Jun 02 Watch Graduations Mark the End of a Traumatic Year for New Orleans Schools John Merrow has been reporting on the efforts of New Orleans schools to remain open in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which destroyed much of the infrastructure of the school systems in the Gulf Coast. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Homeland Security Chief Says U.S. Prepared for 2006 Storm Season On the first day of the 2006 hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff discusses the federal government's preparedness for another storm season after the devastation and chaotic response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Continue watching
May 29 Watch Survivors of Indonesia’s Deadly Earthquake Face Threat of Volcano Eruption Survivors of Saturday's deadly earthquake in Indonesia face the threat of Mount Merapi, a volcano showing signs of eruption. Following a report on the volcano's activity, Indonesia's ambassador to the United States updates relief efforts in the region. Continue watching
May 27 Powerful Earthquake Kills Thousands in Indonesia By PBS News Hour A massive earthquake leveled homes and killed more than 3,000 people in central Indonesia early Saturday, in the nation's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Severe Drought Hits Horn of Africa Millions of people in Somalia and Kenya "are on the brink of starvation" because of a severe drought that has swept the Horn of Africa. Continue watching
May 24 Watch New Orleans Tests Revamped Hurricane Evacuation Plan New Orleans officials enacted an updated plan Tuesday, under which an evacuation will be ordered up to 36 hours before a Category 3 or stronger hurricane hits the city. Local emergency responders used the test to prepare for the upcoming… Continue watching
May 22 Watch National Hurricane Center Predicts Up to Six Major Hurricanes The National Hurricane Center forecast Monday four to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico this year. Continue watching
May 18 Watch New Orleans Voters Divided as City Prepares for Saturday’s Mayoral Election New Orleans voters head to the polls Saturday to choose between incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in a race that will determine the future leadership of a changing city still recovering from the damage of Hurricane… Continue watching
May 17 Watch Mississippi Works to Restructure Health Care Services Residents of Moss Point, Miss. have just a small clinic to cater to their medical needs after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the area last year. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Poet Visits Hurricane-Ravaged Birthplace Born in Gulfport, Miss., poet Natasha Trethewey recently returned to the coast of Mississippi to witness the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the landmarks she elegized in her book "Native Guard."… Continue watching