This activity is one of a series in the collection, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change activities. 

This mini lesson engages students in watching a NASA video related to accumulated dust that makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest using NASA's CALIPSO satellite. Students will examine a model and answer questions related to dust transport and the introduction of phosphorus to the soils of the Amazon.

The Earth System Satellite Images help students observe and analyze global Earth and environmental data, understand the relationship among different environmental variables, and explore how the data change seasonally and over longer timescales.  

Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.  

 Air, Water, Land, & Life: A Global Perspective