Dec 29 Watch 1:53 Arctic cold wave blamed for deaths and making life miserable for millions By PBS News Hour Record or near-record cold is gripping the Midwest and East. Even in the Deep South, temperatures have dipped into the 20s. The bitter cold poses a danger across the country, as officials work to get the homeless off the streets… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 4:51 Fact-checking Trump’s tweet about cold weather and climate change By PBS News Hour As much of the country braces during the cold snap, President Trump weighed in on Twitter, seeming to dismiss yet again the effects of climate change and conflate the the latest weather with the broader issues around climate. What are… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Wind chill warnings stretch across Eastern U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a cold wave kept the nation’s Midwest and Northeast in a deep freeze, as arctic winds dropped temperatures to 37 degrees below zero in some places. Officials warned of the risk of frostbite with less… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Picturesque white Christmas gives way to frigid temperatures By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, states from North Dakota to Maine bundled up for brutal wind chills after snow snarled post-holiday travel. Forecasters say the bitter temperatures across much of the Midwest and Northeast will likely last through the week. Continue watching
Dec 26 Christmas blizzard blankets Northeast, breaking records in Pennsylvania By Molly Finnegan If snow was on your holiday wishlist, you should have been in one of these places. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 6:20 Climate change is part of California’s perfect recipe for intense wildfire By Miles O'Brien Long before the current devastation in California, scientists had built a strong case linking a changing climate to more wildfires. Since hotter weather promotes drought and drought increases the chances of fire, rising temperatures have intensified the risks. Science correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:37 News Wrap: Firefighters race to protect neighborhoods from massive Thomas fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Thomas fire, with flames hundreds of feet high, became the fifth largest fire in California's history, spreading from Ventura County to the coastal ridges near Santa Barbara. Also, federal terrorism charges were filed against… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:33 Wind-driven fires force California evacuations, turn homes to ash By PBS News Hour Wildfires are burning out of control along the Southern California coast. Out of four fires on Thursday, the biggest and most destructive blazed its way down to the beach in Ventura County, closing parts of a major freeway. At least… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 7:05 Why restoring Puerto Rico’s power is so difficult By PBS News Hour Both federal and local authorities have faced criticism for the speed of Puerto Rico recovery efforts. A month after Hurricane Maria, some 80 percent of the island remains without electricity. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with José Sánchez, of the U.S. Army… Continue watching
Oct 12 Trump says Puerto Rico can’t get aid ‘forever’ By Associated Press Trump criticized the U.S. territory in a series of tweets Thursday. He says there is a "total lack of accountability" and "electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes."… Continue reading