Jun 29 Through Smoke and Flame: Views of the Colorado Wildfire Here are some facts about the wildfires in Colorado: They've gutted 347 homes, damaged 125,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 35,000 people. Fires in the Southwest forced the closure of part of Zion National Park. Some 20,000 homes remain… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch News Wrap: Attorney General Holder Held in Contempt by Congress News Wrap: Attorney General Holder Held in Contempt by Congress… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Thousands Flee After Colorado Fire Doubles in Size A fire near Colorado Springs has consumed more than 24 square miles as record heat and drought continue. Gwen Ifill gets an update from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on the challenge of containing the blaze. Continue watching
Jun 27 Invaders Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris "If you take nothing else from this lecture -- a tsunami is a flooding hazard," said Eddie Bernard, and then he repeated it: "It's a flooding hazard." Bernard, director of NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and longtime… Continue reading
Jun 27 Tsunami Dock Carries Invaders to Oregon By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Remnants of the 2011 Japan tsunami have started to arrive on the western shores of North America, posing new challenges to beach clean up, like a 165-ton industrial pier that made its way to Agate Beach in Oregon. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Tropical Storm Debby Saturates Florida, Extreme Heat Fans Fires in Colorado Tropical Storm Debby Saturates Florida, Extreme Heat Fans Fires in Colorado… Continue watching
Jun 22 Families Struggle to Recover Long After Wildfires Are Out Patti McMillan standing outside her shop in Red Feather Lakes, Colo., where the recent fire has driven away customers. Courtesy: Tom Bearden. Every few years massive fires sweep through America's western forests, turning green mountainsides black. Over… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch After the Fire: Texas Residents Reflect on Damage, Loss Texas, wildfire, Bastrop, recovery, NewsHour, student reporting lab, Bastrop County Complex… Continue watching
May 23 'Dear World, From Joplin With Love' By Tom LeGro Marking the one year anniversary of the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., a new exhibit, "Dear World, From Joplin With Love," opened Saturday at the Spiva Center for the Arts. The collection of portraits by Robert X. Fogarty focuses… Continue reading
May 22 Watch A Year After Joplin's Tornado, Disaster's 'Immensity' Still a Challenge A Year After Joplin's Tornado, Disaster's 'Immensity' Still a Challenge… Continue watching