Precipitation Extremes and Community Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This short video explains how climate change can lead to more extreme precipitation events and more frequent flooding. Information from the CDC has succinct information about the health downsides of extreme precipitation events, including mental health impacts.

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This short video clip is part of a longer video series titled [link https://cleanet.org/resources/57227.html 'How Climate Effects Community Health.'] There is a link to the CDC collection and resources, which offers a wide range of teaching tools, content pdfs, and related videos. Teachers will need to structure the content for deeper understanding.
The focus of the video is on human health in relationship to extreme weather events. Information is presented clearly, but without references to primary literature or to actual data. The video includes a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Climate and Health website, which provides more information and other sources. Comments from expert scientist: A short introduction to how precipitation can lead to flooding and human health risks.
No prerequisite skills or knowledge are listed, but since this video does not include teaching tips it would be most useful as part of an existing lesson. The visuals and audio are clear and the subtitles are accurate. The video will likely be most appealing to visual and auditory learners, though the video is short enough that it should be able to hold all students' attention. When used with younger audiences, educators should be cautious about the negative aspects of bringing up health risks to their students. Include things that students can do to mitigate the effects or prepare for heavy precipitation events. Ask students to look into community efforts to prepare and to the National Weather Service for suggestions on preparation.