Aug 13 Two Million Ordered to Evacuate As Hurricane Hits Florida Coast Florida officials ordered nearly 2 million people to evacuate from the path of Hurricane Charley, which was bearing down on Florida's coast Friday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Tracking Hurricane Charley in Florida Hurricane Charley churned the seas off the west coast of Florida and brought torrential rain and 145-mile-per-hour winds. Terence Smith reports on the track of the Category 4 hurricane AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi. Then Florida's Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings discusses… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Predicting Earthquakes Scientists are learning more than ever before about the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and upper mantle -- bringing them to the brink of discoveries about earthquakes that could one day save millions of lives. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Caribbean Disaster: Floods Hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic Two weeks of heavy rains triggered fatal flooding in the central region of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jeffrey Brown discusses the devastating floods with Marko Kokic of the International Federation of… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Quake Aftermath in Iran Rescue crews pulled two more survivors from the rubble today in the Iranian city of Bam, which was almost entirely leveled by an earthquake Friday. Ray Suarez speaks with Dr. Bill Barker of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Urban Search and… Continue watching
Dec 29 Death Toll From Iran Earthquake Surpasses 25,000 The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the southeastern Iranian city of Bam has surpassed 25,000 and may continue to rise, Iranian government officials said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Deadly Tremor in Iran As the death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam surpasses 25,000, international aid efforts are shifting from rescuing those trapped within the rubble to sanitation and survivors' humanitarian needs. Continue watching
Dec 26 Earthquake Kills Thousands in Iran A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Iran Friday, toppling buildings and reportedly killing at least 5,000 and injuring some 30,000. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Reservations: Burned Out Some Native Americans who live on the dozen Indian reservations in eastern San Diego County have not received the same attention as other Californians for their suffering. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles visited the devastated San Pasqual Reservation, where one… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch California Firestorms Cooler temperatures and dense fog brought encouragement to Californians after a week of wildfires that have killed 20 people, destroyed more than 2,800 homes and burned nearly 750,000 acres. Jeffrey Kaye reports from the Cedar Fire outside San Diego, which… Continue watching