Geography · GCSE · Weather & Climate
How climate change affects people and the environment
How climate change affects people and the environmentFree1:51Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- Warming melts ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost.
- Oceans warm as well, which harms marine ecosystems.
- Sea level rises, so coastal flooding becomes more likely.
- Extreme weather, including floods, droughts and hurricanes, becomes a greater threat to people.
In this clip
Runs 1:51, from 2:59 to 4:50 of the full video.
Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
See the seven stars
- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
Not enough students yet
Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.On YouTube
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As reported by YouTube on 2026-11-02. Not part of the Heddy Score.Why we picked it
It separates the human causes of climate change from the effects on ice, oceans, coasts and weather.
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