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fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned there is real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly beyond imagination. let us be clear, the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening after eight months of war. on x, the head of the world health organization said more than ten thousand palestinians are in gaza need urgent medical attention. he added that since the closure of the rafah crossing on may seven, no patients have been evacuated from the gaza strip. the us military said on thursday that a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re anchored, allowing the resumption of aid deliveries. the israeli army rec ....
if we looked at forest in particular, the amount of area that burns in any given year is up by over 1,000%. woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing probl- skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: house and senate republicans have reached an agreement ....
if we looked at forest in particular, the amount of area that burns in any given year is up by over 1,000%. woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: house and senate republicans have reached an agreem ....
- what s the different between a tornado and a cyclone? - a tornado and a cyclone are both spinning weather patterns. what s mostly different about them is their size. a tornado is a pretty small system. a tornado is often just a mile wide, sometimes smaller, but even though they re small, they re very, very dangerous because their winds are so strong. in contrast, a cyclone is basically the low pressure system that you see when you look at a weather map. it s that big l on the map. a lot of times they re a couple hundred miles wide and the winds are generally not as strong. generally they re not as dangerous as tornadoes, which of course you need to take very seriously. - can a tornado really lift a house up like you see in the movie, wizard of oz? - well definitely don t believe everything that you see in a movie, that s for sure. but being serious for a second, tornadoes are extremely dangerous, right? we know that these winds are powerful enough not just to lift a h ....
we often hear the word, but do you know what nicotine is? i don t really know exactly what it is, but i know you re not supposed to, like, have it and just can really damage your body. nicotine is what gets you addicted to cigarettes. well, nicotine is a drug. it s a stimulant. it acts on your central nervous system. like heroin or cocaine, nicotine changes the way your brain works. it causes the body to want more and more as you continue to use nicotine. this means nicotine is addictive. but as dr. carroll points out, it s even more addictive if you re a teen. teenagers have a developing brain, and during that developmental period, you are much more likely to get addicted to things like nicotine. to understand what being addicted to nicotine means, you need to understand what happens when your body stops getting nicotine. so when people quit smoking they will often experience what we call nicotine withdrawal. that is that, you know, they re used to having ....