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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 9, 2011 Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record An evacuation sign asks residents to leave Eagar, Ariz.

	Dec. 9, 2011 Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record Between fires, twisters, hurricanes, droughts and floods, 2011 has been Mother Nature's most continuously whopping year for the United States.

	Dec. 9, 2011 Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record Between fires, twisters, hurricanes, droughts and floods, 2011 has been Mother Nature's most continuously whopping year for the United States. Data released by NOAA now counts a record of 12 disasters passing the $1 billion mark in 2011 -- smashing the previous record of nine such calamities in 2008.

	Dec. 8, 2011 The Daily Frame Kosho Sudo, a Buddhist sculpture master craftsman from Kyoto, Japan, and students carve a statue of Buddha. The Buddha is made of pine from Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. About 5,000 people have contributed to the carving of the nearly nine-foot-tall, six-foot-deep statue.

	Dec. 7, 2011 In Japan, Tsunami-Hit Town Still Abandoned, Barren The March earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan killed 2,000 people in the town of Minamisanriku, leaving it flattened and abandoned. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reported from there soon after the disaster and returned last month.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 25, 2011 After Tsunami, Japanese Coastal Town Struggles to Recover Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports from Kesennuma, Japan, on one fishing port's struggle to come back after the March earthquake and tsunami devastated the town and its fleet.

	Nov. 17, 2011 How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami? Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2011 News Wrap: Early Snowstorm Blankets Northeast, Killing at Least 12 In other news Monday, a powerful and rare early snowstorm is now blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Northeastern United States. Some 2 million homes and businesses were still in the dark two days after the storm blew through. Also, police made a number of arrests at several Occupy Wall Street encampments around the country.

	Oct. 28, 2011 News Wrap: Bangkok Residents Pile Sandbags Ahead of High Tide In other news Friday, soldiers, Buddhist monks and others people in flood-ravaged Bangkok, Thailand, piled sandbags ahead of high tides, which are expected to peak on Saturday. Also, another young survivor was found alive in eastern Turkey, five days after a devastating earthquake.

	Oct. 27, 2011 Rising Floodwaters Force Thousands to Flee Bangkok The heart of Bangkok, Thailand, braced Thursday for the arrival of floodwaters, as the nation's prime minister acknowledged that dikes around the city might not hold. John Spars of Independent Television News reports from Bangkok.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Bangkok Residents Brace for More Floods Floodwaters broke through protective barriers around Bangkok's Don Muang Airport on Tuesday, forcing its closure. Margaret Warner discusses the city's worst flooding in decades with GlobalPost's Patrick Winn.

	Oct. 25, 2011 In Flooded Bangkok, a 'Sandbag Fortress' Many of Bangkok's nearly 10 million residents are hunkering down behind sandbags or seeking other temporary shelter as their homes get swallowed up by rising flood waters from the north.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Rising Waters Put Thailand at Risk Flood waters have destroyed thousands of homes in Bangkok and surrounding communities in Thailand, and forced more than 100,000 people into temporary shelters.

	Oct. 24, 2011 News Wrap: Afghan-NATO Mission Targets Haqqani Network In other news Monday, about 200 insurgents were reportedly killed or captured in a NATO-Afghan operation targeted at the Pakistan-based Haqqani network in Eastern Afghanistan. Also, rising floodwaters in Thailand forced hundreds of people to flee one of Bangkok's main shelters.

	Oct. 24, 2011 In Turkey 'There Are Lives to Be Saved and No Time to Waste' After Earthquake A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 279 people and injuring more than 1,000. As aftershocks continued to hit the region, rescuers scrambled to free dozens of victims trapped in the rubble. John Ray of Independent Television News reports on the rescue efforts.

	Oct. 24, 2011 Many Still Trapped After 7.2-Magnitude Quake in Turkey A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Sunday killing at least 270 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping dozens in debris.

	Oct. 20, 2011 Earthquake Prediction: Could We Ever Forecast the Next Big One? Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a small tremor hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan on efforts to predict big quakes before they hit.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Mother Nature, Manmade Changes Fuel Flooding Across Asia The worst floods in half a century are devastating Thailand's central plains while floodwaters are headed toward densely populated Bangkok. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments in the Asian floods with Kamal Kishore, a United Nations crisis prevention and recovery official, and Catharin Dalpino of Simmons College.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Swollen Rivers, Surging Floodwaters Devastate Thailand's Central Plains Monsoon season combined with typhoon season has wrought disaster throughout Asia, from Korea and Japan, south through the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. The latest target is Thailand where the central plains are seeing the worst flooding in half a century. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Raw Video: In Thailand, Rising Waters and Risky Rescues Heavy monsoon rains have swamped a third of Thailand since summer, causing at least $3 billion in damages, according to the Thai government. In this video footage from APTN, residents sandbag their homes and escape flooded areas by clinging to cables. And true to form, a cat lounging in a store acts as though nothing is amiss.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Slow Rebuilding, Rising Prices Compound Haiti Quake Woes More than a year and a half after Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake, about 500,000 Haitians still live in tent camps in and around the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which still lies in ruins. Displaced Haitians also face rising food and rental prices, the threat of cholera and lack of basic services.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 28, 2011 Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters To this day, Galveston's storm of 1900 stands as the deadliest natural disaster to ever hit the United States. Betty Ann Bowser speaks with Dwayne Jones, executive director of the Galveston Historical Foundation, about the hurricane that will forever be known here as the "Great Storm."

	Sept. 28, 2011 New Joplin Mural Tells Story of the Storm Just a few blocks from the rubble of last year's tornado, a bright new mural has been painted, depicting life in Joplin both before and after the storm.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Slide Show: Pakistanis Hit Twice By Monsoon Flooding Pakistanis are trying to cope after being besieged by flooding for a second year in a row.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Pakistan's 2011 Floods Pakistanis seek high ground after flooding in August 2011 drove at least 200,000 from their homes.

	Sept. 27, 2011 In Washington, a Monumental Effort to Repair, Reopen Iconic Obelisk Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last month. Ray Suarez reports.

	Sept. 27, 2011 In Joplin, Art Helps Healing Amid 'Amazing Sense of Loss' From Tornado After a tornado destroyed a third of the city in May, some residents of Joplin, Mo., are finding that earlier pledges to rebuild aren't going as planned. Jeffrey Brown reports from Joplin on how art is helping some heal and how some people looking to rebuild homes, businesses and playgrounds are running into stumbling blocks.

	Sept. 22, 2011 Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.

	Sept. 22, 2011 Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

	Sept. 22, 2011 The Mixed Blessings of Hurricanes When I became a journalist, I knew firsthand what the word hurricane meant. And that has served me well through many that I have covered. It seems like every time we do a story about one of these terrible and yet awesome events Mother Nature brings, we meet heroic people.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Galveston: Healthier After Disaster? Three years after devastation from Hurricane Ike, Galveston, Tex., officials are determined to build the island back stronger -- and healthier -- than ever before.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Preview: Can Galveston Rebuild Healthier After Disaster? After Hurricane Ike slammed Galveston in 2008, city health officials declared 569 units of public housing - including all of nearby Magnolia Homes - unfit for human occupation. Planners see the ongoing recovery efforts as an opportunity to make the city a poster child for "Building Back Stronger" - and healthier.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Cotton Replaces Rice in Japan's Salt-Soaked Fields Among the devastating effects of the Japanese tsunami in March was the destruction of thousands of acres of rice paddies. One project aims to make use of those saltwater-soaked fields.

	Sept. 14, 2011 Forensic Meteorology: Harsh Weather Spurs a Growth Industry Forensic meteorologists reconstruct the weather conditions that occurred at a specific time and location in question by retrieving and analyzing archived atmospheric data and re-creating a time line of meteorological events.

