Jul 25 Watch 8:27 Scientists measure how quickly crucial Antarctica glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien Climate change's connections with the extreme heat and weather events in the U.S. and around the globe have been well established. But climate change is also having a measurable impact on a much slower-moving development: the loss of glaciers and… Continue watching
Jul 25 U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter climate change's increasing toll on the nation’s forests… Continue reading
Jul 25 Massive wildfires burn through ‘fireproof’ regions in Alaska By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen. So far this year more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the typically worst of the fire season lays ahead. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:04 Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires A fast-spreading wildfire burning out of control in California on the doorstep of Yosemite National Park has forced thousands to flee their homes. Hot and dry conditions, linked to climate change, are making it a tough fire to fight. Michael… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 6:26 Costs of fast fashion fuel a rise in thrift shopping Americans generated 13 million tons of clothing and footwear waste in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Cutting down those numbers is a daunting task, but some young people are turning to thrift shopping to help the environment and… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:48 The economic impacts of unchecked climate change By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young Around the world, the ravages of climate change are evident in record-high temperatures, floods, fires and other natural disasters. In the U.S., President Biden is taking executive action to address the climate crisis, citing climate change as both a national… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 12:33 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 hearings and Democrats’ imperiled climate agenda New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee concluded its first set of public hearings and President Biden announced executive action… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 5:29 This photographer captures lighthouses threatened by climate change By Michelle San Miguel As climate change and rising sea levels put historic lighthouses in imminent danger, photographer David Zapatka has a sense of urgency to capture as many as possible. He’s published a book, “USA Stars & Lights: Portraits from the Dark,” to… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Biden tests positive for COVID, experiences mild symptoms In our news warp Thursday, President Biden gets COVID for the first time, U.S. heat indexes hit triple digits, Italy's prime minister resigned after the ruling coalition fell apart, House passes a bill to protect contraception access, a former Minneapolis… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 3:02 Calls for climate action grow as heat waves envelop the U.S. and Europe By Geoff Bennett, Lizz Bolaji Heat waves at home and abroad this week are fueling new appeals for action on climate change. President Biden addressed the issue Wednesday, as large swaths of the United States and Europe spent another day in dangerously high temperatures. Geoff… Continue watching