The Last Continent

By: PBS NewsHour
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  • About 200 years ago, Antarctica was barely an idea. Today it's a world of scientific possibility. How did we get here -- and what will happen as climate change continues to threaten this pristine land and the creatures that call it home? From the PBS NewsHour, an original four-part series on Antarctica -- the continent, its creatures, the scientists and the threats that lie ahead. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    2024 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Episodes
  • Introducing America, Interrupted

    Introducing America, Interrupted
    May 7 2020
    Much of what we've heard about the coronavirus is from major cities like New York. But what's happening to hospitals in rural America, where there are more high-risk patients, fewer resources and a smaller safety net -- if there is one at all? We talk to two front-line hospital workers in southwest Georgia, and one man in West Texas who has pieced together his own supply chain to get hospitals the equipment they need. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    25 mins
  • EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this

    EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this
    Apr 24 2019
    On a big white cruise ship, 140 tourists have paid thousands of dollars for a rare first-hand tour of Antarctica. Humans didn't set foot on the continent until about 200 years ago, but now, it draws more than 50,000 visitors a year. Why are people going today -- and how does this journey compare to the famous "Heroic Age" trek by Ernest Shackleton about a century before? PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    15 mins
  • EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!

    EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!
    Apr 24 2019
    Ron Naveen has been counting penguins on a remote, inhospitable stretch of Antarctica for nearly four decades. He's one of the few people who still counts these adorable, flightless, slightly awkward birds by hand. Penguins have survived a host of environmental changes over 60 million years. But Naveen says climate change could mean the end for two species of his favorite Antarctic birds. Here's why. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    18 mins

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