	Sept. 8, 2011 News Wrap: Bastrop Co. Blaze Destroys Nearly 1,400 Homes In other news Thursday, state officials raised the count of homes destroyed by the Bastrop County wildfire to nearly 1,400. The fire is about 30 percent contained. Also, two NATO troops have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan. There is no word on their nationalities or the exact location of the attack.

	Sept. 8, 2011 100,000 in Pa., N.Y. Forced to Evacuate as Floodwaters Rise Emergency officials ordered 100,000 residents to move away from rising rivers in Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday, after downpours turned even peaceful waterways into potentially dangerous torrents. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mayor Thomas Leighton told Jeffrey Brown "we won't relax until people are back in their homes."

	Sept. 7, 2011 Witness: Texas Wildfire 'Just Like Driving Into a Volcano' In Texas, Bastrop County's emergency coordinator said that a huge wildfire southeast of Austin is now 30 percent contained. Ray Suarez speaks with Kate Galbraith of the Texas Tribune about efforts to combat scores of fires, which have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and killed at least four people in the Lone Star State.

	Sept. 7, 2011 Texans Displaced by Raging Fires Flames tore through more than 550 homes near Austin this week, leaving thousands displaced and at least four dead statewide, with the number expected to rise. In the midst of a severe drought, firefighters are struggling to bring the fire under control as residents flee its path.

	Sept. 6, 2011 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Lee's Remnants Push Through Appalachia In other news Tuesday, flood warnings from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee extended all the way into New England as the system pushed northward. Some of the worst downpours came in Chattanooga, Tenn., with more than 9 inches of rain. Also, the plague of wildfires in Texas has now destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

	Sept. 6, 2011 Negotiations Continue in Libya as Convoy Enters Niger Also: Massive Texas wildfire destroys 500 homes, U.S. Postal Service faces possible default, Hurricane Katia weakens and moves north.

	Sept. 5, 2011 News Wrap: Heavy Rain, Flooding After Latest Gulf Coast Storm In other news Monday, residents in Slidell, La. waded through flooded neighborhoods after the latest storm dropped more than 14 inches of rain. At least 16,000 costumers were left without power as the system moved along the Gulf Coast. Also, the worst typhoon to hit Japan in 7 years killed 34 people, and 55 are still missing.

	Sept. 5, 2011 Lee Downgraded to Tropical Depression, 2 Die in Texas Fire After sweeping through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Sunday morning, causing flooding in low-lying areas and leaving thousands without power, a weakened storm is continuing to move north through the Tennessee Valley and is expected to cause more flooding.

	Sept. 4, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee Brings Heavy Rain, Power Outages to La., Miss. Tropical Storm Lee brought heavy rain to southern Louisiana early Sunday, dropping 6 to 10 inches of rain in some places and threatening low-lying areas. Thousands of residents in Louisiana and Mississippi were without power.

	Sept. 1, 2011 News Wrap: Northeast Slogs Through Floods, Wreckage of Hurricane Irene In other news Thursday, thousands of people spent another day slogging through the floods and wreckage of Hurricane Irene. And the long, slow job of cleaning up gathered momentum up and down the East Coast. Also, forecasters kept an eye on Tropical Storm Katia, developing in the Atlantic.

	Sept. 1, 2011 Irene's Impact in Vermont: 'This Was a Very Sad Place' New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Elaine Grant reports from the neighboring Vermont towns of White River Junction and Hartford on how residents and businesses are faring in the wake of Hurricane Irene's massive flood damage.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2011 Worst Drought in Texas History Ravages Crops, Livestock Texas is caught in the grip of a devastating heat wave that has created the worst year of drought in the state's history. Gwen Ifill discusses the extreme conditions and their toll on crops, livestock and homes with NPR correspondent Wade Goodwyn.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Hurricane Irene's Floodwaters Continue to Ravage Parts of Northeast More New Jersey residents evacuated their homes early Wednesday as floodwaters from Hurricane Irene continued to ravage the northern part of the state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest in recovery and cleanup efforts as 2 million people along the East Coast remain without power.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Vermont's Rare Flood-Induced Crisis Spurs Emergency Airlifts After the torrential rains from Tropical Storm Irene ripped homes from their foundations, washed out hundreds of key roads, and turned much of southern Vermont into a collection of unsustainable islands, Gov. Peter Shumlin deployed the National Guard to hand-deliver water and food to desperate towns.

	Aug. 31, 2011 N.C., N.Y. Declared Flood Disaster Areas, Libyan Rebels Decline U.N. Observers Suspect admits to killing U.S. troops in Germany after viewing extremist propaganda, Afghan police have double the casualty rate of Afghan National Army.

	Aug. 30, 2011 National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene's Flooding The National Guard airlifted food and supplies to dozens of Vermont towns on Tuesday, after Hurricane Irene sent rainwater surging down hills and mountainsides, washing out bridges and roads. Gwen Ifill discusses relief efforts with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

	Aug. 30, 2011 Vermont Copes With Severe Flooding, Death Toll Rises Post-Irene Chris Baker surveys his Pompton Lakes, N.

	Aug. 29, 2011 Hurricane Irene's Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as cleanup crews from North Carolina to New England continued to pick up after the storm amid ongoing flooding. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's impact and the cost of the government's multiple disaster relief efforts with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

	Aug. 29, 2011 Irene Aftermath: How You Can Help We've compiled a list of some of the organizations and ways to help during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide, but rather as a starting point for those who want to research ways to help.

	Aug. 29, 2011 Earthquakes to the Core A team of scientists are drilling a mile and a half under the Earth and retrieving and studying rock samples that exist in fault zones in order to better understand the mechanics of earthquakes.

	Aug. 29, 2011 In Irene's Wake, Flooding and Power Outages Plague East Coast Despite packing a less-than-expected punch across the East Coast, Hurricane Irene -- downgraded Sunday to a tropical storm -- left billions of dollars in damage and millions of people without power from the Carolinas to Maine. At least 24 deaths were reported.

	Aug. 28, 2011 Irene Causes NYC Flooding, Millions Without Power Now downgraded to a Tropical Storm, Irene is now hitting New York City with strong winds and heavy rain, causing flooding in low-lying areas. The city's mass transit is suspended and major airports shuttered as Irene churns north toward Philadelphia and Boston.

	Aug. 27, 2011 Hurricane Irene Churns Eastern Seaboard Irene has been pushing northward up the Eastern Seaboard at 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds still near 85 mph and higher gusts.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Eastern Seaboard Braces for Potentially 'Historic' Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was headed for a weekend assault up the East Coast, threatening to bring powerful winds and heavy rain to tens of millions of Americans. Jeffrey Brown discusses the storm with Federal Emergency Management Agency's Craig Fugate, the National Hurricane Center's Ed Rappaport and New York Times' Michael Grynbaum.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Slide Show: Track the path of Hurricane Irene Using Google Earth and tropical storm-tracking data from NASA, we created this interactive map of Hurricane Irene. Be sure to click on the local webcams to see images of of the Caribbean skies, and any other icon on the map to see local windspeed and rainfall data.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene Live Storm Tracker This is a map from Google which contains predicted hurricane path and cone, satellite image, watches/warnings, evacuation routes, and more. Google will continue to add and enhance data as the situation progresses.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Storm Surge Probablities for Hurricane Irene This map shows the probability of storm surges in your area, categorized by the number of feet above normal tide levels.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene Strengthening as It Advances Toward Carolinas Hurricane Irene was on track to sweep toward North and South Carolina Friday evening and into Saturday, bringing powerful wind, heavy rains and high waves along the coastline. President Obama said it could be an "extremely dangerous and costly" storm, and urged those in affected areas to adequately prepare.

