SUMMARY
UC Irvine scientist Jim Randerson discusses a new model that is able to predict fire activity in South America using sea surface temperature observations of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. The findings appear this week in the journal Science.
GOALS
This video shows the way scientists can use information such as sea surface temperature to create models that can predict weather related events like fires.
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Watch >> New Model Predicts Fire Activity in South America
TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE
This video can be used to generate discussion about the implications climate change may have on natural disasters like fires. What impact could climate change have on these models? Will rising sea temperatures increase fire activity?
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NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=119979911
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SUMMARY
UC Irvine scientist Jim Randerson discusses a new model that is able to predict fire activity in South America using sea surface temperature observations of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. The findings appear this week in the journal Science.
GOALS
This video shows the way scientists can use information such as sea surface temperature to create models that can predict weather related events like fires.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
Watch >> New Model Predicts Fire Activity in South America
TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE
This video can be used to generate discussion about the implications climate change may have on natural disasters like fires. What impact could climate change have on these models? Will rising sea temperatures increase fire activity?
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this video is applied and the participation expected.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=119979911
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