Science Oct 09 Key to a Cool City? It’s in the Trees // This week on the NewsHour we have been looking at how the urban heat island effect and climate change turn up the thermostat on U.S. cities, and how places like Chicago are trying to cool off with…
Science Sep 20 Arctic Sea Ice Melts to Record-Breaking Low // Arctic sea ice melted to 1.32 million square miles this September -- an unprecedented low and a sharp drop from the 2.59 million square mile average for this time of year. It also marks the greatest Arctic ice melt…
Nation Sep 13 Are Hurricanes Linked to Climate Change? This polar map shows hurricane patterns since 1851. Image by John Nelson/IDVsolutions The image above uses NASA and NOAA data to show the location and intensity of every hurricane and tropical storm recorded since 1851.
Science Sep 10 Third Hottest U.S. Summer Ends With a Splash of Drought Relief This infographic from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center highlights some of the records set for the country this summer. Image by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The hottest July on record combined with a warmer-than-average June and August…
Science Aug 24 National Geographic’s Peter Miller on Weather Gone Wild [ DUE TO RIGHTS RESTRICTIONS, VIDEO IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ] National Geographic magazine's September issue looks at the impact of steadily warming temperatures and changing weather patterns on severe storms, droughts, forest fires and other extreme weather…
Science Aug 22 Rain or Shine, Climate Change Pushes Farmers to the Brink Mother Nature has been unkind to farmers this year. Last week, the NewsHour talked to cherry farmers in Michigan who lost 90 percent of their crops when an early spring warm-up meant trees were battered by frosts after blooming…
Science Aug 15 Beekeepers Feel the Sting of Climate Change // "Better stay back. They're getting mad!" Jeremy Jelinek hollers over the angry buzzing of his beehives. Jelinek, a Michigan beekeeper, has been stung more times than he can count. On this day, he is shipping his bees to Wisconsin…
Science Aug 14 Early Michigan Spring Leaves Field Workers Underemployed // For 26 years, Pedro and Juana Francisco have pruned trees and picked cherries, apricots, peaches and apples at Northern Michigan's King Orchards farm. The job has provided them with a reliable income, enough to buy a house and help…
World Jul 24 Big Fish: Vietnam’s Fish Farmers Scale Up for Global Distribution As the world looks to feed a growing population, fish are seen as one solution. But fish farms have a long history of disease, pollution and interfering with the surrounding ecosystem. Marketplace reporter Sam Eaton traveled to Vietnam to look…
World Jun 29 Flames Encroach on Colorado Springs Some of our viewers in Colorado Springs sent us their pictures of the fire in Colorado Springs as they saw it unfold.