Jan 14 Watch Roger Rosenblatt Considers the Impact of the Tsunami Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers the impact of the tsunami. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Series of Deadly Storms Ravages Parts of Western U.S. A destructive series of storms battered parts of the West this week, killing at least five in California, and endangering many others in Utah and Arizona. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a weather expert about the storms. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Indonesia Imposes Travel Restrictions on Aid Workers and Journalists Indonesia's government imposed travel restrictions on aid workers in tsunami-hit Aceh province on Wednesday, saying many areas of the province are unsafe due to the ongoing separatist struggle. Two professors of South Asian politics discuss how politics is affecting the… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Developing a Global Tsunami Warning System A NewsHour Science Unit report looks at the technology needed to warn people of tsunamis before they strike. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Two Weeks After South Asian Tsunamis, Some Focus Moves to Children Two weeks after the tsunamis that devastated South Asia, some relief efforts are concentrating on how children are coping. Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports from the village of Akbar in Sri Lanka. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with a… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Relief Efforts Continue in Aceh Province, Indonesia Some 7,000 new corpses were discovered in Indonesia Friday as relief organizations, assisted by military units from around the world, made headway in delivering food to tsunami victims. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Tsunami Aftermath — How Disasters Affect Societies The author of a book about the famous 1883 volcanic explosion of Krakatoa and the devastating tsunamis that followed in Indonesia discusses the far reaching role that such disasters play in societies. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch World Leaders Meet in Indonesia for Tsunami Emergency Relief Summit World leaders met Thursday in Indonesia at an emergency aid summit for tsunami relief efforts. Margaret Warner talks with the World Bank director for Indonesia about the meeting in Jakarta. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Tsunami Aftermath John Irvine of Independent Television News gives an update on the relief efforts in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Relief Organizations Face Hurdles Giving Medical Assistance to Tsunami Survivors Relief workers trying to provide medical care to tsunami survivors have faced an overwhelming number of wounded victims, medical supply shortages, and difficulty reaching rural areas. A relief worker with Doctors without Borders discusses the medical assistance effort. Continue watching