Sep 27 Watch In Washington, a Monumental Effort to Repair, Reopen Iconic Obelisk Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last… Continue watching
Aug 23 Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code Text updated 7:52 p.m. ET | Tuesday afternoon's earthquake was a shared experience for millions of Americans along the East Coast, but how intense was it where you live? The U.S. Geological Survey has released a summary of the… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch ‘Extraordinary’ East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States More Than 12 Million May Have Felt Unusual East Coast Earthquake… Continue watching
Aug 23 Rare 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts East Coast, Causing Various Disruptions The above map shows earthquake activity in the United States in the past week: These maps requires the Google Earth browser plugin. Download the plugin here. Updated at 6:32 pm ET: A 5.8-magnitude temblor shook much of… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Amid Quake Recovery, Can Haiti Build a Different Port-au-Prince? Eighteen months after the massive and devastating earthquake, Haiti is still reeling from the wreckage and a cholera epidemic. Ray Suarez and Dr. Paul Farmer discuss his new book, "Haiti After the Earthquake."… Continue watching
Jul 26 A Day in the Life of Japan’s ‘Nuclear Gypsies’ By Talea Miller More than 2,500 contract workers, lured by the promise of guaranteed work during an economic downturn, brave dangerously high radiation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch NRC Chief: U.S. Nuclear Plants Safe Despite Age, Needed Upgrades The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis raised major questions surrounding the safety of U.S. nuclear reactors. Gwen Ifill discusses new safety regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with its head, Gregory… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: ‘a Failure of Regulation, not Operation’ Three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Plant in Japan, a new report puts the amount of radiation released at more than double earlier estimates. Judy Woodruff discusses the report's findings with James… Continue watching
May 11 Japan’s Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch One Month After Tsunami, What Are Japan’s Biggest Needs? One Month After Dual Disasters, What Are Japan's Biggest Needs?… Continue watching