Dec 29 Watch 8:06 How Puerto Rico is coping with the worst drought in decades By PBS News Hour The tropical island of Puerto Rico has been scrambling for a precious resource: clean, fresh water. Puerto Ricans have faced the worst drought in more than 20 years and the most stringent water rationing ever imposed. Special correspondent Chris Bury… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 6:10 What’s stirring up this winter’s extreme storms? By PBS News Hour Violent weather has battered the South and Midwest in recent days, bringing the death toll from up to 45. On Saturday, at least nine tornadoes swept through the Dallas area, blasting neighborhoods with winds of about 200 miles an hour. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: Killer storms blast the South with tornadoes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, tornadoes touched down across five states on Wednesday evening. In Mississippi, which saw the worst of the extreme weather, a state of emergency was declared across seven counties. Also, a record number of people are… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Survivor rescued from Shenzhen mudslide By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, there was a miraculous rescue in Shenzhen, China, where a devastating mudslide buried part of an industrial park three days ago. Also, forecasters issued tornado warnings from Louisiana to Illinois just two days before Christmas. Continue watching
Dec 02 Flooding in southeastern India disrupts power, flights By News Desk Chennai, on the coast of southeastern India, was inundated with rain this week, causing massive flooding and suspending trains and flights. Continue reading
Oct 27 Giant earthquake recalls another in Pakistan 10 years ago By Larisa Epatko A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous region of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, with aftershocks infiltrating northern Pakistan and India. It wasn't the first time. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:10 News Wrap: Death toll climbs from Afghan earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a powerful 7.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan and could be felt well into India. Hundreds were killed, mostly in neighboring Pakistan. Also, more than 13,000 migrants have crossed Croatia's border with Serbia within the past 24… Continue watching
Oct 24 Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico By Joshua Barajas, News Desk Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 4:05 How the ingredients for a catastrophic storm came together for Hurricane Patricia By PBS News Hour Hurricane Patricia may be one of the most dangerous storms to ever hit the Western Hemisphere, with winds of 190 miles an hour. William Brangham learns more about the forecast from Bob Henson of Weather Underground. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 5:46 Hurricane Patricia makes slow-motion assault on Mexico coast By PBS News Hour Police and fire units combed the Mexican resort community of Puerto Vallarta Friday morning, urging people to flee Hurricane Patricia, which has been called the strongest storm ever seen on the continent. David Alire Garcia of Reuters talks to Judy… Continue watching