Ina Vandebroek

I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen? A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence and an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30

Wajã Xipai: I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen? #Cop30
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Jamaica cowers as Category 5 Melissa bears down, supercharged by warming seas That climate change is making this and other major hurricanes far more dangerous is "undeniable."

“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."

The sounds are nerve racking

I measured my distance from the eye. 28 October 2025 11:45 am report from Kingston: Light rain, regular storm winds. Thinking about the family farmers and all the people to the west of me. Stay strong and be safe!

Sheltering in place at home

“Early-warning systems work.” — António Guterres

Countries with strong alerts see 6x fewer disaster deaths, yet millions still lack protection.

UN chief calls for urgent financing to achieve #EarlyWarningsForAll by 2027.

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Melissa is going to hit us in Jamaica like a ton of bricks

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in Jamaica with storm Melissa looming

I read that the European model is better for projected track but the American models are better for last minute fluctuations. In any case let’s keep all fingers crossed, Emma!!!

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@Emma better to follow the European model at Tropical Tidbits

Try following the European model, which is generally the more predictable model

The New Yorker today

An overhead view of a massive crowd of protesters marching down a Manhattan street, many carrying signs. Text overlaid says "NEW YORK"

Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0

Andean peoples hunted and gathered long after they embraced farming Remote-sensing data reveal hunting corrals that were used well into the eighteenth century.

Around 6,000 years ago, people in the Andes developed ingenious ways to thrive in a challenging landscape

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp., perhaps Xylocopa mordax) in Jamaica pollinating a passion flower

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

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Anolis grahami male with dewlap

Moringa oleifera young branches (to sauté as vegetables), fruit pods and seeds

YouTube video by Pommelien Thijs - Topic Bel me als je thuis bent

Pommelien, listening to this song makes me miss my language and culture. Beautiful new song from her. In Dutch.

'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live The primatologist was a

Do not go gentle into that good night, Dr. Goodall! www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

Why scientists should take more coffee breaks Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes

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Breakfast of Queens: Avocado (pear), sardines & breadfruit 🇯🇲

Improving visibility for knowledge holders in ethnobiological and ethnopharmacological publications Ethnopharmacology and ethnobiology largely focus on the study of traditional knowledge related to medicinal and other uses of plants, animals or miner…

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