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1. Hurricane Melissa

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:51:32 -0000

   Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as forecasters warned the ferocious Category 5 storm would be the strongest to lash the island since records began 174 years ago. The hurricane is expected to gather speed and batter the Caribbean country with up to 30 inches of rain. At least seven people have died in the Caribbean so far, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic.

2. The quest to find Shackleton’s ship uncovered an Antarctic mystery

   Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

   Beneath the ice, an underwater robot discovered something far stranger than the 'Endurance' shipwreck. The Antarctic Ocean’s brutal conditions ultimately doomed Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1915 expedition aboard the Endurance. Although the icy environment has quickly turned fatal for many unfortunate …

3. Gigantic iceberg breaks free in Antarctica, revealing ghostly mega-nest beneath

   Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:19:27 -0000

   Made up of more than 1,000 strange dimples, researchers say the nesting grounds are something they've never been seen before. Researchers in …

4. Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:38:56 -0000

   In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change. Instead, Gates argues, the …

5. Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:41:38 -0000

   The storm, which is set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, has stunned meteorologists with its intensity and the speed at which it …

6. Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:37:26 -0000

   NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will …

7. Bill Gates Claims Climate Change Won't Destroy Humanity After All

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:31:31 -0000

   Scientists quickly condemned the billionaire philanthropist's claim that the "doomsday outlook" on climate change has gone too far. Bill Gates, once a vocal clean energy advocate, said in a lengthy memo that there’s too much of a “doomsday” outlook on climate change and claimed it would “not lead to …

8. At least 64 killed in Rio de Janeiro police operation ahead of COP30 events

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:06:23 -0000

   At least 64 people are dead in Rio de Janeiro days ahead of the city hosting events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30. The …

9. Bill Gates says a ‘doomsday outlook’ on climate is driving people to focus on the wrong things

   Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:46:56 -0000

   Bill Gates is urging the world to rethink its approach to climate change, arguing that an overly catastrophic narrative is driving resources away …

10. Brazil: At least 64 killed in major Rio drugs raid

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:24:24 -0000

    Sixty suspects and four police officers were killed in raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas targeting a crime syndicate. The city is about to host major …

11. Bill Gates shifts tone on climate, criticizes "doomsday view," drawing mixed reaction

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:45:00 -0000

    For decades, Bill Gates has warned of climate disaster — but his tone meaningfully shifted Tuesday as the billionaire Microsoft co-founder cautioned …

12. MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:52:11 -0000

    MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit. The donation is among the largest single gifts Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff …

13. UN chief says world has overshot climate warming threshold

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:30:47 -0000

    The world has overshot its target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and must now prepare for the “devastating consequences” of climate change, the …

14. Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica With Strongest Hurricane Winds in 90 Years

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:15:00 -0000

    Hurricane Melissa is hammering Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing 185 mph winds. This is the strongest hurricane wind speed to make landfall in …

15. Bill Gates Says Climate Money Is Wasted

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:21:10 -0000

    Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO and billionaire, sent a memo to anyone who would read it. It is titled “Three tough truths about climate: What I …

16. Climate Inaction is Leading to Millions of Deaths Each Year

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:01:00 -0000

    Global failure to adapt to climate change is taking a toll on people’s lives and is responsible for millions of deaths every year, according to a new report from The Lancet. The Lancet today published its 9th annual “Countdown on Health and Climate Change” report, led by University College London and …

17. Bill Gates pivots climate strategy to focus on poverty over carbon emissions reduction

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:23:46 -0000

    Bill Gates is calling for a change in the fight against climate change by shifting the focus away from reducing carbon emissions to fighting poverty and preventing disease and hunger. In an essay published Monday, Gates, who has long pushed for policies to limit the rise in temperatures, said …

18. This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000

    In April, Louisiana Tech University ecologist Julia Earl received a distressing notice from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant …

19. Bill Gates calls for a new outlook on climate change

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:09:36 -0000

    (NewsNation) — Bill Gates is pushing back on what he calls a “doomsday outlook” when it comes to fighting climate change. The Microsoft co-founder …

20. Rainfall Buries a Mega-Airport in Mexico

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

    New Mexico City International Airport was canceled when only half built, and has since been flooded and restored into wetlands. Lake Texcoco …

21. Bill Gates Says Climate Change Isn’t So Bad After All

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:23:36 -0000

    Four years after publishing a book titled “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” billionaire Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is singing a dramatically …

22. The far left have taken control of the Democratic party platform, and it’s turning voters off

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:40:59 -0000

    As the Democratic Party grapples with losses up and down the ballot in 2024, a new report is urging Democrats to moderate their positions on identity politics and cultural issues while embracing affordability, border security and public safety ahead of competitive midterm elections expected next …

23. View from The Hill: pressure on embattled Ley to do a deal on EPBC reform

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:27:01 -0000

    Sussan Ley will survive “the killing season”, as commentators dub the fag end of the political year. But she’s in bad shape. In an Essential poll …

24. Korea's cardboard drones address UAV shortages and climate crisis — inspired by the Ukraine war, drone inventor looked for the most easily sourced and repairable materials

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:16:04 -0000

    The AirSense UAV drone is constructed from eco-friendly packaging boards and paper fiber.

25. Bill Gates urges UN climate summit to refocus on improving lives

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:48:49 -0000

    Bill Gates is calling on world leaders gathering at an annual climate summit next month to rethink progress through the lens of human development. Why …

26. Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:54:27 -0000

    In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against climate alarmism and appears to have shifted some of his views about climate change. Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder who has spent billions of his own money to raise the alarm about the dangers of climate change, is now pushing back against …

27. The world is about $4.5 trillion short of securing a sustainable food supply for the future, global food and ag business CEO says

    Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:03:00 -0000

    The world has a major supply gap when it comes to growing enough crops to sustain humanity—and innovations to mitigate it are being underinvested, …

28. UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0000

    The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, but countries are still off track to meet …

29. ‘Unsustainable, unhealthy and ultimately unliveable’: Report reveals deadly cost of climate inaction

    Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:00:56 -0000

    A new study has assessed the growing toll of climate change on human health. Climate change can have an impact on people’s lives, health, and …