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Most of the water on Earth is actually alien
Unlike the other planets in our solar system Earth’s surface is about 70% water. Why is that? Shouldn’t the sun have dried out all the water long ago? As it turns out our water is alien. We’ve Carbonaceous Chondrites from beyond the frost line to thank. In Pure Spirit What do you make of the […]
Water monster? Watch this video and you’ll be in no doubt
You might well think there’s some monster in the water. If I had said this was filmed at Loch Ness then the first 10 seconds or so would surely show the Loch Ness monster. But no, the creature here is a water monster we all know about but sometimes forget how dangerous it can be. […]
Is plastic confetti killing our oceans?
We all know that large collections of plastic are harmful and a problem in the ocean. As it turns out that micro-plastics are just as dangerous even if it is much harder to track their effect. This useful video from Minute Earth has notched up over half a million views in half a year. Do […]
Watch as an ice flow crushes a river
The Wild Ammonoosuc River, in Woodsville, starts off as frozen over with thick ice. You can see how thick the ice is because there is a large crack in it. The language in the video gets a little sweary as the as the spectators begin to see what’s rushing down towards them. Up river the […]
Incredibly clear ice! It is like these hikers are walking on glass
This remarkable video shows hikers trekking across a frozen lake in Slovakian Mountains. If you’ve not watched it yet and are wondering what the fuss is about – the video’s had more than 3m views in just 4 days of being online. Viewing figures like that are a good hint at how odd and yet […]
Why do rivers have bends in them?
Rivers that run down from mountains tend to run straight so why is it that rivers start to form curves and bend once they hit flat ground? Is it possible for a river to meet itself as it bends or even get stuck in a loop? This video from MinuteEarth explores. In Pure Spirit Are […]
Last Call at the Oasis
The company behind An Inconvenient Truth, Food Inc and The Cove have created another documentary designed to encourage social responsibility. It’s called Last Call at the Oasis. Last Call at the Oasis takes a look at water – at how much we need water and how badly we waste it. There’s a website, also called […]
Earth Day: Charity: Water
This video from Charity: Water is superb. It’s clear and easy to follow. It spells out the case very clearly for investing in better water solutions. Charity: Water is particularly popuar among internet geeks like this blogger. A lot of internet companies spend their CSR efforts helping this charity. For example, if you’re on GetGlue […]
The Incident at Tower 37
This 10 minute animation was created for World Water Day 2011. The man leading the project is Chris Perry, who previously worked at Pixar. The video shows mankind exploting the local natural world, gobbling up its resources for themselves and failing to notice that it was destroying the local ecosystem. There’s an unexpected hero and […]