	Aug. 25, 2011 News Wrap: East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Irene's Extreme Conditions In other news Thursday, emergency declarations went out as Hurricane Irene headed for a weekend assault on the U.S. East Coast. The Category 3 storm packed winds of 115 mph as it blasted the Bahamas. Also, Warren Buffett announced that his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate will invest $5 billion in Bank of America.

	Aug. 25, 2011 'Long-term' Needs Grow in Horn of Africa as Drought Shows No Signs of Abating Many in East Africa, still suffering from drought and hunger, are streaming into refugee camps as other countries try to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in needed funding for relief supplies.

	Aug. 25, 2011 Hurricane Irene Strengthening, Residents Evacuating Carolina Coastlines Hurricane Irene is on track to become a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it moves from the Bahamas toward the East Coast, spurring evacuations in North and South Carolina. It is expected to weaken in the next few days.

	Aug. 24, 2011 'Ridiculous' Winds From Hurricane Irene Bear Down on East Coast The Bahamas braced for the arrival of Hurricane Irene as the storm intensified to Category 3 status with winds topping 120 mph. Jeffrey Brown discusses the hurricane, which is expected to reach the East Coast of the United States in the next few days, with AccuWeather.com's Jim Kosek.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Category 3 Hurricane Irene Moves Toward East Coast Evacuations were in progress Wednesday on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Irene, which strengthened to a Category 3, bore down on the Bahamas before on its way north toward the East Coast, where it will likely hit this weekend.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code Tuesday afternoon's earthquake was a shared experience for millions of Americans along the East Coast, but how intense was it where you live?

	Aug. 23, 2011 'Extraordinary' East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of the East Coast Tuesday afternoon, including Washington, D.C., and New York City. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the temblor and the seismic threat across much of the country with David Applegate of the U.S. Geological Survey.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Rare 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts East Coast, Causing Various Disruptions A 5.8-magnitude temblor shook much of the densely populated East Coast Tuesday afternoon, including Washington, D.C. and New York City. No serious injuries were reported, but travel from airports and train stations was disrupted.

	Aug. 11, 2011 Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Heat Across the Nation Researchers have developed a tool called the Drought Monitor to compile and visualize the scope and impact of the record heat and dry conditions that continue to plague large parts of the United States this summer.

	Aug. 11, 2011 Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Heat Across the Nation Researchers have developed a tool called the Drought Monitor to compile and visualize the scope and impact of heat across the United States. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, one of the authors of the Drought Monitor, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the impact of the recent extreme heat.

	Aug. 3, 2011 Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how the drought has punished American farmers with Harvest Public Media's Frank Morris.

	Aug. 1, 2011 New Widget Tracks Record-Breaking High Temperatures Using data collected by the NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, the PBS NewsHour has set out to track the number of high temperature records set each day of the year across the U.S.



	JULY July 28, 2011 NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Imperils Midwest Agriculture Temperatures have been rising in the Midwest this summer -- and with them, food prices may also be heading upward.

	July 28, 2011 Historic Flooding, Landslides Kill at Least 49 in S. Korea South Korean soldiers remove tons of mud after a flood caused by heavy rains hit the area around an apartment complex in Seoul on Thursday.

	July 22, 2011 News Wrap: Extreme Heat Hits Northeast, Kills at Least 30 Nationwide In other news Friday, the long bout of searing hot weather hit the Northeast with full force as the death toll from the extreme heat neared 30 nationwide. The so-called "heat dome" lingered across the Plains and the Midwest. Also, the nation's ban on gays serving openly in the military will formally end in 60 days.

	July 22, 2011 Pentagon Set to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Eastern U.S. Faces Excessive Heat Also: Dangerous heat wave continues to stifle eastern states, North and South Korean top nuclear envoys meet, al-Shabab militants say they will block aid groups from famine-stricken areas.

	July 21, 2011 Dangerous Heat Wave Envelops Much of U.S. A dangerous "heat dome" blanketing the Midwest to the East Coast is being blamed for as many as 22 deaths Thursday, as 141 million people remained under a heat advisory with relief several days away in many places.

	July 20, 2011 Much of U.S. Broils Under Extraordinarily Massive 'Heat Dome' Nearly 200 million Americans spent Wednesday under some form of warning about the relentless, stifling combination of extreme heat and humidity, which formed a so-called "heat dome" over a vast region. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	July 20, 2011 Cameron Expresses 'Regret' Over Coulson Hiring Also: FBI says 2 charged in connection with Kashmir lobbying were funded by Pakistani military, dangerous heat wave spreads east, bringing heat indices in excess of 120 degrees.Read More »

	July 12, 2011 Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and advisories in multiple states.

	July 12, 2011 Karzai's Half-Brother Killed in Afghanistan, Heat Wave Hits 23 States Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and head of the Kandahar provincial council, was shot and killed by his bodyguard at his home Tuesday.



	JUNE June 24, 2011 Flood Threat Creates 'Psychological Roller Coaster' in Minot, N.D. The Souris River in Minot, N.D., hit a record high Friday and kept on rising. Margaret Warner and Minot City Council President Dean Frantsvog discuss what residents and the city are doing to quell the threat from flood waters.

	June 23, 2011 France to Withdraw From Afghanistan, North Dakota Bracing for Floods Following President Obama's speech Wednesday evening, in which he announced the withdrawal of 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan over the course of the next 12 months, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country will begin pulling its 4,000 soldiers out in a phased exit.

	June 20, 2011 'Apache 8' Fight Arizona Wildfires For 30 years, the all-female Apache 8 unit has protected their reservation from fire and also responded to wildfires around the nation.

	June 10, 2011 News Wrap: Ariz. Firefighters Ramp Up Battle Against Wallow Fire In other news Friday, firefighters in eastern Arizona hurried to make the most of improved conditions in their battle against the Wallow wildfire. Also, health officials announced that bean sprouts from a German organic farm were the source of the E. coli outbreak that has killed at least 31 people and sickened nearly 3,100.

	June 9, 2011 Ariz. Wildfire Spreads as Record-Breaking Heat Wave Grips Eastern U.S. Tanker airplanes on Thursday swooped over the mountains of Eastern Arizona, dropping clouds of retardant in hopes of containing the so-called Wallow wildfire. Also, much of the Eastern U.S. suffered temperatures reaching well into the 90s. Ray Suarez discusses the extreme weather with AccuWeather's Evan Myers.

	June 9, 2011 NASA Images of Arizona Wildfire Detail Scope of Blaze NASA's Earth Observatory has released detailed images of the wildfires in Arizona this week, which have scorched some 389,000 acres in the past ten days and forced thousands of residents to evacuate.Known as the Wallow Fire, the blaze has been spread by winds up to 40 miles per hour and dry, hot air.

	June 9, 2011 Troops Encircle Syrian Town, Libya 'Contact Group' Discusses Next Steps Also: U.S. reportedly resumes Yemen covert operations, CitiGroup accounts hacked, slowr winds may help firefighters battling Arizona wildfires.

	June 8, 2011 Winds Keep Arizona Fire Growing Toward Record Size The so-called Wallow wildfire, now the size of Phoenix, continued to spread Wednesday across Eastern Arizona, forcing several communities to evacuate as thousands of firefighters continue battling the blaze. Jeffrey Brown gets an update from Jim Cross, a reporter for KTAR Radio in Phoenix.

	June 2, 2011 News Wrap: Massachusetts Tornadoes Kill at Least 3, Fling Cars Atop Homes In other news Thursday, at least 18 central and western Massachusetts communities experienced a night of tornadoes that killed at least three people and injured 200. Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency. Also, an international group of political, financial and cultural figures declared the "war on drugs" a failure.

