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Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica, Cyclone Ditwah Kills 123 in Sri Lanka While Southeast Asia Floods Leave 350 Dead — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sat, Nov 29 2025

Three major climate disasters unfold simultaneously: Hurricane Melissa triggers humanitarian crisis in Jamaica prompting UK emergency aid calls, Cyclone Ditwah claims 123 lives in Sri Lanka with 130 missing, while catastrophic monsoon floods across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia kill over 350 people. Read the full article

November 29, 2025

California authorizes first wolf killings as cattle predation reaches crisis levels

California wildlife officials have taken the unprecedented step of killing four gray wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra Valley, marking the first state-authorized wolf…

November 29, 2025

Aging michigan coal plant racks up $113 million bill for midwestern ratepayers despite trump administration extension

The Trump administration’s decision to keep Michigan’s JH Campbell coal-fired power plant running has come with a hefty price tag—$113 million so far—that’s being shouldered by…

November 29, 2025

Sri lankan island community fights mining company’s plan to extract “black gold” from fragile coastal ecosystem

The residents of Mannar Island in northwestern Sri Lanka are mobilizing against a proposed mineral extraction project that threatens to destroy their fragile coastal ecosystem and…

November 29, 2025

At 74, amazon guardian fights daily battle to protect indigenous territory despite economic hardships

Every morning at 7 a.m., Olegario Sánchez Pinto begins his patrol of San Martín de Amacayacu, an Indigenous Tikuna community nestled along Colombia’s Amacayacu River in…

November 29, 2025

Satellite data reveals alarming water loss across europe as climate crisis intensifies

A groundbreaking 22-year satellite study has uncovered a concerning trend: Europe’s freshwater reserves are rapidly diminishing across vast regions, from the Mediterranean to Central Europe and…

November 29, 2025

Popular tourist lake in nepal draws cross-border visitors but faces legal threats and environmental concerns

A scenic 84-acre artificial lake in Nepal’s Sarlahi district has become an unexpected tourism hotspot, attracting visitors from both Nepal and neighboring India since opening in…

November 29, 2025

Indonesian farmers are losing their ancient language of sustainable agriculture as industrial farming takes over

High in the misty highlands of Indonesia’s Flores Island, the Manggarai people are witnessing the disappearance of something precious: the words that have guided their sustainable…

November 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica, Cyclone Ditwah Kills 123 in Sri Lanka While Southeast Asia Floods Leave 350 Dead — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sat, Nov 29 2025

Aerial view of flooded neighborhoods with damaged homes and debris-filled streets after Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

Three major climate disasters unfold simultaneously: Hurricane Melissa triggers humanitarian crisis in Jamaica prompting UK emergency aid calls, Cyclone Ditwah claims 123 lives in Sri Lanka with 130 missing, while catastrophic monsoon floods across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia kill over 350 people.

November 29, 2025

Revolutionary solar-powered fishing nets slash sea turtle deaths by nearly two-thirds in mexican waters

A groundbreaking collaboration between marine scientists and local fishermen in Mexico’s Gulf of California has produced remarkable results in protecting endangered sea turtles from accidental capture…

November 29, 2025

Madagascar’s urban lemur trade: thousands of endangered primates sold annually as restaurant delicacies

A disturbing new trade is threatening Madagascar’s already critically endangered lemur populations. Research published in Conservation Letters reveals that nearly 13,000 lemurs are sold annually in…

November 29, 2025

Tiny amazon indigenous territory bears devastating 70% of all mining-related deforestation

A small Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has become ground zero for illegal mining destruction, accounting for a staggering 70% of all deforestation in Indigenous…

November 29, 2025

Catastrophic monsoon floods across southeast asia leave over 350 dead, hundreds missing

Southeast Asia is grappling with one of its most devastating flood disasters in years, as torrential monsoon rains have claimed more than 350 lives across Indonesia,…

November 29, 2025

Hurricane melissa devastates jamaica as uk mps demand enhanced aid and emergency visas for climate refugees

Hurricane Melissa has left hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans facing a severe humanitarian crisis after the powerful storm tore through the Caribbean nation, destroying homes, infrastructure,…

November 29, 2025

Cyclone ditwah devastates sri lanka: 123 dead, 130 missing as climate disaster forces mass evacuations

Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its most severe natural disasters in recent memory as Cyclone Ditwah continues to wreak havoc across the island nation.…

November 28, 2025

Extreme weather strikes two continents: poland battles power-cutting snowstorms while sri lanka faces catastrophic flooding

Two dramatically different weather disasters unfolded this week on opposite sides of the globe, highlighting the increasing intensity of extreme weather events affecting communities worldwide. In…

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