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View ArticleGround Zero for climate change in Alaska
More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change. NewsHour producer April Brown reports the melting ice has opened up opportunity for...
View ArticleWhy the strongest storms are getting stronger
The sheer deadly power of the Philippines typhoon has cast a fresh spotlight on the question, are storms getting stronger as the planet gets warmer? To examine the science of super storms, Gwen Ifill...
View ArticleClimate talks address role of global warming in strengthening storms
The intensity of Typhoon Haiyan, which sustained winds of up to 195 mph, is raising questions about the relationship between our warming planet and seemingly strengthening storms. Scientists hesitate...
View ArticleShellfish made poisonous by toxic algae may bloom into bigger problem
The Pacific Northwest is known for its seafood, but when algae blooms in coastal waters, it can release toxins that poison shellfish and the people who eat them. Katie Campbell of KCTS in Seattle...
View ArticleClimate Scientists Warn Opportunity to Prevent Dangerous Warming Is Dwindling
Ray Suarez talks to Michael Oppenheimer, a professor at Princeton University and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, about a new scientific assessment that updates the...
View ArticleUN Panel: 'Extremely Likely' Earth's Rapid Warming Is Caused by Humans
The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its strongest warnings yet on global warming. The scientists found it is "extremely likely" -- 95 percent certain -- that human activity is...
View ArticleEPA Proposal on Power Plant Emissions May Be Regulation 'Launching Point'
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new proposal to cut industry carbon pollution. Under new rules, new natural gas and coal-fired power plants would have to install technology to capture...
View ArticleMelting Ice, Warming Waters Could Erode Way of Life for Alaska's North Slope
More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change. NewsHour producer April Brown reports the melting ice has opened up opportunity for...
View ArticleUnmapped Routes May Pose Dangers for Shipping Boom in Arctic Waters
Melting glaciers mean more water to explore and profit from in the Arctic, but it can also mean danger for mariners. NewsHour producer April Brown reports that scientists from the NOAA who inform...
View ArticleReactions to the White House Proposal to Curb Climate Change
President Barack Obama announced a sweeping proposal to curb climate change and cut emissions. Gwen Ifill gets two reactions on the plan and its potential impact from Frances Beinecke, president of the...
View ArticleObama Moves to Limit Greenhouse Gases Emissions Through Executive Order
In an address at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama announced a new climate change plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The president zeroed in on new and existing power plants...
View ArticleReactions to the White House Proposal to Curb Climate Change
President Barack Obama announced a sweeping proposal to curb climate change and cut emissions. Gwen Ifill gets two reactions on the plan and its potential impact from Frances Beinecke, president of the...
View ArticleObama Moves to Limit Greenhouse Gases Emissions Through Executive Order
In an address at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama announced a new climate change plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The president zeroed in on new and existing power plants...
View ArticleFor Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill
While winter storms have blasted parts of the Midwest and Northeast, a lack of steady and deep snow -- less accumulation and faster melt -- has had serious effects for the ski industry. Hari...
View ArticleEconomic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low
Lake Michigan, one of the crown jewels of Chicago and the Midwest, has recently experienced a dramatic drop in water levels. As Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports, that drop has created...
View ArticleSan Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City
San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour...
View ArticleTrouble in the Water: Acidifying Oceans Hinder Health of Northwest Shellfish
The world's oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide at an unprecedented rate and the resulting acidification is transforming marine ecosystems. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how ocean acidification is...
View ArticleBattleground Dispatches: Norfolk Readies for Future Storms, Sea Level Rise
When Hurricane Sandy hit a week before Election Day, it helped surface the issue of rising sea levels and resulting vulnerability of coastal cities to flooding. In conjunction with WHRO, Mike Melia...
View ArticleEndangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic
In addition to negative consequences caused by overfishing and pollution, coral reefs face another major existential threat: increased acidity from warming oceans. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida...
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