Aug 02 Watch 3:42 Arctic journey shows the glaring effects of climate change By PBS News Hour A Finnish icebreaker has completed the Northwest Sea passage, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Arctic. The trip, from Vancouver to Greenland’s capital city Nuuk, took 24 days -- a new record, in part because climate change… Continue watching
Jul 31 Here’s where climate change could generate toxic air pollution By Nsikan Akpan Climate-driven air pollution could cause 60,000 extra deaths annually by 2030 and more than 250,000 deaths per year by 2100, according to new research. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 9:45 Climate change challenges sinking city of Venice By PBS News Hour The Italian city of Venice is prone to frequent flooding because it has sunk five inches over the last century, but it is also grappling with a new challenge: sea-level rise, caused by climate change, which increases the severity. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jul 22 Rising temperatures can kill Texas prisoners. Corrections ignored that, says federal judge By Kamala Kelkar A federal judge has ordered a prison in Texas to help inmates overcome extreme heat and rising summer temperatures, referencing climate change in a ruling this week. Continue reading
Jul 16 Macron: My charm offensive may soften Trump’s climate stance By Associated Press Macron defended his outreach to Trump, whose "America first" policies have elicited worry and disdain in Europe. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:36 Antarctica is melting faster than scientists expected By PBS News Hour Scientists predict a sheet of ice 110 miles long -- the size of Delaware -- will break off Antarctica in the coming days or weeks. In its July issue, National Geographic covers the effects that warming oceans will have on… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 2:49 EPA launching program to challenge climate science By PBS News Hour In the latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change, Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has recruited a team of researchers to challenge climate science. Emily Holden, who broke the story for E&E News’s ClimateWire,… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 5:40 ‘Chasing Coral’ documents destruction of coral reefs By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman In the new documentary “Chasing Coral,” a team of photographers, divers and scientists analyze more than 650 hours of underwater footage to illustrate the real-time effects warming seas. The film will premiere on Netflix on July 14. NewsHour Weekend’s Saskia… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 7:01 In Atlantic City, residents feel injustice of climate change By PBS News Hour When global warming leads to coastal flooding, low-income neighborhoods can suffer some of the worst effects. One stark example is in Atlantic City, where people living in houses built on low-lying lands were left out of flood-mitigation projects that benefit… Continue watching
Jun 28 Most Americans disapprove of GOP’s treatment of health care By Laura Santhanam A majority of Americans are unhappy with the Republicans' efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system, a troubling sign for the party as it struggles to pass a health care bill in Congress. Continue reading