Bolivia's glaciers are sacred, breathtaking, and essential to the survival of thousands of people who depend on the water the glaciers provide. Some people are already feeling the disastrous effects,...
Vulnerable, small island nations, like those in the Caribbean are amongst those being hit hardest by climate change. In the tiny country of Grenada, Hurricane Ivan wiped out crops, homes,...
In September 2009, Typhnoon Ketsana hit Vietnam killing 162 people. While typhoons and other natural disasters are often seasonal, in Vietnam, the weather has become so wildly unpredictable because of...
An interview with "Playing for Change" founder Mark Johnson. The astounding success of his globetrotting video of "Stand By Me" has seen the establishment of a foundation, the building of...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: February 18, 2010) Dubai's police chief claims there is a 99% certainty that the Israeli Mossad intelligence service was behind the murder of visiting Hamas...
This documentary, which is part of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's climate change initiative, exposes the growing climate threat on India's Sunderbans Islands.
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: January 29, 2010) At an inquiry into the 2003 Iraq War, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stated that he has "not a regret" about...
Lin Sheng Xiang became known for his work with the Labor Exchange Band, part of a social movement protesting the buildlng of a dam in the south of Taiwan. He...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez links capitalism to the current state of global environmental degradation during an address at the COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen. "A ghost is stalking the streets...
Delhi-born photographer, Ishan Tankar, talks about this summer's unbearable heatwave in New Delhi and the delayed monsoon rains. As a photographer for a Delhi-based magazine, he notes that increasingly his...
Villagers from the small coastal Alaskan town of Newtok have endured extreme weather leading to massive erosion, but they hope to stay together as they relocate the entire community to...
Thom porter is a Fire Chief for CAL FIRE, the Californian state fire department. With 20 years experience fighting fires and an academic background in forestry, Thom has noticed changes...
The mid-20th century discovery of oil and gas fields in central Texas changed the trajectory of several small towns in decline. But the boom bypassed the town of Roscoe. From his...
In this episode of Earth Focus, witness the devastating effects of development on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Responsible tourism may be the answer to protect the...
Energy makes America go. But the way we get it is more complex and vulnerable than most of us realize. The truth about energy is that change won't come easily. Learn...