	June 1, 2011 Scientists Strive for Way to Issue Earlier Tornado Warnings This spring has been one of the deadliest tornado seasons ever, prompting questions about just how well scientists can anticipate and warn people of storms about to strike. Tom Bearden reports on researchers who are trying to improve warning systems in the hopes of saving more lives.

	June 1, 2011 Tornado Tracking Attempt in Time-Lapse Video Can scientists develop better ways to identify developing tornadoes?



	MAY May 30, 2011 Meteorologist on Severe Weather: 'We Have Never Seen a Year Like This Before' The deadly Joplin, Mo., tornado was preceded this spring by a series of severe weather that brought devastation and death across parts of the South and Midwest. Judy Woodruff explores the science behind this year's remarkably severe weather.

	May 30, 2011 Joplin Mayor: 'We Haven't Quite Started Rebuilding Yet' Record snow melt and heavy rain bloated the Missouri River, jeopardizing parts of five states Sunday and residents of western Michigan reported tornado sightings. Meanwhile, residents of Joplin, Mo., are still digging out after a massive and deadly tornado. Gwen Ifill discusses the state of recovery efforts with Joplin Mayor.

	May 26, 2011 News Wrap: Violent Weather Eases in Midwest After More Powerful Storms In other news Thursday, violent weather eased in the Midwest but only after another night of powerful storms did extensive damage in several states. In Afghanistan, seven American troops, a NATO soldier and two Afghan policemen were killed by a roadside bomb. The attack was the worst Taliban bombing against NATO since 2009.

	May 26, 2011 Tornado Victims in Joplin: How to Help We've compiled a list of some of the organizations and ways to help victims of the deadly tornado in Joplin, Mo.

	May 26, 2011 Joplin Officials to Release List of 232 Missing After Tornado Four days after a massive tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, Mo., officials are releasing the names of 232 people who remain missing -- on top of the 125 confirmed dead and 900 injured in the twister.

	May 25, 2011 In Joplin, Uncertainty Abounds as Hunt for Missing Tornado Victims Continues A new round of storms across the Midwest on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and leveled many homes in Oklahoma City, its suburbs and towns to the north and south. In Joplin, Mo., crews continue to look for survivors of the major tornado that struck there on Sunday. Kwame Holman reports.

	May 25, 2011 Deadly Storms Continue as Joplin Residents Pick Up the Pieces Severe weather continues to threaten the lower Midwest just days after the deadliest tornado in 60 years killed at least 122 people in Joplin, Mo. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, killing an additional 14 people.

	May 25, 2011 Clean-up and Recovery in Joplin, Mo. The clean-up and recover efforts continue in Joplin, Mo. three days after an F5 tornado killed at least 125 people and destroyed 7 miles of property. New storms threatened the region on Tuesday night, killing 12 in Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma where a 3 year old is still missing.

	May 25, 2011 Storms Kills 12 in 3 States, Lagarde Seeks IMF Job Just days after a massive tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing 125 people, a fresh round of storms hit Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas late Tuesday and early Wednesday, killing at least 12 people.

	May 24, 2011 Search, Rescue Ongoing in Joplin's 'Concentrated' Area of Tornado Damage As the toll from the weekend tornado in Joplin, Mo., increased to 122 dead and 750 missing Tuesday, search-and-recovery crews continued to race to find survivors of the disaster that wiped out much of the city. Gwen Ifill discusses the magnitude of the disaster and recovery with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.

	May 24, 2011 Around the Nation: Coverage of the Joplin Tornado A look at public media coverage of the disaster in southwestern Missouri.

	May 24, 2011 Tornado-Damaged Missouri Braces for Second Storm Less than 48 hours after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., causing at least 116 deaths and widespread damage, residents and rescuers are bracing for a second storm on Tuesday that forecasters said could bring strong winds.

	May 23, 2011 In Joplin, Mo., Tornado Destruction 'Looks Like an Artillery Barrage' In Joplin, Mo., search and rescue efforts continue after a tornado tore through the heart of the city, claiming at least 116 lives. Gwen Ifill discusses the destruction with KRPS Public Radio's Tim Metcalf and learns more about this deadly tornado season from the National Weather Service's Greg Carbin.

	May 23, 2011 116 Confirmed Dead After Tornado in Joplin, Mo. A large tornado moved through much of Joplin, Missouri, Sunday, May 22, 2011, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.

	May 23, 2011 Joplin, Missouri Left Devastated After Tornado A tornado tore up Joplin, a town in south-western Missouri on Sunday night. At least 89 were killed and over 500 wounded by the powerful storm. It's the latest in a series of deadly storms that have devastated the region this spring.

	May 19, 2011 Report on W. Va. Mine Disaster Blames Safety Lapses, Poor Oversight The first official investigative report on the disaster at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year, which killed 29 miners, found that the explosion could have been prevented and was the result of a corporate culture at the mine "in which wrongdoing became acceptable, where deviation became the norm.

	May 18, 2011 Mississippi River Floodwater Could Create Long-Term Toxic Impact A 15-mile stretch of the swollen Mississippi River, closed Tuesday due to pressure on levees, has been reopened to barges moving one at a time. Tom Bearden reports on the short- and long-term environmental effects the floodwater could have on Lake Pontchartrain, oyster beds and more.

	May 18, 2011 Farm Runoff in Mississippi River Floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River.

	May 17, 2011 News Wrap: Part of Mississippi River Closed, Reopen Date Uncertain In other news Tuesday, the Coast Guard closed part of the Mississippi River and didn't say when it might reopen. Meanwhile, floodwater continued to creep across Louisiana's Cajun country after a key spillway was opened. Also, Pakistani troops exchanged shots with a NATO helicopter in an incident on the Afghan border.

	May 16, 2011 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening.

	May 16, 2011 Morganza Spillway Reduces Pressure on Cities' Levees; Towns Brace for Water On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A number of smaller towns are now having to deal with the possibility of devastating flooding. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports.

	May 16, 2011 Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Krotz Springs, La., where the Mississippi River threatens to inundate local homes and businesses, but not everyone is heeding the call to evacuate the area. Tune in to Monday's NewsHour for Bearden's full report on the threat of flooding.

	May 14, 2011 Morganza Spillway Opened on Mississippi River Engineers slowly opened a massive floodgate on the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

	May 13, 2011 Army Corps of Engineers Navigates Miss. River Spillways In other news Friday, some 25,000 people in Louisiana were on notice that their homes could be inundated if the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway.

	May 12, 2011 Communities Watch, Wait as Miss. River Flood Threat Looms In other news Thursday, people along the Mississippi spent another day bracing for high water volumes. The president added 14 more flooded counties to the Federal Disaster list. Also, the economic recovery struggled in April, first-time claims for unemployment benefits were down, but remained at relatively high levels.

	May 11, 2011 Japan's Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility.

	May 11, 2011 All Eyes on Mississippi River Levees, Spillways as Flood Tensions Continue Crews filled sandbags and shored up levees along the Mississippi River as enormous volumes of water surged south. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at the levee and floodgate system with the Association of State Floodplain Managers' Larry Larson and Author John Barry.

	May 11, 2011 Slide Show: The Japan Crisis, 2 Months Later It has been two months since a catastrophic earthquake rocked Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and critically damaging the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

	May 10, 2011 NASA Releases New Images of Mississippi River Flooding NASA's Earth Observatory has released new before and after images of the Mississippi River flooding around Memphis.

	May 10, 2011 Miss. River Crests in Memphis, Flood Worries Head Downstream The "Mighty Mississippi" more than lived up to its nickname, swelling two and a half miles beyond its banks and inundating low-lying areas in and around Memphis, Tenn. Jeffrey Brown reports on the damage in Memphis and new flood worries for communities downstream.

