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American Experience
Tue Aug. 24, 2010
Since 1938, advances in radar, satellite imagery and a better understanding of the forces of nature have allowed meteorologists at the National Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, to forecast storms with increasing accuracy. Continue
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Tavis Smiley
Wed Jul. 07, 2010
Tavis shares his thoughts on New Orleans native and Hurricane Katrina survivor Herreast Harrison. Tavis and Jonathan Demme have chronicled Harrison's struggle to rebuild her home since 2007. Continue
Nature
Thu Mar. 05, 2009
In interviews with scientists and eyewitnesses, NATURE probes the evidence that some animals may have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters long before we can. Continue
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Tavis Smiley
Thu Jul. 22, 2010
Tavis Smiley Reports teams with Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme to revisit New Orleans and capture the mood and spirit of the city and some of its most resilient residents five years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee breech. Continue
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FRONTLINE
Tue Jan. 17, 2012
FRONTLINE correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to three continents to explore the revived debate about the safety of nuclear power, the options for alternative energy sources, and questions about whether a disaster like the one at Fukushima could happen in the United States. Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Thu Dec. 29, 2011
From snowstorms to floods and tornadoes, severe weather wreaked havoc across the United States this year, with 2011 marking far more extreme weather events than a typical year. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the science behind this year of extreme weather with NOAA's Kathryn Sullivan and Weather Underground's Jeff Masters. Continue
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NOVA
Thu Dec. 15, 2011
From Japan’s Mt. Fuji to Yellowstone’s buried supervolcano, how can we best prepare for the most lethal eruptions? Continue
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NOVA
Tue Dec. 06, 2011
Watch as NOVA pieces together clues about a volcanic cataclysm and probes questions about human evolution and Earth's fragile ecosystems. 12/14/2011 Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Sat Oct. 29, 2011
In other news Friday, soldiers, Buddhist monks and others people in flood-ravaged Bangkok, Thailand, piled sandbags ahead of high tides, which are expected to peak on Saturday. Also, another young survivor was found alive in eastern Turkey, five days after a devastating earthquake. Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Wed Oct. 26, 2011
Floodwaters broke through protective barriers around Bangkok's Don Muang Airport on Tuesday, forcing its closure. Margaret Warner discusses the city's worst flooding in decades with GlobalPost's Patrick Winn. Continue
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Need to Know
Fri Aug. 27, 2010
Harry Shearer, the writer comic Simpsons voice actor/radio host and longtime resident of New Orleans, wants to puncture the myths and misperceptions about Hurricane Katrina on its five-year anniversary. Continue
NOVA
Wed Aug. 11, 2010
An acclaimed photographer joins scientists to document the runaway melting of glaciers. Continue
Nature
Thu Mar. 05, 2009
The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of the Pacific Ocean. It is a place of idyllic beauty. But it is also a land of volcanic fury, raging mountaintop blizzards, dangerous rockslides, monster waves, and even tsunamis. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Fri Sep. 01, 2006
Use a catastrophe calculator to try out some "what-if" scenarios regarding an asteroid potentially striking Los Angeles. Continue
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NOVA
Tue Jan. 03, 2012
How can we best prepare for the most lethal volcanic eruptions? Continue
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To The Contrary
Wed Dec. 21, 2011
We take a look at the big stories of 2011 that involved women and diverse communities. Then women as peace makers and peace keepers. Continue
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Nature
Tue Dec. 13, 2011
Revel in a Christmas like no other - from the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yellowstone's Hayden Valley. 12/21/2011 Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Tue Nov. 29, 2011
What's behind the long struggle to reach a new international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases? Margaret Warner and The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin preview the U.N.'s annual climate conference. Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Fri Oct. 28, 2011
The heart of Thailand's capital braced for an inundation of floodwaters on Thursday, as the prime minister acknowledged the dikes around the city may not hold. Independent Television News' John Sparks reports. Continue
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PBS NewsHour
Sat Oct. 15, 2011
The worst floods in half a century have devastated Thailand's central plains, and is now sending waters toward Bangkok's nearly 10 million residents. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments with the United Nations' Kamal Kishore and Simmons College's Catharine Dalpino. Continue
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