PRI's The World

Why the military isn’t tracking climate change costs

A watchdog agency told the military last year it should track repair costs related to extreme weather and climate change. It said no.

A group of migrants, some carrying children will the streets in this photo near the border with Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Oct. 19, 2018.

The caravan heads north, remembering Gen. Abdul Razeq and the business of leaf peeping

What’s going on with the caravan of 4,000 Central American migrants on their way north, heading toward the souther border of the US? We find out by talking to Emily Green. Also, Sarah Chayes tells us about Gen. Abdul Razeq — the Afghan police commander who was killed on the eve of elections in Kandahar. He was one of the most powerful men in Afghanistan and Chayes knew him personally. And, we'll hear how climate change is making it harder businesses focused on leaf peeping in New England.

Three pick-up trucks drive down a wet road passing a street sign indicating the intersection of Coal Street and Main Street in Keystone, West Virginia, 2018.

What’s the EPA’s changing relationship with science?

What does Trump's energy independence policy mean for science at the EPA? The World's Carolyn Beeler moderated a panel exploring this question and more at The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Google sign in shadows at conference in Shanghai

This Google engineer was asked to create a censored version of Google News for China. He refused.

Vijay Boyapati says he 'immediately felt very uncomfortable' when he say censorship requirements for the project.

In this photo from 2009, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I (left) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill stand side-by-side during a Sunday service in the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George at the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey

Orthodox Christianity faced with a political divide

Bitter political divisions in Ukraine have created a split in Orthodox Christianity.

A woman is shown in a white jacket waving flags that resemble the Canadian flag but also include a maraijana leaf in the middle.

Former Google employee speaks up, Japan needs workers, marijuana is now legal in Canada

A former Google employee refused to work on censored Google products for China. Also, Japan is in desperate need of foreign workers to take care of its elderly population. And, in Canada, pot is now legal.

A man throws a plastic water bottle into a dark gray sea

This group uses the tide to send bottles of rice and contraband to North Korea

A group of Koreans dumps water bottles loaded with rice, medicine and USB drives into the sea on the North Korean border. They hope that the information loaded into those USBs can spark some sort of revolution in the North.

'Leaf peeping' is huge in New England. Will climate change alter tourism?

Each fall, millions of tourists come to New England to see the changing leaves. It's big business. But climate change is moving the calendar.

US President Donald Trump, wearing a suit and striped tie, is seen standing with several Saudis.

The financial ties that bind the US to Saudi Arabia, Brazil's 'anti' vote, a #MeToo surge in India

There's mounting pressure on the Trump administration to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the suspected murder of a Saudi journalist. But it will be tricky, given the deep financial ties between the US and Saudi Arabia. Plus, Saudi oil is no longer as important to the US economy as in the past. Also, why Spain's life expectancy is on the rise. A hint: it involves olive oil.

A woman holds up a green sign with white letters that says "Women for Bolsonaro"

Angry at status quo, Brazil’s voters open a door for the far right

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro's hardline positions speak to working-class voters who say they feel the left has abandoned them.

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