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Natural Landscape of North America

Europe could fit twice into North America. This cultural region includes Canada and the USA. The natural landscape is defined by five major regions. From the tropics to polar regions, all climate zones are represented. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Susanne Hillmann/Iris Gesang/Spiegel TV/Maximilian Mohr Tr

The natural water cycle

The natural water cycle is powered from solar energy. Its thermal radiation evaporates water from oceans, lakes and rivers into water vapour. As precipitation, the water enters lakes, rivers and groundwater and eventually flows into the sea. Author: 3sat/nano, mirror TV, Christine Voges, R. Engelk

Regional differences in sea-level rise

Sea level can deviate regionally from the global mean. Wind and currents push the water masses differently against the coasts and influence the level there. In addition, the earth's crust moves. Some coasts rise, others sink. Author: 3sat/nano/mobyDOK/Alexander Lahl/Max Mönch/Jean Schablin/Robert

NASA ScienceCasts: Nature’s Fireworks Show in August

The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of August 12 into the morning of August 13. With a clear sky, observers will be able to see up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ This video is from 2018