The Two Big Questions Surrounding Bill Gates’s Climate Memo
The Microsoft co-founder wrote a lengthy memo warning against climate alarmism. Will it change how people talk about the issue or who funds climate action?
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Volunteers Work for NOAA to Ensure Hurricane Data Is Collected
Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations.
‘Rapid Explosion’ of Data Centers Causes Planning Struggles in Texas
As companies look to build projects that consume more power than cities, ERCOT is trying to plan transmission. By Arcelia Martin The “rapid explosion” of large load users looking to connect onto Texas’ electric grid are being built faster than…
Australia celebrates ‘humpback comeback,’ but a main food source is under threat
News of Australia’s “humpback comeback” is making waves globally. Numbers of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the nation’s east coast have rebounded to an estimated 50,000 from a historic low of just a few hundred before commercial whaling was outlawed…
Belém faces its social and natural demons as host to COP30
BELÉM, Brazil — The 17th-century Presépio Fort offers a great view of old and new Belém. Small wooden boats sail back and forth. The strikingly blue Ver-o-Peso fish hall seems even bluer in the morning sun. Next door to Ver-o-Peso,…
How do hurricanes form and are they getting stronger?
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
In the Outer Banks, 12 Homes Have Collapsed Into the Sea Since September
A growing number of homes are getting swallowed by the sea in the Outer Banks islands of North Carolina. Local governments and homeowners are at a crossroads. By Kiley Price The Outer Banks of North Carolina attracts more than 5…
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Jamaica’s government says it has done all it can to prepare for strongest hurricane in country since records began Hurricane Melissa – latest updates Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, where sheltering residents braced themselves for ferocious winds, flash…
Gold mining impacts persist after DRC shuts down company operations: Video
In a new short video, Mongabay visits the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO site in southwestern Republic of Congo. The government shut down a Chinese company’s gold mining operation in November 2024, but mining pollution and its impacts on local…
Drax pellet mill wins appeal to raise pollution limits in small Mississippi town
In April 2025, the town of Gloster, Mississippi, population 858, won a significant battle against the giant global wood pellet maker Drax, when the permitting board of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sided with the small community and…