Jan 11 New Orleans Plan Would Allow Low-lying Areas to Rebuild By PBS News Hour A sweeping plan to rebuild New Orleans unveiled Wednesday would give all residents a chance to rebuild, including those in low-lying areas, marking a departure from past proposals. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch New Orleans Residents React to City Revitalization Plan A report on how residents of New Orleans are reacting to the recommendations of a city revitalization commission, whose members were appointed by Mayor Ray Nagin. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Refugees International Officials Discuss Recovery Efforts in Pakistan Relief efforts continue in Pakistan three months after a devastating earthquake struck the region. Following a report detailing the efforts, two officials from Refugees International discuss the recovery. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Identifying Katrina’s Victims A reporter from the New Orleans Times-Picayune discusses the slow and ongoing process of identifying the victims of Hurricane Katrina, four months after the storm hit the Gulf Coast. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Assessing Tsunami Recovery One Year After Two guests involved in the disaster relief efforts after last year's tsunami in South Asia discuss the international effort that provided shelter, supplies and medical attention and prevented further deaths among the survivors from epidemics and starvation. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Pakistani Earthquake Survivors An Independent Television News report documents the struggle to survive in Pakistan as winter reaches isolated regions destroyed by the earthquake in early October. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Banda Aceh, One Year After the Tsunami A report from Banda Aceh in Indonesia, the area hit hardest by the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia a year ago, looks at how the region is recovering from and coping with the tsunami's impact. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Thailand’s Coast, One Year After the Tsunami Nations around the world marked the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Special correspondent Tom Hagler and producer Jonathan Silvers look at recovery efforts along Thailand's Andaman Coast. Continue watching
Dec 25 Governments Struggle to Create Tsunami Alert System By PBS News Hour A year after the catastrophic Asian tsunami, governments are still struggling to implement a regional tsunami warning system that could help prevent such massive loss of life in the future. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch California Levees The devastation caused by levee failures in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina has prompted other states, including California, to take a hard look at their own levee systems. Continue watching