Thursday on the NewsHour, ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melt faster than previously anticipated, causing significant and potentially disastrous sea level rise. House Republicans push a bill to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports. Plus, a look at what the Muslim holy month of Ramadan means for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Ice sheets melting faster than anticipated, study shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDmAIffgkro
News Wrap: Bangladesh faces historic heat wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jc_BtLuxA
Republicans push more measures targeting transgender people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSKMzK7quE
Muslims in Turkey and Syria mark holy month amid destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbVAcbQ1OM
India to pass China as the world's most populous nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2E0nHwMi34
SpaceX Starship test flight ends with explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fow-FbCBmgU
Diabetes a major factor behind rural life expectancy decline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xftsrdg5sQ8
'The Wisdom of Morrie' tackles the issues and joy of aging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e9OelQ08jg

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00:00 - Introduction
02:36 - Climate Crisis
08:06 - News Wrap
13:14 - Trans in America
17:40 - Ramadan Amid Disaster
23:39 - Population Boom
32:28 - SpaceX Explosion
38:37 - Rural RX
47:06 - The Wisdom of Morrie