• The link between climate change and tornadoes is unclear. Here's what we know so far

    The link between climate change and tornadoes is unclear. Here's what we know so far

    Dec 14, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... yet? Victor Gensini: It's mostly due to the small scale. Tornadoes are actually on a very small scale relative to things like hurricanes or wildfires or drought. And that link, when you start to go down really small to the storm scale vs. the large climate scale system, makes ...

  • White House targets economic risks from climate change

    White House targets economic risks from climate change

    Oct 15, 2021 12:02 PM EDT

    ... lives and livelihoods of everyday Americans, and we must act now,” Gina McCarthy, the White House national climate adviser, told reporters. A February storm in Texas led to widespread power outages, 210 deaths and severe property damage. Wildfires raged in Western states. The heat dome in the Pacific Northwest caused ...

  • WATCH: Biden surveys New York and New Jersey storm damage, talks climate change

    WATCH: Biden surveys New York and New Jersey storm damage, talks climate change

    Sep 07, 2021 02:00 PM EDT

    ... crises, and Biden has seen several weather-induced emergencies in his short presidency, starting with a February ice storm that caused the power grid in Texas to fail. He has also been monitoring wildfires in the West. As president, Trump casually lobbed paper towels to people in Puerto Rico after ...

  • Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

    Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

    Sep 04, 2021 04:14 PM EDT

    ... in 142 years of record-keeping. Biden’s nearly eight-month-old presidency has been shaped in part by perpetual crises. The president went to Texas in February after a cold winter storm caused the state’s power grid to fail, and he has closely monitored the wildfires in Western ...

  • WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood

    WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood

    Sep 03, 2021 10:30 PM EDT

    ... in 142 years of record-keeping. Biden's nearly eight-month-old presidency has been shaped in part by perpetual crises. The president went to Texas in February after a cold winter storm caused the state's power grid to fail, and he has closely monitored the wildfires in Western ...

  • Biden's message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

    Biden's message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

    Sep 03, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

    ... joins the PBS NewsHour to discuss. Biden's nearly eight-month-old presidency has been shaped in part by perpetual crises. The president went to Texas in February after a cold winter storm caused its power grid to fail and he has repeatedly monitored the wildfires that have darkened skies ...

  • News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    Aug 27, 2021 10:45 PM EDT

    ... of the Tahoe Basin, while thick layers of haze and smoke suffocated parts of Northern California. The Caldor Fire is one of more than 90 wildfires burning throughout the Western U.S. The Texas House easily passed a restrictive new voting rights bill today, after months of protests by state ...

  • News Wrap: New York mandates COVID vaccines for all health care workers

    News Wrap: New York mandates COVID vaccines for all health care workers

    Aug 16, 2021 10:40 PM EDT

    ... middle of a pandemic. The vaccination card is a pretty sacred document to tell us who is vaccinated and who not. Judy Woodruff: Meanwhile, the Texas Supreme Court moved late Sunday to temporarily block a mask mandate that was issued in two of its largest counties. Infections have skyrocketed in ...

  • July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

    July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

    Aug 13, 2021 08:02 PM EDT

    ... globe." "This is climate change," said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann. "It is an exclamation mark on a summer of unprecedented heat, drought, wildfires and flooding." Earlier this week, a prestigious United Nations science panel warned of worsening climate change caused by the burning of coal, oil and ...

  • News Wrap: Fire crews pull away from Oregon Bootleg Fire over safety concerns

    News Wrap: Fire crews pull away from Oregon Bootleg Fire over safety concerns

    Jul 16, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, Oregon's Bootleg Fire — the largest of dozens of wildfires now burning in the U.S.— became so intense that fire crews had to pull back overnight for their own safety. Russia warned that the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan is causing chaos across ...