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Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to strike Jamaica with winds reaching 185 mph, has left the Caribbean nation’s food system in ruins three weeks after making landfall. The catastrophic storm claimed 45 lives and caused economic losses equivalent…
As world leaders gather in Brazil for COP30 climate negotiations this week, Indigenous communities are demanding meaningful participation in decisions that directly affect their lands and futures. Dubbed the “most Indigenous COP” ever, this year’s summit is the first held…
For over three decades, UN climate negotiations have operated under a simple but paralyzing rule: every country must agree before any action can be taken. This consensus requirement, originally pushed by oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia back in 1991, has…
As world leaders prepare to gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 next week, the climate summit faces unprecedented challenges. A decade after the Paris Agreement’s adoption, the global climate response appears increasingly fragmented, with roughly 100 countries failing to strengthen…
A perfect storm of climate change and funding cuts is creating a public health crisis in Kenya, where rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have accelerated the spread of kala-azar, a deadly disease that kills 95% of untreated patients. The “black…
A comprehensive new study reveals the devastating toll climate change is already taking on human health worldwide. According to The Lancet’s annual “Countdown on Health and Climate Change” report, extreme heat alone now claims one life every minute—a 23% increase…
Iceland has lost its distinction as one of only two places on Earth without mosquitoes, after three specimens were discovered in the Nordic island nation this month. Until now, only Antarctica remained completely mosquito-free. The historic find occurred when citizen…
Suriname, the world’s most forested country that absorbs more carbon than it emits, is embarking on a massive oil extraction project that highlights the complex tensions between climate action and economic development in the Global South. Starting in 2028, French…
