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Jamaica has today been declared a 'disaster area' after Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc on the island leaving a trail of destruction before the storm slammed into Cuba. Entire towns have been left underwater and tens of thousands of tourists remain trapped after Melissa, the most powerful storm in the Caribbean's modern history, tore into the nation yesterday. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the island was a 'disaster area' as he seeks to 'prevent any exploitation at a time when citizens are securing food, water and supplies' in the midst of the tragedy. Some 15,000 Jamaicans are hunkered down in...

Why are people panicking about the weather? Climate doomer Bill Gates thinks everyone should just calm down. He believes “climate change” is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of humanity as we know it, a 17-page memo released Tuesday by the billionaire reveals. Gates now thinks scientific innovation will curb any threats — real and perceived — to the planet’s climate and it’s instead time for a “strategic pivot” away from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease. The 70-year-old said in the memo the world’s primary goal should now work to prevent...

What we know Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Category 5 storm is the most powerful of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and the hurricane center said it was "one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin." Maximum sustained winds from Melissa are near 185 mph, according to the latest data from the hurricane center, with widespread damage expected to property and infrastructure. At least seven hurricane-related deaths have been reported across the Caribbean so far, with three each...

Climate deniers use scientific aesthetics to reinforce and legitimize their message. At the same time, their main opponents, the climate activists, are portrayed as emotional and irrational. This has been demonstrated by researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam, who have studied how climate deniers communicate online. "Disinformation is not just about incorrect facts, but about how these facts look and feel. In today's digital media landscape, messages are spread through images, memes and visual narratives that influence us in an instant, before we even have time to think. By understanding the aesthetic logic behind climate denial, we can...

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 curb it, and it’s instead time for a “strategic pivot” in the global climate fight: from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease. A doomsday outlook has led the climate community to focus too much on near-term goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that cause warming, diverting resources from the most effective things that can be done to improve life in a warming world, Gates...

Officials have urged residents to stay indoors, avoid floodwaters and follow evacuation orders HURRICANE Melissa has exploded into a monstrous category five storm and is now charging towards Jamaica. The horror storm is threatening to unleash catastrophic flooding, deadly landslides and towering storm surges across the Caribbean. The slow-moving hurricane roared across the warm waters of the Caribbean over the weekend, doubling in strength and becoming one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the region. With winds now raging at 160 mph, Melissa was sitting about 130 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, late Sunday and crawling westward at just...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Guadeloupe early Monday, according to government officials and seismic data from Colombia’s Geological Survey. What to Know: The quake occurred at 7:38 a.m. local time (12:38 UTC) on October 27. Epicenter was located at 16.54°N, -59.49°W, off Guadeloupe’s eastern coast. Depth was classified as “superficial,” under 30 kilometers. Quakes in the 6.1–6.9 range can be destructive within 100 kilometers, especially in vulnerable areas. No tsunami warning issued as of time of writing and no immediate reports of damage.

Melissa strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday and was forecast to bring "life-threatening and catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic early next week, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center warns. Hurricane Melissa, the 13th named storm of the Atlantic season, isn't expected to have major impacts on the mainland United States, but it could be the strongest system this season. Melissa's forecast and path As of Saturday night, Melissa's core was about 130 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and about 260 miles west-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the hurricane center said. Maximum sustained winds...

Real-time data shows the water temperatures underneath Tropical Storm Melissa are 600 times more likely due to climate change. The analysis is operated by Climate Central, a nonprofit organization that focuses on the science and communication behind climate change. The organization compares current sea surface temperatures to average, then overlays the current and forecast track of tropical systems. Melissa is currently a tropical storm southeast of Jamaica and southwest of Haiti. The storm will move over very warm water, around 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and that warm water will be a key piece of the storm's rapid intensification. Melissa is predicted...

A United Airlines airplane traveling from Denver to Los Angeles that made an emergency landing after its windshield cracked may have struck a weather balloon while at a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet over Utah. The flight safely made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City. A pilot reportedly sustained injuries from the incident. A Silicon Valley company called Windborne Systems, which operates long-duration weather balloons, said one of its devices may have struck the aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident. "The NTSB is investigating a cracked windscreen on a...

