Recent hurricanes harvey, irma and maria killed over 200 people in the u. S. And the caribbean, and they caused nearly 1 trillion worth of damage. Donald trump, an outspoken Climate Change skeptic, visited the disaster area, and he continues to rule out that human activity could have caused the catastrophe. But now theres a field of science which, for the first time, is able to estimate whether a Natural Disaster was a young german physicist at Britains Oxford University is studying hurricane harvey. Similar studies on the floods in louisiana last year produced clear results. Friederike during those studies we discovered that Climate Change had, on average, doubled the probability of this torrential rain occurring. So it would be surprising if we got a totally different result in a neighboring state at the same time of year just 12 months later. Reporter so far the discussion about Natural Disasters and their possible link to Climate Change has been largely a political one. Its a highs
Recent hurricanes harvey, irma and maria killed over 200 people in the u. S. And the caribbean, and they caused nearly 1 trillion worth of damage. Donald trump, an outspoken Climate Change skeptic, visited the disaster area, and he continues to rule out that human activity could have caused the catastrophe. But now theres a field of science which, for the first time, is able to estimate whether a Natural Disaster was likely due to humancaused Climate Change or not. A young german physicist at Britains Oxford University is studying hurricane harvey. Similar studies on the floods in louisiana last year produced clear results. Friederike during those studies we discovered that Climate Change had, on average, doubled the probability of this torrential rain occurring. So it would be surprising if we got a totally different result in a neighboring state at the same time of year just 12 months later. Reporter so far the discussion about Natural Disasters and their possible link to Climate Cha
In nigeria, more than 1. 2 million children have left their homes, many of them fleeing the terror group boko haram. In china, 1. 5 million children are homeless. And in one of the worlds richest countries, the u. S. , that number is more than 2. 5 million. In brazil, 10 million street kids fight for survival on a daily basis. In ukraine, we met a woman from ghana, who has dedicated her life to caring for Street Children. Reporter ten years ago, harriet bruceannan brought these street kids to an orphanage shed founded. Harriet this is veronica. Heres priscilla. This is derek. And this is ashley. This is abraham. And this is james brown. Reporter this is james brown today. The 27yearold is studying agriculture in kyiv. He and the other former Street Children were given the chance to get an education, and theyre using it. They have harriet bruceannan to thank. She helped them get accepted at universities in kyiv. Now theyre medical students, i. T. Majors, law and business students. Why i
In nigeria, more than 1. 2 million children have left their homes, many of them fleeing the terror group boko haram. In china, 1. 5 million children are homeless. And in one of the worlds richest countries, the u. S. , that number is more than 2. 5 million. In brazil, 10 million street kids fight for survival on a daily basis. In ukraine, we met a woman from ghana, who has dedicated her life to caring for Street Children. Reporter ten years ago, harriet bruceannan brought these street kids to an orphanage shed founded. Harriet this is veronica. Heres priscilla. This is derek. And this is ashley. This is abraham. And this is james brown. Reporter this is james brown today. The 27yearold is studying agriculture in kyiv. He and the other former Street Children were given the chance to get an education, and theyre using it. They have harriet bruceannan to thank. She helped them get accepted at universities in kyiv. Now theyre medical students, i. T. Majors, law and business students. Why i
And farright violence is on the rise that was clear even before the horrors of charlottesville. According to recent fbi statistics, 7615 people were the victims of hate crimes in 2016. Thats 400 more than the previous year. And those are only official figures. People are often victimized because of their skin color, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation. This kind of prejudice is something a Muslim Community close to hancock in the state of new york is more than familiar with. Reporter hancock is a small town in the state of new york. Its surrounded by idyllic countryside, farmland, forests , and the Delaware River a favorite haunt of fishing enthusiasts. And this summer, a rallying point for the new farright movement. This video is from the socalled proud boys organization. The convoy is headed for the small Muslim Community of islamberg, not far from hancock. Pax this is a problem. The fact that there are places in the United States that are nogo zones. Pax yeah. Thats what th