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Daily Video February 16 2021

Classroom Resource: Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger for climate change?
Discuss the extreme winter weather this week and how it might be linked to climate change
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Daily Video January 04 2021

2020 in Review: Stories you might have missed and why they matter
Discuss what stories were under-reported amid a year of consequential change
Voters line up to cast ballots on the first day of early voting in New York
Daily Video November 01 2020

News Roundup: Record voting as election draws near
Officials expect this election to set records in swing states against backdrop of ongoing crisis
Kamala Harris meets with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the site of the Creek Fire in Auberry
Daily Video September 16 2020

How are the presidential campaigns responding to crisis?
Emerging crises in 2020 are challenging the two leading presidential candidates to respond. How are they doing so?
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in Alpine, California
Daily Video September 09 2020

Wildfires scorch the western United States
Understand what's happening in California and other western states as wildfires set records.
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Daily Video August 24 2020

Monday News Roundup: Week of August 24
Discuss what's important in the news this week.
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Daily Video April 08 2019

How studying the ocean floor explains the history of Earth's climate
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to understand the history of climate change by digging underneath the ocean floor.
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Daily News Lesson October 15 2018

UN Climate Change Report: What your students need to know
Talk with your students about the UN's latest report on climate change and how young people can use their voice to support policies that protect the environment.
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