Nov 26 Watch Quileute 'Twilight' Tribe Deals With Rising Sea Levels That Threaten Way of Life Located west of Olympic National Park, La Push, Wash., is idyllic at first glance. But the beauty of the place is matched by danger and vulnerability. Located at sea level, La Push lies directly in a flood and tsunami zone. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Climate Change Causes Insurers to Rethink Price of Risk After Hurricane Sandy Climate Change Causes Insurers to Rethink Price of Risk After Hurricane Sandy… Continue watching
Nov 20 Engineers Consider Barriers to Protect New York From Another Sandy By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Possible sites for storm surge barriers to protect New York City. The four concepts were presented at an American Society of Civil Engineers conference in 2009. Updated Nov. 21, 3:10 P.M. Superstorm Sandy pummelled New York City, leaving millions without… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Protecting New York From Future Superstorms as Sea Levels Rise Protecting New York From Future Superstorms As Sea Levels Rise… Continue watching
Nov 19 Voices From Superstorm Sandy A resident walks the debris filled beaches of Staten Island/ NewsHour photo by Brian Dentz NEW YORK -- Life on the shore is precarious for New Yorkers in the seaside neighborhoods of Breezy Point, Staten Island and Coney Island. Continue reading
Nov 08 Nor'Easter Storm Hits Sandy-Battered East Coast By Online DA As Sandy victims try to recover from last week's superstorm, the U.S. Northeast is dealt an unfortunate hand of weather, with another storm. This time a nor'easter. The storm brought wind, rain and snow, with the potential for more flooding… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Is Sandy a 'Cassandra'? How Cities Should Prepare for Future Natural Disasters Is Sandy a 'Cassandra'? How Cities Should Prepare for Future Natural Disasters… Continue watching
Oct 23 'Climate of Doubt' Examines Politics vs. Climate Change By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // In the race to the White House this year, candidates have gone head-to-head on health care, the economy and foreign policy. But there is one issue that has been absent from all the debates -- climate change. On… Continue reading
Oct 18 NOAA Predicts Warmer, Drier Winter for the United States By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Thursday, after nine months of record-breaking high temperatures and a scorching drought, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced their prediction that the winter of 2012/2013 is likely to follow the same trend. This year could… Continue reading
Oct 12 Summer Weather Disasters Change Americans' View of Climate Change By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A corn plant struggles to survive in a drought-stricken field in Illinois. The sweeping drought in Midwest this summer killed crops. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images, July 2012. After a summer of heat waves, droughts and severe storms, the… Continue reading