	May 10, 2011 The Mighty Mississippi The Mississippi River crested at 47.8 feet at Memphis on Tuesday, just short of the 1937 record. The waters have engulfed riverbanks in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, and Louisiana, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open floodgates, sending millions of gallons of water into Lake Pontchartrain.

	May 10, 2011 Mississippi Flooding Hits Memphis, Heads Toward Weary New Orleans Low-lying areas of Memphis, Tenn., have been flooded by the rising Mississippi River, forcing evacuations, but engineers said the city's levees are holding and it has likely seen the worst of the flooding. In Louisiana, residents are bracing for the worst of the river's rising waters Tuesday.

	May 9, 2011 Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging flood waters from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and the Army Corps of Engineers' Steve Stockton.

	May 9, 2011 Memphis Prepares for Mississippi's Record Crest The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width.

	May 9, 2011 As Mississippi Rises, Historian Discusses 'Great Flood' of 1927 The Mississippi River flood of 1927 is still the landmark event against which many U.S. floods are measured, and one that forever changed how levees and flood control systems are built.

	May 4, 2011 FEMA Chief Fugate on Challenges of Widespread Storm Recovery Needs The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether to blow up more levees along the Mississippi River after destroying a Missouri levee to save an Illinois town. Judy Woodruff talks with Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Craig Fugate about the government's widespread effort to help victims of flooding and tornadoes.



	APRIL April 29, 2011 Ala., Miss.,Tornado Victims Struggle to Cope With Worst Storm Damage in Decades President Obama traveled to Alabama to meet with tornado victims and tour the devastation left by the Wednesday storms. Ray Suarez discusses the latest conditions and the search-and-rescue efforts with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox and the National Weather Service's Jack Hayes.

	April 29, 2011 Clean-up Begins After Devastating Storms in the South President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this."

	April 29, 2011 President Obama to Tour Storm Damage, Death Toll at 300 The president and first lady will meet Friday with victims of a series of powerful storms that caused a path of destruction affecting six states and killed 300 people.

	April 28, 2011 Birmingham Police Chief: Alabamians in Shock, Despair After Major Storm The nation's worst outbreak of tornadoes in nearly 40 years devastated large parts of the South on Wednesday night. Nearly 300 people were killed in six states, and two major cities were hit in Alabama. Jeffery Brown gets an on-the-ground account of the destruction from A.C. Roper, police chief of Birmingham, Ala.

	April 28, 2011 Violent Storms Rip Through Southern U.S. Violent storms and tornadoes flattened towns and injured or killed people throughout the South on Thursday night. Alabama was the hardest hit as storms tore through Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Casualties also mounted in Mississppi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky.

	April 28, 2011 Death Toll at 178 as Storms Hit South, Syrian Politicians Quit in Protest The death toll from a wave of powerful storms hitting the southern United States rose to 178 Thursday, with 128 of them coming from hard-hit Alabama.

	April 26, 2011 Deadly Storms Pummel Midwest, Spawning Floods, Tornadoes Severe flooding, high winds and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, leaving at least 10 people dead in Arkansas after a spate of violent weather on Monday. Jeffery Brown has the latest on the rescue operations and emergency evacuations.

	April 21, 2011 Deepwater Horizon Survivor Chris Choy: 'I Can't Go Back Onto a Rig' With this week marking the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and start of the Gulf oil spill, we checked back with Christopher Choy, a roustabout who survived the blast on the rig, to see how he is faring a year later.

	April 21, 2011 'Louisiana Water Stories' Documents the Culture and Curses of SOLA Jon Bowermaster's latest documentary, "SOLA: Louisiana Water Stories," looks at the relationship between man and water in the region, from the rich culture of Cajun Country to devastating environmental disasters.

	April 20, 2011 Gulf Oil Spill: 1 Year and 232 Stories Later It was a year ago Wednesday that a massive oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico with an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. In a timeline, we look back on the NewsHour's coverage of the disaster.

	April 20, 2011 A Year in Photos: Capturing the Lingering Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill Over the course of the last year, the NewsHour has been checking in with Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert, a New Orleans native who began covering the Gulf oil spill when BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sunk -- a disaster that began 12 months ago today.

	April 20, 2011 One Year Later, Where Has All the Oil Gone? One year ago, BP's deepwater Macondo well ruptured and blew out, releasing a massive geyser of oil that gushed wildly for 86 days until the well was sealed in September. What's in the water now? Where did the oil go? And what has it done to the ecosystem?

	April 20, 2011 Britain, France, Italy Sending Military Advisers to Libya, Wildfires Hit Texas Italy and France announced they will follow Britain's lead in sending a small team of military advisers to Libya to assist the rebel forces.

	April 18, 2011 Deadly Tornadoes Roar Through South, Midwest; Hundreds Left Homeless After deadly tornadoes pummeled states across the South and Midwest over the weekend, emergency workers assessed the devastation and continued to search for victims on Monday. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's aftermath with David Schrader of the American Red Cross.

	April 18, 2011 Severe Storms Kill Dozens Across 13 States Over 3 Days At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days.

	April 11, 2011 Are California's Schools Ready for the Next Big Earthquake? The earthquake in Japan is prompting concerns about the ability of U.S. buildings to withstand a similar disaster. Special correspondent Anna Werner reports on the seismic safety risks in many California schools. Her report was jointly produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED.

	April 11, 2011 One Month After Tsunami, What Are Japan's Biggest Needs? A month after an earthquake and tsunami killed tens of thousands and touched off a nuclear crisis, Japan struggles to cope with the aftermath. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi, the American Red Cross's Nan Buzard and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's James Acton.

	April 11, 2011 Aftershock Rattles Japan 1 Month After Earthquake, Tsunami Disaster Japan continued recovery efforts one month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated its northeastern coast and killed at least 13,000 people, while 14,000 are still missing. Thousands more are living in shelters as the government struggles to contain the radiation threat from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	April 11, 2011 'On Shaky Ground' Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety.

	April 11, 2011 Strong Aftershock Jolts Japan on One Month Anniversary of Tsunami Disaster As Japan somberly marked the one month anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people and set off a radiation crisis at a nuclear plant, a strong aftershock shook the country once more.

	April 8, 2011 NATO Confirms Air Strike Killed Libyan Rebels; Aftershock Kills 3 in Japan NATO acknowledged that an air strike Thursday mistakenly killed two Libyan rebels, an accident it said was caused by lack of information.

	April 7, 2011 7.1-Magnitude Quake Hits off Japan Coast A tsunami warning has been lifted after a 7.1-magnitude quake hit off Japan's northeastern coast. Officials had warned those in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. Tepco says there is no immediate indication of damage at the Fukushima plant.

	April 6, 2011 Q&A: IFRC on Evacuee Conditions, Nuclear Crisis Concerns The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' John Sparrow spoke with the NewsHour from Tokyo just after a trip up the eastern coast to visit tsunami evacuation centers.

	April 4, 2011 Staring at the Sun As the sun enters its stormy season, and as GPS systems and electricity networks become increasingly vulnerable to solar eruptions, NASA scientists are working to better understand the mysteries of space weather.

	April 4, 2011 Japan to Release Radioactive Water into Pacific Ocean in Effort to Cool Reactors Workers at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant are using a dye substance in an effort to trace the source of a leak spreading radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean and hampering efforts to cool the reactors.

	April 1, 2011 Fukushima Evacuees May Be Homeless for Months as Cleanup Continues Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said those who had evacuated from the radius near the Fukushima plant, many of whom were living in temporary shelters, will not be able to return home in the near future.



