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 Shrinking Snow Means Steep Slide for Ski Industry By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Winter sports like skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling all rely on long, snowy winters for a profitable season. But climate change is creating uncertain conditions for winter sports and the industries that surround them. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch San Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic… Continue watching
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
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 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 09 Key to a Cool City? It’s in the Trees By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // This week on the NewsHour we have been looking at how the urban heat island effect and climate change turn up the thermostat on U.S. cities, and how places like Chicago are trying to cool off with… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas… Continue watching