Peter Thomson

A child plays in the flooded streets of Norfolk, Virginia, during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Norfolk is one of many coastal cities around the world experiencing more frequent flooding as sea levels rise in response to warmer global temperatures.

Meet our new Livable Planet desk. It’s about what we need to have a future.

Times are changing and so are we. Welcome to the Livable Planet Desk, the new home for environment coverage from PRI's The World and PRI.org.

Meet our new Livable Planet desk. It’s about what we need to have a future.
A "Water Pickup" sign points to a bottled water distribution center in Flint, Michigan in January. In an effort to save money, state officials running Flint's affairs implemented changes to the city's water system that resulted in widespread lead contamin

This is your brain on lead, and lots of other nasty pollutants

This is your brain on lead, and lots of other nasty pollutants
Superstorm Sandy

A new report from the US government shows how the impacts of climate change are already harming the US

A new report from the US government shows how the impacts of climate change are already harming the US
US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014.

The State of the Union with The World's newsroom

The State of the Union with The World's newsroom
The European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer CryoSat makes precise measurements of changes in the thickness of marine ice floating in the polar oceans, as well as variations in the thickness of the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.

On a long downward slide, scientists say 2013 was an up year for Arctic Ice

On a long downward slide, scientists say 2013 was an up year for Arctic Ice

The next pandemic - Are we ready?

The World's Environment Editor Peter Thomson on Wednesday moderated a discussion at the Harvard School of Public Health on whether the world is ready for the next pandemic.

The next pandemic - Are we ready?
Boat

The protectors of the world's largest fresh water lake may be put out of business by a Russian court

A citizens' group devoted to protecting Siberia's Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest lake in the world, may be forced to close after being declared a "foreign agent." The court ruling follows a 2012 law forcing any group that gets foreign funding and engages in political activity to register as a foreign agent or face big fines.

The protectors of the world's largest fresh water lake may be put out of business by a Russian court
Environment editor Peter Thomson's changing lunch: Rotary Club veggie dogs on whole wheat buns. (Photo: Peter Thomson)

Launching ‘What’s for Lunch’: Environment editor Peter Thomson on climate change and food

Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's environment editor Peter Thomson about our new series on climate change and the future of food.

Launching ‘What’s for Lunch’: Environment editor Peter Thomson on climate change and food

Violence at the Marathon and Beyond: A Psychiatrist Talks About How to Talk with Kids

Violence at the Marathon and Beyond: A Psychiatrist Talks About How to Talk with Kids

Report: Soot #2 Contributor to Global Warming

A new report says soot is a much bigger contributor to global warming than had been thought. Host Marco Werman gets the latest on soot from The World's environment editor Peter Thomson.

Report: Soot #2 Contributor to Global Warming
The World

Doha Climate Talks: More Hot Air?

Slow-paced international climate negotiations have resumed this week in Qatar amid a rising wave of bad news on carbon emissions, temperatures and extreme weather events.

Doha Climate Talks: More Hot Air?

Sandy and Climate Change: An Arctic Connection?

"Superstorm" Sandy is just the latest in a wave of extremely unusual weather events to hit in recent years; many wonder about the possible link to climate change. Host Lisa Mullins raises the question with The World's environment editor Peter Thomson.

Sandy and Climate Change: An Arctic Connection?
The World

Debates 2012: Foreign Policy Issues That Were Not Addressed

There's a long list of foreign policy issues that got little or no mention during the Obama-Romney foreign policy debate. Anchor Marco Werman asks our editors Peter Thomson, William Troop and Clark Boyd talk about three.

Debates 2012: Foreign Policy Issues That Were Not Addressed
The World

The Sound of Earth's Security Blanket

An audio recording from a new NASA satellite got The World's environment editor Peter Thomson thinking about what humans can wreck, and what we can't.

The Sound of Earth's Security Blanket
The World

Research Expedition Captures Stunning Images of Plankton

The World's environment editor Peter Thomson talks with host Aaron Schachter about new pictures of plankton, the tiny organisms that float around in the world's oceans.

Research Expedition Captures Stunning Images of Plankton