New research reveals that Antarctica is undergoing a series of rapid, interconnected shifts that could soon reshape the planet’s climate and oceans. Scientists warn these changes may already be pushing critical systems beyond recovery. Credit: Stock Antarctica’s ice, ocean, and ecosystems are approaching tipping points that could trigger irreversible global impacts. Antarctica faces the growing threat of sudden and possibly irreversible transformations to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems, changes that could carry serious global consequences unless greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly reduced. This warning comes from new research published in Nature by scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) and...

Controversial Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took a break from her surprising face turn as the Republican Party’s staunchest critic to identify one positive thing about the government shutdown. Unfortunately for Greene, the positive note raising her spirits is not based in reality. “One good thing to come from this government shutdown… CLEAR SKIES! No taxpayer-funded weather modification experiments Americans never asked for," she posted Friday on X. “My Clear Skies Act will BAN geoengineering and weather modification. No more spraying chemicals in our skies. It’s time to end this dangerous and unregulated practice!!”

A cold winter is likely in store for those in the northern U.S., with milder temperatures across the southern tier, according to NOAA’s National Weather Service winter outlook issued Thursday. The outlook indicates the arrival of a La Niña climate pattern will have a heavy hand in the winter weather patterns from December through February. After water temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean dropped to 0.5 degrees Celsius below average (-0.9 degrees Fahrenheit) NOAA's National Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña Advisory in October. Who will have bone-chilling cold and snow? The Northern Tier and Upper Midwest are looking...

A pair of Ice Age “puppies” preserved in Siberian permafrost for over 14,000 years have turned out to be wolves, not early domesticated dogs. A recent study of two ancient “puppies” dating back more than 14,000 years suggests they were actually wolves, not early domestic dogs as once believed. Genetic testing revealed that the cubs were sisters, around two months old. Like modern wolves, they ate a combination of meat and plants. What surprised researchers most was the discovery of woolly rhinoceros remains in their stomachs, since such a massive animal would have been a difficult target for wolves to...

GOLOVIN, Alaska – A historic storm blasted western Alaska Friday and Saturday with hurricane-force winds, over 50-foot seas and coastal flooding not seen in decades, leaving homes flooded, roads washed away and power out to a wide area. What used to be Typhoon Merbok morphed into a powerful northern Pacific storm as it raced nearly due north and pushed through the Aleutian Islands Friday and into the Bering Sea Saturday, bringing a dangerous storm surge inundating coastal villages and towns under several feet of water for hours.

A small airplane crashed on I-195 in Dartmouth Monday morning, closing part of the highway, according to Massachusetts State Police. Officials did not immediately release any information on the identity of pilot, or say whether there were other passengers on board or if anyone was injured. State police said it received a report that an airplane crashed on the highway median at about 8:15 a.m. Police said the crash caused a fire. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation posted on social media at 9 a.m. that I-195 is closed in both directions at exit 22 due to the crash. Officials said...

The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world. As humans burn fossil fuels and ratchet up temperatures, it’s already driving more severe heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires. But there are even bigger impacts on the horizon. Climate change may also be pushing Earth’s crucial systems — from the Amazon rainforest to polar ice sheets — so far out of balance they collapse, sending catastrophic ripples...

A powerful storm off the East Coast with tropical winds and rains could develop into a nor’easter over the weekend into Monday. It’s forecast to bring heavy rain, gusty winds, rough surf and coastal flooding. The coast from North Carolina to near New York City will be significantly impacted, according to AccuWeather. On Friday afternoon, New Jersey declared a state of emergency ahead of the dangerous storm. The Staten Island Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, has also been canceled due to the storm. “A coastal low is expected to develop off the Southeast U.S. Coast early Saturday and strengthen through...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is 100 times larger in volume than the Amazon River and wraps completely around the frozen South Pole continent of Antarctica =========================================================== Scientists are warning of a potential global environmental catastrophe as a colossal ocean current, five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, risks collapsing. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which is 100 times larger in volume than the Amazon River, encircles the icy continent of Antarctica. Similar to the Gulf Stream that brings warm water across the North Atlantic to the UK, the ACC plays a crucial role in influencing weather systems and climate...

Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.STATE OF SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Across vast stretches of farmland in southern Brazil, researchers at a carbon removal company are attempting to accelerate a natural process that normally unfolds over thousands or millions of years. The company, Terradot, is spreading tons of volcanic rock crushed into a fine dust over land where soybeans, sugar cane and other crops are grown. As rain percolates through the soil, chemical reactions pull carbon from the air and convert it into bicarbonate ions that...