Trump Wanted to Abolish FEMA. His Own Advisers Disagree.

A panel convened by President Trump is said to have rejected the president’s idea that the agency should “go away.”

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David Richardson, Acting FEMA Administration, Resigns

David Richardson had been on the job for six months. FEMA employees questioned his ability to lead the agency.

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Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

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Tackling Climate Change Without the U.S.

This year’s U.N. climate talks are being held in Brazil and, so far, they’ve been noteworthy for who isn’t attending.

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After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans

Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.

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Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in Belém Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming

“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”

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Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging

Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.

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Emergency Workers Search Scene of Deadly UPS Crash in Louisville

At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight to Hawaii. The death toll could rise.

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The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa

Days after a powerful hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, thousands of residents are now homeless and trying to make sense of how they narrowly survived. The New York Times traveled to the storm’s center in Black River, and found a community destroyed — without food or clean water — where families are desperate and still traumatized after being cut off from the outside world.

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