Climate & Weather Resources
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Climate change is about more than a change in weather patterns. As climates change the creatures that live in them also have to adapt, move on or die. The climate crisis and biodiversity loss are closely linked – Planet Earth is in crisis!
In this activity you and your students will:
Learn about biodiversity and how it is affected by climate change.
Discover why having a highly biodiverse planet is good for humans.
Think about ways to encourage biodiversity in their local area.
Either start a rewilding project in their local area or campaign for renewable energy sources to fight climate change … or both!
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Flooding can cause significant damage to infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods, as well as lead to loss of life. Therefore, it is essential to understand the causes of flooding and ways to mitigate its effects.
In this activity you and your students will:
Find out about the causes of flooding
Think about ways to reduce flood risk
Raise funds for tree planting project Trillion Trees
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The past 4 years have seen significantly below average rainfall in California leading to historically low water levels in reservoirs and aquifers. This resource looks at the problems that drought brings, and the compounding effects of water extraction for use in agriculture and bottled water.
In this activity you and your students will:
Learn what a drought is
Explore some of the problems drought causes
Look at how human activity can make drought worse
Take action to reduce your water use and convince others to follow suit.
