Apr 23 Geoscientist Bungee Jumps to Imitate Shifting Climate By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Richard Alley has taken an extreme leap -- off a really high bridge -- to demonstrate how drastically the Earth's climate is shifting. In one of two installments of the PBS series "Earth: The Operators' Manual,"… Continue reading
Apr 11 Citizen Scientists Track Rain Drop by Drop By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy *Jim Ridgley checks his rain gauge outside his house in Frederick, Md. Photo by Rebecca Jacobson.* Inside Jim Ridgley's living room in Frederick, Md., the fire station scanner chatters nonstop and the AM radio buzzes with weather reports. A hand-held… Continue reading
Apr 09 Feeling the Heat: March Shattered Temperature Records Across U.S. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // A day-by-day animation of the daily temperature records tied or broken in March 2012. Over 15,000 records were broken. This March was the warmest ever in the continental United States, measuring on average a staggering 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit hotter… Continue reading
Apr 02 An Interactive History of the Texas Drought By Saskia de Melker Click on the map above for an interactive version. Recently, PBS NewsHour reported from Texas in collaboration with the public media project StateImpact Texas to look at how dry conditions have caused towns to struggle with extreme… Continue reading
Mar 23 Do You Worry About Access to Water? By Saskia de Melker Kids play in a fountain in downtown Seattle; Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user clogozm The extreme drought and record-breaking temperatures across the Southwest have highlighted crucial issues with the region's water supply system. As the population grows and… Continue reading
Mar 23 Before and After: Images of the Southwest Drought From Space By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy This week, the NewsHour is looking at water shortages in Texas as part of our new series, Coping with Climate Change. Watch our story from Texas and see all of our posts here. The severe drought… Continue reading
Mar 22 Introducing the PBS NewsHour’s Coping With Climate Change Page By Jenny Marder As global temperatures increase and weather patterns shift, the PBS NewsHour will explore how American communities are dealing with climate change. On our new Coping with Climate Change page, you'll be able to find video reports,… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Introducing an All New Climate Page Visit our new page: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/… Continue watching
Mar 20 Two Texas Towns Run Out of Water By Saskia de Melker In collaboration with StateImpact Texas, the PBS NewsHour takes a closer look at the struggle for water in two Texas towns and how the state plans to deal with a drier future. This report is part of our new series… Continue reading
Mar 20 In Drought-Stricken Texas, Hunt for Water Heads Deeper Underground By Saskia de Melker This week, the NewsHour will be looking at water shortages in Texas as part of our new series, Coping with Climate Change. Watch our report from Texas on Thursday's NewsHour broadcast, and take a look at our first post:… Continue reading