	MARCH March 31, 2011 Tsunami in the Northwest? Japan Disaster Offers Wake-Up Call to Coastal U.S. The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has sparked new concerns about the safety of people living along the coast in the U.S. Spencer Michels reports on new attention to earthquake and tsunami preparation on the West Coast.

	March 31, 2011 Japan's Radioactive Leak: What Are the Long-Term Consequences? Environmental and nuclear scientists in the U.S. are watching apparent leakage discovered at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor site this week with a concerned eye, for both health effects and impact on the environment.

	March 31, 2011 Radioactivity in Seawater Near Nuclear Plant Reaches New High Radioactive iodine in seawater near the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan has reached 4,385 the legal limit.

	March 30, 2011 NOVA Explores Science Behind Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami NOVA looks at the scenes behind the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed much of Japan's northeastern coast and killed at least 11,000 people. The documentary includes footage from a conservationist who was in the region when the disaster struck.

	March 30, 2011 Four Reactors to Be Decomissioned, Seawater Radiation Levels Rise Tokyo Electric Power Company has said four of the six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant cannot be fixed and will be decommissioned as efforts to contain the spread of radioactive water continue at the facility.

	March 24, 2011 Tsunami Prediction: What Can and Can't Be Done to Save Lives As horrific as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were in Japan, they were exciting events for geologists and oceanographers around the world. While not rare, big tsunamis are infrequent enough that scientists are eager to jump on them for study.

	March 24, 2011 Workers at Nuclear Plant Hospitalized, Radiation in Tokyo's Water Stokes Fears Two workers at the damaged nuclear facility were hospitalized Thursday after being exposed to contaminated water in one of the reactors.

	March 23, 2011 Radiation in Tokyo's Water Heightens Fears of Contamination Japanese officials announced that they had detected radiation above legally allowed limits in water from a Tokyo purifying station, heightening fears of spreading contamination from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility.

	March 22, 2011 Access to Basics Improves, But Future Uncertain for Japan Evacuees Patrick Fuller, Asia Pacific communications manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies spoke with the NewsHour Tuesday about the challenges ahead for Japan's hundreds of thousands of evacuees.

	March 22, 2011 Radiation in Japan's Food Supply: Dangerous or Benign? The Japanese government announced on Monday that it had halted some food shipments to prevent tainted samples of milk and spinach from reaching consumers.

	March 22, 2011 Power Lines Installed at Nuclear Plant All six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant have been connected to power lines, although Tokyo Electric Power Company has said there are steps that need to be taken before it can safely turn the power on.

	March 21, 2011 Japan Works to Restore Reactors' Power Supplies; Fear of Contaminated Food Rises Japanese officials reported new concerns over radiation levels in food and water from areas close to the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports from Japan, and Judy Woodruff talks with former IAEA official Olli Heinonen about the struggle to control the radiation threat.

	March 21, 2011 Visualizing Japan's Power Outages After Earthquake, Tsunami Power losses on March 12 indicated in red.

	March 21, 2011 Smoke Rises From Nuclear Reactors; Concerns Over Radiation in Food Smoke rose from two reactor units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant Monday, stopping work to reconnect power lines and fix cooling systems to Japan's nuclear complex damaged by the March 11 earthquake.

	March 18, 2011 Japan's Crises: A Critical First Week It's been one week since the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a devastating tsunami.

	March 18, 2011 Photo Essay: Destruction in Japan A look back at the aftermath of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of Japan last week.

	March 18, 2011 Nuclear Plant Control Room Simulator: Learning to Avoid Future Disasters Science correspondent Miles O'Brien is working on a segment on nuclear safety, and we caught up with him as he visited a simulated nuclear plant control room at the Westinghouse Electric Company headquarters near Pittsburgh.

	March 18, 2011 Destruction in Japan A 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that left thousands dead and Japan's nuclear facilities in peril.

	March 18, 2011 Rating Nuclear Accidents and Incidents: Which Were the Worst? With three reactors having at least partial meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, the country raised the alert level from four to five on a seven-point international scale for atomic incidents Friday.

	March 18, 2011 Nuclear Alert Level Raised, Official Says Response Should Have Been Quicker Japan has raised the nuclear alert level at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant to five out of a highest of seven on the international scale for such incidents.

	March 17, 2011 Order, Resilience Mark Japanese Response to Compound Crises The response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crises has been marked by resilience and order among Japanese citizens. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi about how Japanese culture has factored into the disaster aftermath.

	March 17, 2011 Spent Fuel Pools: Assessing the Threat at Damaged Nuclear Plant American and Japanese officials have offered sharply different assessments of the situation at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Judy Woodruff weighs the threat of the spend fuel pools with the University of Southern California's Najmedin Meshkati and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Rearch's Arjun Makhijani.

	March 17, 2011 More Uncertainty at Hobbled Japan Nuclear Plant Despite Reassurances At the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers are enlisting military helicopters and fire trucks in the ongoing battle to cool overheated reactors. Meanwhile, a growing number of Japanese and foreigners are fleeing from the radiation threat. Tom Clarke, Sarah Smith and Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News report.

	March 17, 2011 View From Tokyo: Japanese Try to Go on With Daily Life 'as Best They Can' Checking radiation levels of an evacuee of the Fukushima vicinity in Japan In Japan, foreign governments are evacuating their citizens from the area of the Fukushima nuclear plant, as the Japanese military works to douse the facility with tons of water to prevent a nuclear reactor meltdown.

	March 17, 2011 Helicopters Aid in Cooling of Nuclear Plant, U.S. Authorizes Evacuations Water canons and helicopters were added to the frantic cooling operations underway at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Thursday in an effort to prevent it from overheating.

	March 16, 2011 Japan's Radiation Leak: What Are Health Risks Locally, Globally? Foreign governments have advised citizens to leave northeastern Japan due to the threat of radiation. Gwen Ifill talks with nuclear engineer Lake Barrett and Columbia University's Norman Kleiman about the possible health consequences from the ongoing nuclear crisis.

	March 16, 2011 Nuclear Fears, Winter Storms Add to Japanese Quake Survivors' Misery The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant continued to escalate Wednesday. Meanwhile, rescuers switched operations from rescue to recovery following the earthquake and tsunami. Alex Thomson, Angus Walker and Sarah Smith of Independent Television News report on the latest developments.

	March 16, 2011 Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami Relief Efforts: How to Help In the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week, aid organizations are working to assist survivors and are calling for donations.

	March 16, 2011 Japan Tsunami Response Moves from Rescue to Relief Bitterly cold, snowy weather made relief efforts in northeast Japan extremely difficult Wednesday.

	March 16, 2011 Workers Return to Nuclear Plant After Radiation Spike A spike in the radiation levels at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant caused an evacuation of workers, a small number of whom have been allowed to return. Emperor Akihito delivered his first-ever national television address and said he was "deeply worried" about the situation.

	March 15, 2011 Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained With Japanese workers still struggling to regain control of a damaged nuclear power plant amid worsening fears of a full meltdown, we ask, what exactly is a nuclear meltdown?

	March 15, 2011 In Tokyo and Japan's Northeast, Victims Cope With Compound Crises As Japan struggles to control its damaged nuclear reactors, victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern part of the country struggle to cope with the disasters. Sarah Smith, Jon Snow and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report from Japan on how the country is managing its multiple crises.

	March 15, 2011 Will Japan's Crises Disrupt Global Economic Recovery? Many of Japan's factories, a key component of the global supply line, have been crippled the earthquake or tsunami, or have ceased production due to rolling blackouts. Ray Suarez talks with The Economist's Greg Ip about the global economic impact of Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

	March 15, 2011 Japan's Nuclear Uncertainty: Examining the Scope and Risks As Japan struggles cool down damaged nuclear reactors, a new fire broke out in a shut-down reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Jeffrey Brown assesses Japan's dangerous nuclear situation with former International Atomic Energy Agency official Olli Heinonen and Stephanie Cooke, editor of Nuclear Intelligence Weekly.

