Nov 01 Watch 9:11 Storm-proofing New York is slow going five years since Superstorm Sandy By Miles O'Brien Superstorm Sandy flooded coastline communities and led to billions of dollars in damage. Five years on, the city of New York has tried to mitigate the impact of a future disaster, from raising houses to building seawalls. But turning ideas… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 4:00 As rising sea levels threaten cities, how will they adjust? By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey, climate scientists are warning that extreme weather events will become more consistent as atmospheric CO2 levels and ocean temperatures continue to rise. Jeff Goodell, author of The Water Will Come and… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 10:10 Five years after Sandy, locals torn on flood protection By PBS NewsHour, Stephanie Sy Five years ago, Hurricane Sandy decimated the East Coast, killing at least 60 people and causing an estimated $70 billion in property damage. It’s forced residents in Sea Bright, New Jersey to decide whether to support pricey taxpayer projects to… Continue watching
Oct 28 Five years after Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers call for action on climate change By Michael D. Regan Five years after Hurricane Sandy struck the shores of New York and New Jersey, advocacy groups and residents question whether the region is moving fast enough to prepare for the next major storm. Continue reading
Oct 26 How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry By Rashmi Shivni Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. Continue reading
Oct 23 EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency has kept three scientists from appearing at an event in Rhode Island about a report that deals in part with climate change. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 22, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 22, President Donald Trump continues to push his tax plan, and Buddhists protest ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Also, a look at whether nuclear power is the right answer to global warming. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Oct 13 2017 is on track to be a record-setting year for massive natural disasters in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam So far, 2017 has produced 15 major U.S. natural disasters and shows no sign of slowing down. Here's a look at these disasters by the numbers. Continue reading
Oct 11 Why MacArthur 'genius' Kate Orff says designing for nature can protect our cities By Julia Griffin Twenty-five years ago, Kate Orff didn’t know what landscape architecture was. Today, her approach to promoting the environment in urban design earned her a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” grant. Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S. endured a record fire season. What could be done differently? By Sophie Quinton, Stateline As the wildfire season lengthens and the fires become larger and more dangerous — a trend driven by a number of factors, including climate change — both state and federal natural resource departments are spending more time and money on… Continue reading