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View Resource Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems

Development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself. In this episode, USGS...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwZiiORYG8
View Resource Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Wetlands in the Mississippi Delta

This video describes research being conducted by Dr. Karen McKee, USGS Research Ecologist, and her university partner, Dr. Julia Cherry. Their goal is to better understand the effects of sea-level rise and other global change factors on coastal wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta. This region contains over 40% of the U.S. wetlands in the lower 48 states These wetlands support commercial...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksNHlnIUUVw
View Resource Climate Report Predicts Rising Seas

In this video Science reporter Andy Revkin examines the long-term social consequences of rising temperatures and seas around the globe.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/02/05/science/earth/1194...
View Resource Copenhagen 101

In this video, the Times's Tom Zeller Jr. and Andrew C. Revkin, along with some people in Times Square, discuss the science and diplomacy behind the climate conference.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/12/07/business/124746598...
View Resource Ban Ki-moon on Copenhagen Climate Deal

In this video, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, spoke with The Times's Andrew C. Revkin after climate change talks in Copenhagen concluded Saturday.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/12/19/science/earth/1247...
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