May 16 Latest Forecast Shows the U.S. Drought Moving West By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Last year's drought scorched over half of country last year. Now that drought is shifting towards the Southwest and western Plains, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which held a meeting on summer drought outlook Thursday in… Continue reading
May 15 How Cities Are Preparing for the Next Big Disaster By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Homes in the Rockaways, N.Y., were severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Photo by Spencer Platt/ Getty Images. Last fall Hurricane Sandy crippled sections of the East Coast of North America. It left New York City and cities… Continue reading
Apr 18 World Bank President: Climate Change Is Urgent ‘Today’ Problem By Cindy Huang Thursday on the NewsHour, Kim speaks with Jeffrey Brown about a new initiative to address extreme poverty around the world. In an extended conversation, Kim also addressed the urgency of climate change and how World Bank is working to combat… Continue reading
Apr 02 James Hansen Steps Down from NASA By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Revisit NewsHour's interview with retiring NASA climate scientist James Hansen, who discussed why summer droughts in the summer of 2012 were linked to climate change. James Hansen, an outspoken advocate for action on climate change, announced Monday that he… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Trouble in the Water: Acidifying Oceans Hinder Health of Northwest Shellfish The world's oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide at an unprecedented rate and the resulting acidification is transforming marine ecosystems. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how ocean acidification is already affecting oysters and other shellfish in the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill… Continue watching
Feb 27 How Climate Change Affects Your Winter Sports By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Warmer air temperatures have led to less dependable snow and ice for winter sports enthusiasts. PBS NewsHour asked viewers what that has meant for their favorite winter pastimes. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan’s Water Level Hits Record Low Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low… Continue watching
Jan 31 Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Atmosphere as ‘Open Sewer’ By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Former Vice President Al Gore talks to NewsHour about climate change and how U.S. policy needs to evolve to confront the crisis. In his new book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," former Vice President Al Gore examines… Continue reading
Jan 30 Scientist Seeks Connection Between Fire and Ice in Greenland At this part of the ice sheet in Greenland, where the loss of winter snow during each melt season exposes dirty bare ice, the surface reflectivity drops from 85 percent to 30 percent, Box found in one of… Continue reading