28 October news
Loretta Lohman
Ars Technica
Melissa strikes Jamaica, tied as most powerful Atlantic storm to come ashore
AP
Flight delays become more common as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdown
Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official Bovino on Chicago immigration crackdown
Trump’s lawyers ask New York appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction
Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
Maine and Texas are the latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot
Atlantic magazine
Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play The monster storm is crawling across the Caribbean.
Blueprint Newspapers
‘Climate change impacting marathon records’
Canary Media
harge green hydrogen as US pulls back
Eavor is about to bring its first-of-a-kind geothermal project online
Critics decry company created to rush power to Indiana data centers
The case for optimism in America’s energy transition
Carbon Brief
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as island’s worst-ever storm
UK offshore wind budget puts 2030 clean energy target at risk, say analysts
China: No country can be a deserter in addressing climate change
Oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Channel 4
‘Developing countries suffer most from climate change’ – says Costa Rican diplomat
Colorado Sun
The buds and bees on Pikes Peak indicate climate change is worsening. But it’s not all “doom and gloom.” CU Boulder climate researchers compare blooms and pollinators over 100 years above Colorado Springs
Common Dreams
Hurricane Melissa Is a Reminder That the Trump Administration Is Putting U.S. Residents at Risk of Catastrophic Harm
Conversation
Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
The Crucial Years – Bill McKibben
Whale Oil and Wind Energy transitions, graceful and otherwise
Duke Today
Climate Pathfinder: How Engineering Can Offer Solutions to Climate Resiliency
Grist
In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
High Country News
Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska
Nuclear arms race tests aging Los Alamos lab
Inside Climate News
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Hits Jamaica as Risk of Climate Change-Fueled Tropical Storms Rises
‘Rapid Explosion’ of Data Centers Causes Planning Struggles in Texas
In the Outer Banks, A Growing Number of Homes Are Getting Swallowed by the Sea
As the Data Center Boom Ramps Up in the Rural Midwest, What Should Communities Expect?
Why Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Keep Ending up in Philadelphia Waterways
Newsday
Long Island faces devastation from climate change, severe storms, NYS report warns
New York Times
Two big questions surrounding Bill Gates’s climate memo
Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa
Volunteers Work for NOAA to Ensure Hurricane Data Is Collected
Santa Ana Winds Heighten Fire Risk in Southern California
Small Island Nations Lack Funds to Fight Climate Disasters
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
Jamaican Officials Worry That Not Enough People Are Evacuating Ahead of Melissa
Phys.org
Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth
Wetlands efficiently remove nitrogen pollution from surface water, leading to cost savings for municipalities
Remote sensing helps confirm Aliso Canyon methane plumes traveled at least 6.2 miles downwind during blowout
How banks affect the environment and the role your money plays in it
Monster Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
How climate change can make people more likely to get into violent conflict
Image: Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean
South Africa's coal mines are leaking methane, and no one knows how much
Climate change is making cities hotter. Here's how planting trees can help
Policy brief outlines flood risk reduction strategies for data-limited, arid countries
'Derailment' warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change
Winter Olympics: high in the Alps, artificial snow will still play role
Slow but savage: Why hurricanes like Melissa are becoming more common
World far off track to meet climate goals: UN
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It's not too late to make it right
Why aren't America's national roadways working?
Cul-de-sac effect: Why Mediterranean regions are becoming more prone to extreme floods in a changing climate
Sinking Indian megacities pose 'alarming' building damage risks
Yaoundé is set to sizzle at 38°C by 2030: How green design could cool Cameroon's capital
Semafor
US energy department takes new steps to power AI data centers
Bill Gates' plea for climate investors
UN chief says world has overshot climate warming threshold
US sanctions start to affect Russia's energy giants
Truthout
UN Climate Progress Report Ahead of COP30 Is “a Warning Siren”
Washington Post
Decade after Paris accord, only a third of countries submit required climate update
World Inequality Database
Yale Climate Connections
Jamaica braces for Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, Earth’s strongest storm of 2025
Solar farms can bloom with life, not just energy
‘Solar suitcases’ bring safe lighting to more than 10,000 clinics across sub-Saharan Africa
The Guardian
Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future
Hurricane Melissa: a visual guide to Jamaica’s strongest storm since 1851
Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage
‘Trump doesn’t represent us’: US activist groups to push for climate action at Cop30 in Brazil
How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods
Is it possible to find a sensible centre on climate change?
Biodiversity is in catastrophic decline. Here are three ways to ensure Australia’s conservation law actually works
UN chief António Guterres: 'We don't want to see the Amazon become a savannah' - video
‘Trump doesn’t represent us’: US activist groups to push for climate action at Cop30 in Brazil
BBC
How do hurricanes form and are they getting stronger?
Global efforts not enough to curb temperature rise, UN says ahead of climate summit