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Journey to Earth
United States
Приєднався 6 чер 2020
A balanced blend of science, travel, and exploration
A spectacular short hike in New York
In this short video I take you up the Gorge Trail in Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen, New York, using a hyperlapse from the bottom to the top.
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How a Roman settlement in Switzerland answered a contemporary environmental question
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From the shores of sometimes-polluted Lake Champlain in Vermont, I take you to the village of Avenches, Switzerland, which is the site of the Roman-era town of Aventicum. Agricultural activity around Aventicum cause eutrophication in nearby Lake Murten, which is observed using lake sediment cores. Aventicum was sacked in the 200s AD, after which the region saw near-abandonment. This allowed int...
The future of winter in the northeastern US
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I explore how the winters of the northeastern United States might be changing, based on what I have seen in collected field data, longer-term climate records, and other regional changes. I focus on skiing, and am located in Stowe, Vermont, but these observations and thoughts extend beyond skiing to other winter activities, and beyond Stowe to include much of the northeastern US.
Watch the moon's shadow approach and pass during total solar eclipse
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This video (speed = 4X) was taken on April 8, 2024 from Williston, Vermont, facing west across Lake Champlain and toward the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It shows the moon's shadow approaching, followed by totality which features a sunset effect in all directions. Our confused dogs run to check things out at the end, and I also tacked on a composite photo that I captured during the eclipse...
January 2024: You can feel the greenhouse effect
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In this video, I am in the clouds on Mount Mansfield, Vermont visiting a snow sensing station. I discuss some aspects of the greenhouse effect and why cloudiness can affect the longwave radiation balance that plays the key role in the greenhouse effect and how clouds can play a key role in regional climate warming. I show how greenhouse warming keeps Earth habitable, but point out that you can ...
Mysterious, dreamlike landscape patterns in dry climates
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In this video I am out doing field work in Stowe, Vermont, but am discussing how amazing vegetation patterns can form depending on how much water the climate delivers. In Vermont, there is a lot of water (sometimes too much) and the vegetation is thick and uniform. In other parts of the world, however, there is much less water. In some special cases that leads to surreal patterns by which plant...
I bet you didn't know fog does this
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This is a time lapse of river valley fog from September 30, 2022, in the Winooski River valley in Richmond, Vermont. The fog forms from air that has cooled near the land surface on those clear cold nights that allow heat loss from the land surface flowing into river valleys that are relatively warmer and more humid due to the river water retaining heat. When the vapor above the river is cooled ...
Trouble in paradise? Warm sea water and coral bleaching, and some trip highlights.
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St John, US Virgin Islands. We have taken three trips there so far since January 2021, and it does not disappoint. Instead of making a standard travel video I decided to show highlights of one of the best things about the island the natural beauty both above and below water and discuss the concerns of coral bleaching as the waters continue to warm. This should serve as a short introduction and ...
Exploring a hidden gem of Vermont: the fossil reef of Isle La Motte
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There is a very interesting site in the Lake Champlain Islands: a fossilized reef from the Ordovician Period that dates back to 480 million years ago and is one of the very oldest fossil reefs in the world. At that time, there was hardly any terrestrial life but marine life was becoming more diverse. This fascinating site is hidden on Isle La Lotte, Vermont and is not well known but well worth ...
Mount Mansfield, Vermont, Toll Road from bottom to top
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A drive up the Mount Mansfield Toll Road from the bottom all the way up, in beautiful peak fall colors.
Fall colors: a drive from Stowe to Smuggler's Notch, Vermont.
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A beautiful drive in peak fall colors in Vermont. Taken on October 7, 2022 on a stretch of Vermont 108 from Stowe Mountain Ski Resort, up and over the notch, into Smugglers Notch Ski Resort.
Any of those in northern Maine I wonder?
Thanks! I want to bring my son somewhere to see fossils, he will love this!
Thanks for the comment. I hope you and your son enjoy exploring the place.
Agreed -- there are a few epic dumps each winter in the NE but you have to hit them quick as the snow is melted a few days later.
Beautiful scenery, we passed thru your area overnight on our way to the coast of Maine back in 2017, very friendly people in the whole area, I was impressed.
Thank you for sharing this insight to your work and for your work that you do!
The tiger bush looks almost like iron filings over a magnet.
At 4:52 it shows Namibia circles with no vegetation in the circles but at 5:19 it shows Zambia with vegetation in the circles. What is the reason for this?
That's a good question. The short answer is that I don't know, but I think there are very different reasons for different patterns in vegetation. I think the exact cause of the fairy circles in Namibia is still somewhat disputed. Some people think that the Namibia circles are due to termites, others have looked at fungi, but I think the most compelling explanation is that the rings are the result of self-organization of the grasses because of water limitation. Honestly, I don't know about the circles in Zambia, but I don't think their patterns are due to water limitation. It is probably something else.
very cool stuff, please tell us more more and more so simple, yet makes so much sense!
Really cool solar powered weather station! Did you build it yourself?
Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes! Together with graduate students, we built them all ourselves with parts and sensors from a variety of sources. I'll show you another one next week that is near the highest point in Vermont.
Interesting. Although this video seemed to end abruptly without any conclusion..
Thank you for the comment. I'll work on that; I'm still pretty new to this. But thanks for watching to the end :-)
@@JourneyToEarth I was happily entertained :) I was kind of bummed it ended!
It is called the Chazy Fossil Reef named after the town of Chazy on the New York side of the lake. There is a quarry in Chazy, Clinton County New York which is part of the reef too.
Beautiful music, lovely scene
Hi hello , is Mt. Mansfield in Stowe area?
no, Stowe is in the Mt. Mansfield area
Beautiful ❤
most of the trucks that get stuck on this road. come from the end of video side. north end. 3 grand fine to them drivers ... hahha signs on 89 even say NO TRUCKS .. they still do it lol
Yeah it's crazy how that still happens regularly despite all the signs etc.
wow iam only a few miles from there. never knew they were there lol .. thanks for the vid.
Thanks for the comment and I hope you decide to go and check out the place. It's worth a visit.
The examples that you showed represent a high level of biodiversity. To have that many fossils in such a small area is amazing; and in Vermont of all places. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment Jim.
Hola! Sus vídeos son geniales ,el otoño y la fantástica música te invitan a hacer el recorrido junto a Uds ..gracias y suerte...
Muchas gracias Bernardita! Voy a hacer mas videos pronto!