Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Earth Science
Type
Other Multimedia, Videos
This NASA video segment highlights the impact of drought on a global scale. Viewers learn that during a drought the risk of fire increases. Fire produces soot and ash that travel across continents via the trade winds. The video also discusses how this decreased air quality can kill certain organisms and can affect the development of hurricanes.
The Environmental, Economic and Social Impact of Drought
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
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Other video learning clips in this series:
Interconnection of Earth’s Systems
The Right Tools: Sensing Earth From Space
Global Effect of El Niño
The Influence of Global Warming on Earth’s Systems
Doing Our Part to Prevent Global Warming
Lifecycle of a Hurricane
Linking Earth System Events