewed for scientific accuracy and classroom effectiveness. Read what our review team had to say about this resource below or learn more about how CLEAN reviews teaching materials
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Teaching Tips

  • Could be a great video to seed a discussion on media coverage of climate change related to extreme weather events.
  • A good video to add at the tail end of a unit on weather and climate.

About the Content

  • Reviews media coverage of weather patterns and extremes throughout the U.S. over time.

About the Pedagogy

  • Presents a mix of expert opinion and popular coverage of extreme weather events.
  • Clear and concise graphics, easy for students to follow.
  • A good blend of experts talking and illustrations of the concepts covered in the video.
Entered the Collection: June 2015 Last Reviewed: June 2015

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