Sep 09 Watch 8:00 Tampa region readies for first major hurricane in 96 years By PBS News Hour It has been nearly a century since a major hurricane struck the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area, Florida’s second-most populous region with a population of 2.5 million. But on Saturday, as Hurricane Irma moved toward the state, preparations were in full… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:56 Floridians urged to flee Irma's 'catastrophic' path By PBS News Hour Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday asked another 700,000 residents to leave their homes before Hurricane Irma makes landfall, bringing the total number of people living in evacuation zones to more than 6.3 million. Scott said storm surges could reach… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:09 Key West on lockdown as Irma approaches By PBS News Hour The Florida Keys are home to tens of thousands of residents who were ordered to evacuate days ago as Hurricane Irma approaches the state. The city of Key West is squarely in the hurricane’s path -- but Key West Mayor… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 5:21 From Texas to Florida, toxic sites risk flooding By PBS News Hour The Environmental Protection Agency said last month that in Texas, 13 of the state's 41 Superfund sites -- the nation’s most toxic industrial waste sites -- had been flooded by Hurricane Harvey after the Associated Press reported about them on… Continue watching
Sep 09 Column: Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events By Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester, The Conversation After extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey, city planners need to think about the smartest way to rebuild. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives update on Hurricane Irma By Michael D. Regan and Corinne Segal "If you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave right now. Not tonight, not in an hour, now," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Continue reading
Sep 09 Trump sets emergency aid in motion in deal that upsets GOP By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Trump ignored seething Republicans and made good on his deal with Democrats, signing legislation that links $15.3 billion in disaster aid to an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit. Continue reading
Sep 09 A Russian propaganda group purchased ads on Facebook during the 2016 election. Here's what that means. By Dan Cooney Facebook announced this week that a Russian propaganda organization used the social media platform to purchase $100,000 of political advertising. Here’s what you need to know about this news. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Did the Equifax hack put your personal data at risk? Here's what to do now. By PBS News Hour Half of all Americans could have had their sensitive data compromised by a security breach at the credit reporting agency Equifax. William Brangham joins John Yang to discuss what happened and what consumers should do to safeguard their credit. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Late-season wildfire scorches tinder-dry Oregon By PBS News Hour More than 80 large wildfires are burning across 10 states and at least nine firefighters have died and hundreds have been evacuated. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Oregon about efforts to contain the Eagle Creek fire, the nation’s highest… Continue watching