Jul 24 As glaciers shrink, iceberg tourism booms By Teresa Carey Scientists are concerned that global warming is destabilizing glaciers and ice shelves, creating larger and more frequent icebergs, like the Petermann Ice Island and the iceberg off the Innaarsuit settlement in Greenland. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 5:29 This aquatic grass could help shellfish threatened by ocean acidification By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix An increase in carbon emissions are showing up not only in the air, but also in water. Now researchers and shellfish farmers are teaming up to see how marine plants can help stave off the effects of ocean acidification. Special… Continue watching
Jul 15 California cap-and-trade is working — for other states By Amel Ahmed, KQED A new report indicates California's much-heralded carbon trading program may actually be harming the neighborhoods it was designed to protect. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 14, a new indictment in the Russia investigation exposes gaps in election security, and the next deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children with their families is in 12 days. Also, how “living… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 10:03 'Living shorelines' use oyster shells and marsh grass to reverse coastal erosion By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo and John Upton, Climate Central Americans who live along coastlines are watching their land disappear and property threatened as climate change causes sea levels to rise. While homeowners often rely on expensive seawalls and bulkheads to slow the erosion, a growing number are building “living… Continue watching
Jul 14 As seas rise, Americans use nature to fight worsening erosion By John Upton, Climate Central Homeowners are using marsh seedlings and bags of oyster shells to create "living shorelines," a natural alternative to seawalls--and one that reduces coastal erosion as climate change causes sea levels to rise. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 8:49 NASA scientists track climate-changing methane leaks from the air By Miles O'Brien Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins us from the atmosphere above Southern California, where NASA engineers leverage state-of-the-art technology to measure methane. Released through oil and gas production, livestock emissions, and organic waste, methane is about 85 times more potent at… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 1:50 Global temperatures reach extreme highs, breaking records By PBS News Hour Heat waves broke records around the world this week. While Burbank airport in California touched 114 degrees, Montreal in Canada recorded a high of 97.9 degrees. In Glasgow, Scotland, the temperature was a record-breaking 89.4 degrees on June 28 and… Continue watching
Jul 04 The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought By Anthony J. Marchese, Dan Zimmerle, The Conversation A new study suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas operations are much higher than current EPA estimates. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 9:49 Can Easter Island's treasures withstand storms of climate change? By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Spectacular giant statues evoke history and mystery on Easter Island, a place that has symbolized what humans can achieve and then destroy. Now everywhere you look on the island, home to about 6,000 residents, there are signs of coastal erosion… Continue watching