	March 15, 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami Victims Seek Aid, Shelter Amid Continuing Aftershocks The Japanese government confirmed at least 3,300 people were killed and nearly half a million are homeless after an earthquake and tsunami struck Friday. Alex Thomson and James Mates of Independent Television News report on Japan's search for survivors and attempts to get food, water and shelter to victims.

	March 15, 2011 New Fire at Damanged Japanese Nuclear Plant Escalates Radiation Concerns An explosion rocked another reactor at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant as authorities stepped up efforts to protect people living nearby from radiation exposure. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Japan's scramble to prevent the a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant.

	March 15, 2011 Japan's Reshaped Coastline as Seen From Space NASA's Aqua satellite took images of Japan's northeastern coast before (left) and after (right) the March 11 tsunami. Plant-covered land is shown in bright green. After the disaster, the city of Sendai, where about 2,700 homes washed away, appears brown. An orange spot near Sendai shows the thermal signature of a fire.

	March 15, 2011 Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant Triggers Radiation Fears High radiation levels from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant forced 140,000 people in the vicinity to stay indoors after a third explosion at the facility, which is located along Japan's northeastern coast.

	March 14, 2011 Explore Tsunami's Aftermath in Japan Google Earth has published updated satellite images that show earthquake and tsunami damage in Japan. Explore these images and view related video and photos.

	March 14, 2011 Boiling Water Reactors 101: Science, Health Concerns of Japan's Nuclear Plants Authorities in Japan are trying to bring several nuclear reactors under control after cooling systems failed following an earthquake and tsunami. Gwen Ifill talks to science correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Brenner of Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research about the science and health concerns at the plants.

	March 14, 2011 Japan, International Community Race to Aid Earthquake, Tsunami Victims Japan and the international community are scrambling to get water, food and shelter to thousands of earthquake and tsunami victims in northeastern Japan. Ray Suarez talks to World Vision's Casey Calamusa in Tokyo and the United Nation's Catherine Bragg, assistant secretary general for the coordination of humanitarian affairs.

	March 14, 2011 Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami Survivors Begin Digging Out as Death Toll Climbs The death toll climbed to 1,900 after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled northeastern Japan, but some officials estimated the toll would exceed 10,000. James Mates, Alex Thomson and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report from Japan on the rescue and recovery efforts.

	March 14, 2011 Explore Tsunami's Aftermath in Japan using Google Earth Explore images and view related video and photos that show earthquake and tsunami damage in Japan.

	March 14, 2011 Responders Rush to Aid Japan Victims, Evacuees Tens of thousands of rescue workers are descending on Japan's northeast coast following the devastating earthquake and tsunami Friday that killed at least 10,000, according to a recent Associated Press estimate.

	March 14, 2011 Aid for Victims of Japan's Disaster The Japan Red Cross is working around the clock to provide food, shelter and medical services to the many people injured and displaced by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

	March 14, 2011 Fears of Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant, At Least 10,000 Believed Dead A second explosion rocked a nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan, injuring 11 and sending plumes of smoke into the air.

	March 14, 2011 World Week Ahead: Japan's Nuclear Threat; Pressure on Libya Japan's triple whammy -- earthquake, tsunami and a possible nuclear disaster, which Prime Minister Naoto Kan called the worst crisis since World War II -- will dominate the week.

	March 13, 2011 Death Toll Climbs in Japan as Nuclear Threat Grows The death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan Friday is likely to top 10,000. Meanwhile, possible partial meltdowns are presumed at two nuclear reactors, and four more are having serious problems.

	March 12, 2011 Explosion Rocks Japanese Nuclear Power Plant in Quake's Aftermath An explosion at a nuclear power plant in Japan Saturday rattled nerves and raised concerns about leaking radiation as the country races to assess the scope of devastation from dual disasters of an 8..9-magnitude earthquake and powerful tsunami.

	March 11, 2011 8.9-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Japan, Hundreds Killed An 8.9-magnitude off of Japan's east coast triggered a 23-foot tsunami, sweeping away homes and cars and killing hundreds Friday. Dozens of aftershocks and a second, 6.6-magnitude quake north of Tokyo continued to rattle the country.

	March 11, 2011 Japan Reels From Tsunami, Quake: Did Preparations Work? Strong building codes are thought to have saved thousands of lives in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan. Judy Woodruff talks about the damage with the Council on Foreign Relations' Sheila Smith, Chris Meinig of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and structural engineer Jim Harris.

	March 11, 2011 U.S. Pacific Rim on High Alert After Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami The earthquake off Japan's northeastern coast sparked a massive tsunami that kept people along the Pacific Rim on high alert for large waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland braced for damage as the tsunami traveled across the Pacific. Spencer Michels reports from California on the tsunami's impact on the West Coast.

	March 11, 2011 Despite Colossal Quake and Tsunami, Life in Japan 'Particularly Orderly' An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan Friday, triggering a 23-foot tsunami that charged inland. The deadly combination devastated cities along the northeast coast and sparked evacuations near nuclear power plants. Judy Woodruff gets three perspectives on the disasters and how people are coping in the aftermath.

	March 11, 2011 Japan 'the Most Prepared Place in the World' for a Tsunami For many viewers, the photos and video from Japan Friday brought back images of the 2004 tsunami disaster in Indonesia -- debris-clogged water flooding streets, sweeping away houses and leaving destruction behind.

	March 11, 2011 Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: How They Happened The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck coastal Japan on Friday, devastating large swaths of the coast and spawning a powerful tsunami, was caused by the Pacific tectonic plate thrusting underneath the country, and forcing the seabed and ocean water upward.

	March 11, 2011 In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking.

	March 11, 2011 Live Seismic Data From Japan View live seismic activity in the region with a Google Earth map, overlaid with United States Geological Survey data.

	March 11, 2011 View Live Aftershock Activity in Japan Aftershocks continue to rock cities across Japan after an 8.9-magnitude struck off the country's east coast. To see a live view of seismic activity in the region we created a Google Earth map, overlaid with United States Geological Service data.

	March 2, 2011 Christchurch's Earthquake Damage A week after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, rescuers were still searching through the ruins and the town was holding memorial services for the victims.

	March 2, 2011 New Zealand's Shaken Town Combs Through Debris, Buries the Dead At least 150 people died and more are feared buried in the rubble caused by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Feb. 22. A week later, rescuers were still searching through the ruins and the town was holding memorial services for the victims of the quake.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 24, 2011 Judge Rules on Assange Extradition, Death Toll Rises in New Zealand Quake A judge in London ruled that Britain will extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden to face charges of sex crimes, accusations that the 39-year-old Australian has denied and attributed to a politically motivated smear campaign.

	Feb. 22, 2011 News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen In other news Tuesday, demonstrations calling for leaders' resignations continued in Bahrain and Yemen. In New Zealand, the hunt for survivors began after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated Christchurch, the country's second-largest city, and killed at least 65 people.

	Feb. 22, 2011 New Zealand Earthquake Kills 65, Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans Rescuers search for survivors Tuesday in a collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand.

	Feb. 4, 2011 News Wrap: Winter Weather Disrupts Super Bowl Travel in Dallas In other news Friday, winter weather continued its assault around the U.S. as bitter cold gripped New Mexico for a fourth straight day. In Dallas, five inches of snow canceled flights ahead of Super Bowl weekend. At Cowboys Stadium, the site of Sunday's game, six people were hurt by ice falling from the roof.

