*[Enwl-eng] Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame
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Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame“Who made the storms this strong?"
Hello and welcome to the Ekō newsletter. Today we’re covering a climate lawsuit, Hurricane Melissa, data centers, and a billionaire paying the US military’s bills. Shell game
When Super Typhoon Odette hit the Philippines in 2021, the storm left destruction and hundreds dead in its wake. Now, survivors of the disaster are suing the oil company Shell, claiming the company’s role in furthering the climate crisis is partly responsible for the typhoon’s damage. The suit is expected to be filed in the UK. The suit is part of “a rising tide of climate litigation from the Global South,” Greenpeace Philippines Climate Campaigner Jefferson Chua said in a statement. Shell has denied any role in downplaying the severity of the climate crisis. Legally, the suit could have wide-ranging implications if it’s successful, opening the door to more lawsuits and actions against fossil fuel companies. “Who made the storms this strong? We received no help, no justice. We deserve accountability for what was taken from us.”—Betty, a claimant (Greenpeace) (Courthouse News) (Eco Business) In other newsDirect hit Jamaica is directly in the path of Hurricane Melissa, a slow-moving, Category 5 storm. As of this writing, Melissa’s track is positioned to have Jamaica take a direct hit from the storm. The climate crisis is making hurricanes stronger and more deadly, as noted above. (AccuWeather) (AP) Water water everywhere? Amazon executives hid the true cost of data centers from the public, according to documents reviewed by SourceMaterial and The Guardian. The tech behemoth used estimates of water usage that were lower than reality in a 2022 campaign called “Water Positive” on sustainability. The initiative was aimed at improving Amazon’s global image on the environment. Amazon denied that the data in the leaked documents was still applicable to its water usage. At issue is the decision not to include secondary usage in the data. “In environmental science, it is standard practice to include both to more accurately capture the true water cost of data centers.”—Shaolei Ren, University of California, Riverside associate professor of electrical and computer engineering (SourceMaterial) (The Guardian) Cash for troops A billionaire contributed $130 million to keep the US military paid amid the ongoing government shutdown, a highly unusual and unsettling turn of events. The funder is reportedly Timothy Mellon, an heir to the Mellon banking fortune. Mellon, a reclusive Republican donor, is also a supporter of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “In addition to being bananas, this seems very illegal.”—Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost (the New York Times) (NBC News) (X) Here’s your campaign of the day
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Date: вт, 28 окт. 2025 г. в 09:04
Subject: Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame
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