Apr 28 Watch South braces for more tornadoes after night of deadly storms By PBS News Hour In Arkansas, a tornado touched down off and on for almost 80 miles, including in the town of Vilonia, leaving a trail of destruction. Another twister tore through Quapaw, Oklahoma, with no warning. At least 16 people were killed in… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Major earthquake in Chile causes relatively limited damage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Tuesday night, generating a tsunami and causing thousands to evacuate their homes. Six people died. Also, the CEO of General Motors faced more scrutiny on… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch News Wrap: Guinean authorities say Ebola outbreak has grown into ‘unprecedented epidemic’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Washington state mudslide conditions present ‘nightmare scenario’ for rescue team, says geologist By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Inside the slow and dangerous clean up of the Fukushima nuclear crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Road salt keeps America’s roads safe, but threatens the environment A New York City Transit worker shovels snow and slush from the platforms of the public transit. Photo by MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann More than 22 million tons of road salt -- 139 pounds… Continue reading
Jan 02 Northeastern states declare state of emergency as wintry weather hits I've authorized state officials to take all necessary action in advance of the storm & to continue monitoring conditions in NJ. #Hercules— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 2, 2014 Statewide state of emergency declared… Continue reading
Nov 19 #TyphoonHaiyan PHOTO: A girl plays with a balloon near where her house was flattened during typhoon Haiyan, by @odd_andersen pic.twitter.com/AdBVgPJzYX— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 19, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 13 Logistical nightmare now a grim reality following Typhoon Haiyan’s destruction A child in the city of Tacloban, Philippines walks past downed power lines and homes destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Creative Commons photo via flickr user Nove foto da Firenze Government agencies and relief organizations are… Continue reading
Nov 11 100 Dead after typhoon hits Somali coast By News Desk Photo Courtesy of CIA World Factbook According to Somali President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, 100 people were killed over the weekend, when a tropical cyclone reached Puntland, a north-eastern region of Somalia. Thousands of livestock died and hundreds… Continue reading