	Feb. 4, 2011 Unemployment Dips in January, Australia Cleans Up from Cyclone The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent from December, settling at 9 percent in January. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new jobs were added, the gains were the smallest in four months.

	Feb. 3, 2011 News Wrap: Egypt Unrest Rattles Energy Market, Prompts Senate Hearing In other news Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony that unrest in Egypt has rattled energy markets but is only one factor in rising oil prices. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported that a 3.5 percent rise in its December food-price index marked the seventh month of increases.

	Feb. 3, 2011 Central U.S. Copes With Aftermath of Storm, Mass Protests in Yemen Airports in Chicago and other major cities in the Midwest are beginning to resume flights after a massive winter storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the region, halting flights and stranding cars.

	Feb. 2, 2011 News Wrap: Historic Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest, Northeast In other news Wednesday, snow and ice buried cities from Texas to Maine, stranding drivers and halting air travel. The storm was blamed for at least 10 deaths. A Category 5 cyclone pounded northeastern Australia and prompted evacuations of more than 10,000 people in a province recovering from heavy flooding.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Cyclone Yasi Rips Through Australia's Northeast NASA satellite image of Cyclone Yasi approaching Australia as captured on Feb.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Chicago Hunkers Under Nearly Twenty Inches of Snow A massive snowstorm covered a 2,000 mile long stretch of the nation on Wednesday, hitting hardest in the Midwest.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Winter Storm Grips U.S., Yemeni President Says He Won't Run Again A massive storm has blanketed the United States from parts of Kansas to New Hampshire, bringing snow and subzero temperatures and creating hazardous road conditions.

	Feb. 1, 2011 FEMA Chief: Saving Lives Priority No. 1 as Winter Storms Threaten Much of U.S. Ray Suarez gets an update from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of bone-chilling temperatures and dangerous precipitation.

	Feb. 1, 2011 From N.M. to Maine, Storms Threaten Much of U.S. With Snow, Ice, Wind Snow and ice permeated the central U.S. from the top of Texas to the tip of Maine, leading to weather warnings and emergency mobilization of crews to deal with slick roads. Ray Suarez gets an update on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of precipitation and subzero temperatures.



	JANUARY Jan. 26, 2011 In Chaos of Post-Earthquake Haiti, Artists Create Poetry Amid Rubble On his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake.

	Jan. 17, 2011 News Wrap: Giffords May Soon Move to Rehabilitation A synopsis of the day's other top news stories.

	Jan. 14, 2011 Doctors Encouraged by Giffords' Recovery Progress In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December.

	Jan. 14, 2011 Brazil Floods Death Toll Rises The death toll is expected to rise further as searchers pull bodies from the rubble; thousands of demonstrators call on Tunisia's president to step down.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Haiti Slow to Rebuild in Aftermath of Devastating Quake Jeffrey Brown traveled to Haiti to look at the struggle to rebuild and recover a year after a massive earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and nearby area.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Death Tolls Rise in Tunisian Clashes, Brazil's Floods Sudden flooding and mudslides killed at least 400 people in Brazil, and many more are still missing. In Tunisia, President Ben Ali offered concessions to try to quell growing protests that have left at least 23 people dead.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Massive Mudslides in Brazil Kill at Least 350 of President Obama's speech in Tucson, including video of the speech and analysis.

	Jan. 12, 2011 Australia's Flooding Disaster Forces Many to Flee John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Brisbane, Australia, where a major evacuation has taken place as massive floods approach.

	Jan. 12, 2011 In Haiti, 'Rhythm Rests in Our Marrow' Music is the tenor of Haitian cultural life, carved out of the oppression of slavery and the desire to live freely, writes Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain. It represents a cultural ethos based upon human reality.

	Jan. 12, 2011 In Photos: A Year of Tragedy and Survival in Haiti Wednesday marks one year since a magnitude-7 earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, killing more than 230,000 people and injuring many more.

	Jan. 12, 2011 Remembering Victims in Tucson, Haiti Marks Anniversary of Quake President Obama is traveling to Tucscon for a memorial service for those killed and injured in the Saturday shooting rampage. Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own and are "hopeful" about her condition.

	Jan. 11, 2011 After Haiti Quake, Using Science to Build Sturdier Buildings As Haiti recovers from the devastating earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince one year ago, researchers are examining how the country can lessen the damage from another disaster using building science. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

	Jan. 11, 2011 Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding.

	Jan. 11, 2011 In Haiti, Art Remains a Solid Cornerstone This week, Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain will be writing for Art Beat about his home country and its art, its history and future, and how its artists are surviving in the earthquake's aftermath.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Haiti Reconstruction Aid Falls Short, New Figures Show New figures on reconstruction aid to Haiti reveal that while billions have been pledged, international donors were slow to deliver funds in 2010.

	Jan. 7, 2011 In Haiti, Hardships Plentiful as Earthquake Anniversary Nears Jeffrey Brown begins a week of reports from Haiti, one year after a major earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other parts of the country. Many residents remain in tent camps, where they are still struggling to rebuild their lives and the constant threat of cholera has compounded the loss of life.

	Jan. 7, 2011 U.S. Ambassador to Haiti: The Emergency Is Not Over Yet The emergency response phase in Haiti is not yet over, but the process of reconstruction is moving forward, Ambassador Kenneth Merten told Jeffrey Brown this week in Port-au-Prince.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Pakistan Still Grappling with Flooding Fallout Months After Deluge Five months after floodwaters washed away homes and villages in Pakistan, some parts of the country are still underwater. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the slow process of recovery from Sindh Province.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Video Dispatch: Battling Cholera in Rural Haiti Jeffrey Brown is in Haiti this week reporting on reconstruction efforts after last year's earthquake.

	Jan. 5, 2011 News Wrap: Administration to Drop Mentions of End-of-Life Counseling In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling as a covered service under Medicare. Also, more rain is forecast for flood-ravaged Queensland, Australia, which is already coping with 80,000 square miles underwater and mass evacuations.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Four Months Later, Pakistan Still Reeling From Floods Pakistani children in flooded town of Khairpur Nathanshah It is hard not to sympathize just a bit with Pakistani officials who, amid widespread accusations of a feeble, uncoordinated response to last summer's floods, argue that no one could have anticipated the scale of the disaster.

	Jan. 4, 2011 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

	Jan. 4, 2011 News Wrap: Navy Relieves Capt. Honors From USS Enterprise Command In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Owen Honors from commanding the USS Enterprise, citing him for "extremely poor judgment" after he attracted scrutiny for lewd videos made and shown aboard aircraft carrier while he was second in charge. Also, the governor of Pakistan's most populous state was assassinated.

	Jan. 4, 2011 Pakistani Governor Assasssinated, U.S. Offers Aid to Flood-plagued Australia Pakistani policemen cordon off the site of a fatal attack on Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab state, by his bodyguard in Islamabad on Jan.

	Jan. 3, 2011 News Wrap: Floodwaters Cover Large Swaths of Australian Outback In other news Monday, 22 cities and towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been inundated with floodwaters, prompting military airlifts of food and medical supplies. Also, police were pursuing a possible al-Qaida role in the deadly bombing of a New Year's mass at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt.

	Jan. 3, 2011 Video Dispatch: Haiti, a Year Later Jan. 12 will mark one year since a powerful earthquake rocked Haiti. The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown is reporting in Port-au-Prince and beyond this week on life in the country a year later, on the recent cholera outbreak and more.

	Jan. 3, 2011 Governing Coalition Threatened in Pakistan, Huge Parts of Australia Flooded Pakistan's second-largest party, known as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, is threatening to pull out of the governing coalition. In Australia, some 200,00 are affected by flooding in the state of Queensland.

	Jan. 1, 2011 World Events of 2010 It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths.