Nation Mar 27 Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires By Miles O'Brien
Nation Mar 19 Watch 6:23 Climate researcher on what’s causing the record rise in ocean temperatures The World Meteorological Organization issued a red alert warning Tuesday about warming and climate change, saying 2024 is shaping up to be another record year. One of the many worries about how the planet is changing, thanks in part to… By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow
Science Mar 16 Watch 5:56 Conservationists track surge in great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod Environmental efforts to protect sharks in recent years have resulted in a huge increase in the great white shark population off the New England coast. It’s a conservation success story, with potentially unnerving implications for beachgoers. Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s… By David Wright, Barbara Dury and Justin Kenny, Rhode Island PBS Weekly
Science Feb 03 Watch 8:39 Conservationists take drastic measures to save coral reefs from climate change Coral reef ecosystems support a quarter of all marine life on Earth, but they are slowly dying under the relentless stresses of overfishing, pollution, disease and climate change. As part of our ongoing series “Saving Species,” William Brangham dives into… By William Brangham, Winston Wilde, Sam Weber
Science Jan 20 Watch 6:28 Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population The number of brown and rainbow trout in some of Montana’s best-known and most scenic fishing rivers is at historic lows. With experts at a loss to explain it, state agencies, fishermen, businesses and concerned citizens are all trying to… By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS
Jun 28 Watch 4:39 Why billions of snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea By Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared, devastating Alaska’s fishing industry and the livelihoods of those who depend on it. From Alaska Public Media and KMXT in Kodiak, Kirsten Dobroth reports researchers are working… Continue watching
Jun 16 Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes By Associated Press European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:35 Scientists issue increasingly dire warnings as ocean surface temperatures spike By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings The ocean is rapidly heating up, hitting record-breaking levels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean surface temperatures spiked in April and May to the highest levels recorded since the 1950s. All this could have dangerous consequences for… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:56 Extreme weather causes major insurance providers to pull coverage in California By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow For years, State Farm has been the largest provider of homeowners insurance in California. But the company recently announced it will no longer sell new homeowners policies in the state, a move it said was driven by the high cost… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 5:22 Supreme Court decision weakens EPA authority, scales back scope of Clean Water Act By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings The Supreme Court has again weakened the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. The case involved the EPA blocking an Idaho couple from building a house near a lake on their property, saying the construction would pollute water protected by… Continue watching