Aug 11 Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Heat Across the Nation EmbedVideo(1224, 482, 304); Record heat and dry conditions continue to plague large parts of the United States this summer. While the south central region of the United States has been hit especially hard, more than 30 percent of… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Conditions Across U.S. For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Troops Cut Water, Electricity Supply in Hama In other news Wednesday, a crackdown against anti-government protesters escalated in Syria. Overnight, the city of Hama was heavily shelled, tanks moved into the main square and electricity and water supplies were cut off. Also, Tropical Storm Emily churned through… Continue watching
Aug 02 Syrian Troops Advance on Restive City of Hama By News Desk Members of a human rights group demonstrate outside the Syrian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by AFP/Getty. Syrian troops advanced further into the city of Hama on Tuesday, a day after government forces killed 24 people throughout the country on… Continue reading
Aug 01 New Widget Tracks Record-Breaking High Temperatures EMBED THIS: » View All High Temperature Records On July 22, thermometers in Newark, N.J., peaked at a staggering 108 degrees,… Continue reading
Jul 28 NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Imperils Midwest Agriculture By Justin Scuiletti // Temperatures have been rising in the Midwest this summer -- and with them, food prices may also be heading upward. As heat waves have been blanketing much of the nation in temperatures over 100 degrees, agriculture has been… Continue reading
Jul 28 Historic Flooding, Landslides Kill at Least 49 in South Korea By News Desk South Korean soldiers remove tons of mud after a flood caused by heavy rains hit the area around an apartment complex in Seoul on Thursday. Photo by Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images. Unrelenting rain pounding Seoul, South Korea, and the southern part… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Somalis Flee to Kenya in Search of Food, Water, Aid On Kenya-Somalia Border, a Desperate Scene for Famine Victims… Continue watching
Jul 22 Pentagon Set to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Eastern U.S. Faces Excessive Heat Pentagon leaders on Friday are set to formally end the 18-year-long ban that prevented gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. They are expected to notify President Obama, who will then send a letter to Congress. The… Continue reading