NOAA Sea to Sky: Education resource database

Heat related illnesses and death are largely preventable with proper planning, education, and action. Heat.gov serves as the premier source of heat and health information for the nation to reduce the health, economic, and infrastructural impacts of extreme heat. Heat.gov is the web portal for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS). This website includes data, forecasts, safety information, and much more.

Think about where you live. Have you ever been in a strong storm? Have you experienced flooding, a wildfire, or really hot days? These types of environmental hazards are happening more often because of climate change. Even though these events can be scary, there is so much you can do in your own community to make it better able to handle these challenges. When we work together to protect our communities from environmental hazards, we are building community resilience. In this activity book, you will learn all about community resilience and discover ways that you can make a difference. As you do the activities, keep track of your points. You will earn a badge at the end!

Data in the Classroom has structured, student-directed lesson plans that use historical and real-time NOAA data. The five modules address research questions and include stepped levels of engagement with complex inquiry investigations with real-time and past data.

Watch. Explore. Discover. View the beauty and mystery of the ocean realm captured on video around the globe. Videos are organized into collections to help educators.

This learning module is a cooperative effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NOAA’s National Ocean Service. It informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response. This module features an integrated educational package of grade level-appropriate (6-12) instruction and activities centered on a 23-minute video presentation. Note that the video has scheduled pauses so educators may facilitate discussions of presented topics. Discussions will extend the total viewing time of the video.

To better understand the ocean, weather, and climate connection, join NOAA Climatologist Tom Di Liberto as he examines the “wild weather.” Dr. Gerry Bell of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center also provides insight into how meteorologists and climatologists use technology and human skill to create reliable weather and climate forecasts.

By studying ships’ logs dating back to the 19th century, we can find all sorts of weather data that we can plug into computer models and improve our climate projections. Find out how you can help.

La actividad humana genera 60 veces, o más, la cantidad de dióxido de carbono que liberan los volcanes cada año. Erupciones grandes y violentas pueden igualar la tasa de emisiones de los seres humanos en las pocas horas que duran, pero son muy poco frecuentes y muy breves en comparación a las emisiones humanas anuales. De hecho, varios estados de los Estados Unidos emiten individualmente más dióxido de carbono en un año que todos los volcanes del planeta combinados.

El calentamiento global se refiere solo a la temperatura de la superficie de la Tierra, mientras que el cambio climático incluye el calentamiento y los "efectos secundarios" de este calentamiento—como son los glaciares que se derriten, tormentas de lluvia más severas o las sequías más frecuentes. Dicho de otra manera, el calentamiento global es un síntoma del mayor problema del cambio climático causado por los seres humanos.

No hay una sola forma para detener o frenar el calentamiento global, y cada individuo, empresa, municipio, estado, tribu y entidad federal debe analizar sus opciones de acuerdo al conjunto único de sus propias circunstancias.