Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm that made landfall in Jamaica as the "storm of the century", has left over 530,000 people without electricity and at least three families trapped in their homes. The storm's strong winds and heavy rainfall have caused widespread damage and flooding, with St Elizabeth parish reportedly underwater. The National Hurricane Center described Melissa as an "extremely dangerous hurricane" that had weakened to a category 3 storm before making landfall in Cuba.
At least 35 children were killed and 200 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight, the deadliest day since a US-brokered ceasefire began. The strikes followed a firefight between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops, and came after anger over Hamas handing over body parts of a hostage whose remains Israeli troops had recovered two years earlier.
US President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since his return to the White House, as officials seek to map out what a trade deal between Washington and Beijing might include. The talks come amid concerns about global economic chaos and rare earths, which China controls 70% of mining.
A report has revealed that global heating is killing one person every minute, with heat-related deaths increasing by 23% since the 1990s. The failure to tackle the world's reliance on fossil fuels is contributing to toxic air pollution, wildfires, and the spread of disease.
In other news, Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, risks becoming a "ghost city" as state and private funding for the ambitious project that was meant to replace Jakarta has fallen. Tanzania's president appears likely to hang on to power in an election in which she has excluded opposition candidates.
Meanwhile, scientists are seeking to learn more about the importance of biodiversity on children's health through a radical experiment at Humpula daycare center in Finland, where youngsters are encouraged to play in muddy and natural environments.
At least 35 children were killed and 200 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight, the deadliest day since a US-brokered ceasefire began. The strikes followed a firefight between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops, and came after anger over Hamas handing over body parts of a hostage whose remains Israeli troops had recovered two years earlier.
US President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since his return to the White House, as officials seek to map out what a trade deal between Washington and Beijing might include. The talks come amid concerns about global economic chaos and rare earths, which China controls 70% of mining.
A report has revealed that global heating is killing one person every minute, with heat-related deaths increasing by 23% since the 1990s. The failure to tackle the world's reliance on fossil fuels is contributing to toxic air pollution, wildfires, and the spread of disease.
In other news, Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, risks becoming a "ghost city" as state and private funding for the ambitious project that was meant to replace Jakarta has fallen. Tanzania's president appears likely to hang on to power in an election in which she has excluded opposition candidates.
Meanwhile, scientists are seeking to learn more about the importance of biodiversity on children's health through a radical experiment at Humpula daycare center in Finland, where youngsters are encouraged to play in muddy and natural environments.
its like every year we get hit with some kinda disaster or another... first it was hurricane melissa in jamaica, now gaza and whatnot... cant we all just get along you know? 
but seriously folks gotta do something about climate change its like the report said people are dyin from heat related stuff left and right 1 death per min is crazy 
anyway hope the chinese trade talks dont mess up global economy, thats a whole lotta cash involved 
. I mean, it's not like they're exactly prepared for these kinds of events... or did they just not bother to evacuate? 
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. I'm not gonna say what I think (I never do), but it seems like things could've been handled a lot better... or at least with more communication 
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because they couldn't afford it... no surprise there. And good luck to Tanzania on keeping her job 
. It'll be interesting to see how that all plays out 
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! Who needs fancy playgrounds when you can get dirty and learn? 
. And then there's this news about biodiversity and children's health... it's just so interesting that scientists are actually testing out a natural play environment for kids 
. But what really gets me is the state of Nusantara - if it's going to become a "ghost city", does that mean the government isn't investing enough in sustainable infrastructure? 
. first it's hurricane melissa destroying jamaica, then israeli airstrikes killing kids in gaza 
. those scientists doing that experiment at humpula daycare center in finland are like, totally doing their part to help our planet 
. and let's not forget about all the ppl working on a trade deal between the US & china - fingers crossed it brings some much-needed economic stability 
. btw, can we talk about how sad it is that global heating is killing people every minute? it's like, we're running out of time to save ourselves 
... we gotta do something now! 
. Can't believe Hurricane Melissa was that bad, like 530k people without power? And 35 kids lost their lives already... it's just too much 
. At the same time, can we talk about something positive for a sec? Those Finnish scientists are doing some cool research on how nature affects kids' health 
. I mean, who wouldn't want to play in muddy environments and get all grossed out while learning about it? Sounds like a dream come true for little ones! 
those kids cant even play w/ their siblings. 
1 person every minute! its wild.
lol wot r they even doin ther? 
playin in mud & gettin dirty. scientists are like "hey, we dont no if this is good 4 u" 
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