Sep 07 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention By Erica R. Hendry, Larisa Epatko, Jenny Marder In the rush of coverage on how the president is navigating the Texas floods and North Korea threats, here are five important stories you may have missed. Continue reading
Sep 01 South Asia floods have killed more than 1,400 as communities brace for more By Larisa Epatko More than 40 million people have been affected, and heavy rains are expected to continue through at least October. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:32 Did climate change make recent extreme storms worse? By PBS News Hour Nature is taking a devastating toll in both the U.S. mainland and in countries like India, Bangladesh and Nepal, where monsoon rains are causing floods and hundreds of casualties. Directly attributing these individual weather events to global warming is a… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Monsoon death toll rises above 1,200 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from monsoon flooding across South Asia surged again to more than 1,200. Entire communities across India, Bangladesh and Nepal are devastated with many cut off from clean food and water. Also, in… Continue watching
Aug 25 Monsoon floods cut off villages, swamp farms in South Asia By Larisa Epatko At least 1,200 people have died from monsoons and flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal over the past month. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:10 News Wrap: Obama renews case for TPP; more DNC resignations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama renewed his case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal both presidential candidates have disavowed. Also, the Associated Press reports that the Democratic National Committee’s chief executive has resigned and that other staff… Continue watching
Sep 06 Monsoon flooding kills hundreds across Pakistan and India By Rialda Zukic More than 200 people have died in Pakistan and India after heavy monsoon rains and floods swept through the region, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch Pakistan ‘Can’t Cope Alone’ With Massive Flooding The Pakistan government is faced with overwhelming troubles due to the widespread floods, including disease, starvation and death. Some question whether it is able of dealing with this crisis. Gwen Ifill speaks with special correspondent Saima Mohsin in Karachi about… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Flood Victims in Pakistan Protest for Aid Pakistani flood victims protested along a main highway in the southern part of the country for more aid as disease began to spread among refugees in makeshift camps. Special correspondent Saima Moshin reports from Pakistan. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch News Wrap: Smoggy Moscow’s Daily Death Toll Doubles In other news, heavy smog from wildfires and other related causes have doubled Moscow's daily death toll bringing it up to 700. In Pakistan, more than 13 million people have now been affected by the monsoon flooding as the water… Continue watching