Oct 20 Passenger Rail Line, Green Space Mulled for Mississippi Renewal By PBS News Hour Mississippi residents packed into town hall meetings this week to offer their views of how to rebuild the coastline damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch The Struggles of Recovery Following a background report, two experts discuss the significant challenges ahead in the Pakistan earthquake recovery efforts. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Earthquake Relief in Pakistan Following a report on the race to prevent more deaths in the aftermath of the earthquake in Pakistan, two experts discuss the ongoing relief efforts. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Hurricane Science As Hurricane Wilma picks up speed and approaches the United States, two experts examine possible causes of the recent spate of severe hurricanes. Continue watching
Oct 17 Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling as Biloxi Looks to Rebuild By PBS News Hour Jutting from the coastline in Biloxi, Miss., casino barges have brought a steady stream of revenue to the area and created thousands of jobs for the once depressed coastal community of some 50,000 residents. Continue reading
Oct 14 Experts Debate Long-term Environmental Impacts of Katrina By Admin, PBS News Hour More than 193,000 barrels of oil -- some 7 million gallons -- spilled along the Louisiana coastline in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit. Continue reading
Oct 14 Planners Consider Future of New Orleans By PBS News Hour Officials in New Orleans, a city twice flooded by hurricanes in 2005, now face the challenge of rebuilding one of America's most unique cities while making it safe for residents to live and work. Continue reading
Oct 14 Case Study: Galveston, Texas By PBS News Hour The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina will reshape the communities along the Gulf Coast for generations to come, but as the city of Galveston, Texas can attest, it not the first time a major storm has changed the direction of… Continue reading
Oct 14 Massive Recovery Effort Raises Cost Concerns By Admin, PBS News Hour The devastation left by hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast will require the largest recovery and rebuilding effort ever undertaken by the United States. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Pakistan’s Earthquake Response Earthquake survivors in northern Pakistan remain stranded in need of food and medical attention. Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram said the government is doing its best to provide help but lacks the capabilities to reach remote areas… Continue watching