Bill Gates hopes Elon Musk will talk about climate but says the Tesla CEO will 'talk about whatever he feels like'

USA TODAY
Report raises alarm about increasing danger killing thousands yearly
The Lancet report notes that the heathcare industry contributes substantially to climate change.
CNN
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record
November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.
AFP
Spain’s warning system under scrutiny as flood toll rises
Spain's heavy flood death toll raises questions about how one of the world's most developed nations failed to respond adequately to extreme storms likely to intensify as climate change accelerates."The floods in Spain are a timely reminder that no country is exempt from the risks of climate change."
Yahoo News UK
Melting Arctic sea ice could lead to freezing Europe, scientist warns
More than 100,000 years ago, global temperatures soared and the Arctic ice melted plunging Europe into a deep freeze, in a situation with chilling echoes of today.
NC Newsline
Students: Helene made climate change and this election personal
When we said “climate change is real,” this is what we meant. When we said that inaction would cost us, this is what we were afraid of. When we were told to calm down, to compromise, to be patient, we grew frustrated. We were afraid for ourselves and our communities because we knew what the […]
Associated Press Videos
AP Explains: Deadly floods in Spain while the US faces drought
After deadly flooding in Spain's Valencia region, scientists see likely connections to human-caused climate change, because warmer air holds and then dumps more rain.
Associated Press
Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than 100 different long-term weather stations in 26 states, including Alaska, are having their driest October on record, through Sunday, according to records by the Southern Regional Climate Center and Midwest Regional Climate Center. Cities that have had no measurable rain for October include New York, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Sioux City, Iowa, along with normal dry spots such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix, National Weather Service records show.
The Hill
Nearly 40 percent of world’s trees face extinction, new assessment finds
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Monday release from the organization. The assessment determined that at least 16,425 of the 47,282 evaluated species are at risk of extinction. More than 2,000 of those…
Rolling Stone
The Case for Kamala Harris in a Burning World
The race between Harris and Trump is not about saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves
The Hill
Inside the climate movement’s final push for Harris
Advocates from multiple climate and environmental advocacy groups will make calls, unleash advertisements, knock on doors and utilize star power in support of Vice President Harris in the final stretch of the 2024 campaign, underscoring how critical they consider the White House race to be for the future of their cause. “We know that so much is on the line…
Miami Herald
‘We need water.’ How South Florida groups are helping those hardest hit by extreme heat
Miami-area nonprofits are helping those most vulnerable to the extreme heat South Florida is facing.
BBC
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
CBS News Videos
The Climate Election: The economy, explained
The economy remains one of the top concerns for voters just a week out from Election Day, but there's a major factor that experts say could cause significant harm to it: climate change. One study found that not limiting global temperature rise could cost $551 trillion, roughly 19 times the size of the entire U.S. economy.
Reuters
Factbox-How do Trump and Harris differ on energy policy?
The core difference is that Harris says she wants to do so in a way that favors clean energy technologies crucial to fighting climate change, while Trump would do so by rolling back green regulations that hinder oil and gas drilling and coal mining. That contrast that has come to define the U.S. political debate around energy and climate in recent years, and voters will face it yet again as they prepare to head to the polls next Tuesday to choose their next president. The stakes are huge for global climate efforts, which scientists say are already falling short of addressing the speed and enormity of global warming, and which would take a further hit should the world’s largest historical emitter abandon its efforts to clean up.
BBC
Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study
Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.
Parade
George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Sends a Strong Political Message With Surprising Endorsement
Jenna Bush Hager's twin sister revealed who she'll be voting for in November.
The New Republic
Trump Files First Election Lawsuit in Chilling Sign of What’s to Come
The election fraud lawsuits have started again.
The Daily Beast
Jared Kushner Hints at What’s in Store for Ivanka and Him if Trump Wins
Jared Kushner has dished on his family’s plans should Donald Trump be elected to a second term in the White House. In a rare interview with The New York Times, the former president’s son-in-law said he and Ivanka Trump’s departure from political life will remain in place even if Trump wins next week. “We’re rooting for him—obviously, we’re proud of him,” Kushner said. “But, you know, either way, our life will just continue to move forward.”
Entertainment Weekly
Kelly Ripa pauses live show, calls out staff for arguing during broadcast: 'Neither one of you are invisible'
Ripa addressed her off-camera colleagues during "Live," with the show also cutting to shots of longtime EP Michael Gelman and producer Scott Eason.
CNN
Biden may have handed Trump a big assist with his ‘garbage’ gaffe
Joe Biden had largely been an afterthought one week before the election in which he’d once hoped to win a second term.

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