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Why Climate Change Makes Extreme Weather Worse
Provided by: Our Changing Climate |Published on: July 27, 2021
Videos Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- This video discusses the reasons for and the evidence of more extreme weather events due to climate change.
- Students will learn about the need for a proactive approach to this issue, as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies and efforts.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Our Changing Climate
Region: North America, United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video connects the dots between climate change and the increase in extreme weather events, with a focus on changes to the water cycle.
Additional Prerequisites
- The video begins with a commercial.
- Students should be familiar with bar graphs and line graphs.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections could be made with social studies, civics, and economics as it discusses government policies that encourage the rebuilding of homes in flood-prone areas and the economic costs of these more frequent natural disasters.
- Other resources on this topic include this TED-Ed video on the increase in extreme weather events and this video that explains how scientists demonstrate the links between climate change and extreme weather.
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