Jan 23 Watch The tortoise and the flare: Calif. solar power projects confront habitat impact By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Pine Island Glacier's demise is 'irreversible,' researchers believe By News Desk Scientists have concluded that the massive Pine Island Glacier is melting irreversibly. This is likely caused by warm ocean bottom waters, causing the grounded ice sheet to seperate from the floating ice shelf. Continue reading
Jan 13 West Virginia begins to lift water ban following chemical spill By Colleen Shalby A ban on tap water was lifted Monday in West Virginia after a chemical spill left 300,000 residents in nine counties with a contaminated water supply for five days, the Associated Press reports. In a news conference Monday, W.Va. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Ground Zero for climate change in Alaska More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change. NewsHour producer April Brown reports the melting ice has opened up opportunity for shipping and other development – industry that could… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Did Warsaw conference put world on track towards 'new global climate regime'? Did Warsaw conference put world on track towards 'new global climate regime'?… Continue watching
Nov 22 U.S. increases Arctic operations as melting ice caps give way to new sea lanes Melting glaciers mean more water to explore and profit from in the Arctic, but it can also mean danger for mariners. Photo by NewsHour HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- The U.S. military is looking for ways to expand operations in the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Why the strongest storms are getting stronger The sheer deadly power of the Philippines typhoon has cast a fresh spotlight on the question, are storms getting stronger as the planet gets warmer? To examine the science of super storms, Gwen Ifill talks to Kevin Trenberth of the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Climate talks address role of global warming in strengthening storms Climate talks address role of global warming in strengthening storms… Continue watching
Oct 29 How will coastal cities weather future superstorms? This week, PBS NewsHour Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reported on new technologies engineers are using to protect coastlines from rising waters. For an expanded look at how mussels could save New York, how 600-year-old windmills enabled the Dutch… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Shellfish made poisonous by toxic algae may bloom into bigger problem Shellfish made poisonous by toxic algae may bloom into bigger problem… Continue watching