Aug 29 Katrina Hits Louisiana, Threatens New Orleans and Biloxi By Admin, PBS News Hour Hurricane Katrina, a powerful Category 4 storm packing 145-mph winds, slammed into the coast of Louisiana Monday morning, bringing torrential rains, spawning possible tornadoes and threatening devastation to the cities of New Orleans and Biloxi. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch The Path of Hurricane Katrina A meteorologist provides an update on the path of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast Monday. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Hurricane Damages Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Gulf Coast Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain. An emergency official in Mississippi and a reporter in New Orleans discuss the damage in two of the hardest hit areas. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Scientists Follow Tornados in Kansas Scientists from the Center for Severe Weather Research track storms in western Kansas' "Tornado Alley" in an effort to improve their understanding of the process of tornado formation so that better predictions may someday be made. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Dennis struck Pensacola, Fla. over the weekend, 10 months after the area was devastated by Hurricane Ivan. A discussion about the damage and the emotional and psychological toll the storms are having on the community. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Tornado Science Scientists from the Center for Severe Weather Research track storms in western Kansas' "Tornado Alley" in an effort to improve their understanding of the process of tornado formation so that better predictions may someday be made. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Some Tsunami-Hit Areas Remain Desolate Six Months Later Residents of Aceh, Indonesia -- one of the areas hit hardest by last year's tsunami -- are still struggling to survive six months later. Millions of dollars in aid have been slow to reach the region, partly because of government… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Tsunami Recovery in the Maldives Islands The U.N.'s top official for development aid said, despite the successful initial response to last year's tsunami disaster, recent attempts to return people to work and their homes has been slow. Jonathan Silvers looks at the rebuilding efforts in the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 330, Expected to Rise By PBS News Hour As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 300, Expected to Rise As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000. Continue watching