How Melting Glaciers Threaten Water, Livelihoods, and Our Future The world’s glaciers are natural water banks: they lock winter snowfall as ice and release steady melt in summer to feed rivers, farms, and hydropower. But those banks are draining fast. New community-wide estimates show mountain glaciers lost roughly 6,542 billion tons of ice between 2000 […]
On October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa Jamaica made landfall as a Category 5 storm—the strongest ever recorded to strike the country in modern times. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Melissa peaked with sustained winds near 185 mph and a central pressure of 892 mb, placing it among the most intense hurricanes ever
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Understanding cloudbursts is increasingly essential in today’s world, as climate change and human activity intensify the frequency and severity of these extreme rainfall events. What Exactly is a Cloudburst? The term cloudburst is used because the rainfall resembles a sudden burst of water from the sky. When it rains aggressively over a short period of
Sneak out of your window and breathe in the air. Experience the sun on your skin. Our Earth, the breathtakingly beautiful blue planet we call home, is speaking to us. The conversation around environmental change was perceived as a remote concern for decades. A change relevant only to wildlife, a concern to future generations, or
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