*[Enwl-eng] Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame

Tue Oct 28 20:34:40 MSK 2025

From: Ekō News <ekonews at substack.com>
Date: вт, 28 окт. 2025 г. в 09:04
Subject: Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame

“Who made the storms this strong?"
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      Storms are getting worse, and we know who's to blame
      “Who made the storms this strong?"
                        Eoin Higgins

                        Oct 28

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      Hello and welcome to the Ekō newsletter. Today we’re covering a 
climate lawsuit, Hurricane Melissa, data centers, and a billionaire paying 
the US military’s bills.

      Shell game

      When Super Typhoon Odette hit the Philippines in 2021, the storm left 
destruction and hundreds dead in its wake.

      Now, survivors of the disaster are suing the oil company Shell, 
claiming the company’s role in furthering the climate crisis is partly 
responsible for the typhoon’s damage. The suit is expected to be filed in 
the UK.

      The suit is part of “a rising tide of climate litigation from the 
Global South,” Greenpeace Philippines Climate Campaigner Jefferson Chua said 
in a statement. Shell has denied any role in downplaying the severity of the 
climate crisis.

      Legally, the suit could have wide-ranging implications if it’s 
successful, opening the door to more lawsuits and actions against fossil 
fuel companies.

      “Who made the storms this strong? We received no help, no justice. We 
deserve accountability for what was taken from us.”—Betty, a claimant

      (Greenpeace) (Courthouse News) (Eco Business)

      In other news
      Direct hit

      Jamaica is directly in the path of Hurricane Melissa, a slow-moving, 
Category 5 storm.

      As of this writing, Melissa’s track is positioned to have Jamaica take 
a direct hit from the storm. The climate crisis is making hurricanes 
stronger and more deadly, as noted above.

      (AccuWeather) (AP)

      Water water everywhere?

      Amazon executives hid the true cost of data centers from the public, 
according to documents reviewed by SourceMaterial and The Guardian.

      The tech behemoth used estimates of water usage that were lower than 
reality in a 2022 campaign called “Water Positive” on sustainability. The 
initiative was aimed at improving Amazon’s global image on the environment. 
Amazon denied that the data in the leaked documents was still applicable to 
its water usage.

      At issue is the decision not to include secondary usage in the data.

      “In environmental science, it is standard practice to include both to 
more accurately capture the true water cost of data centers.”—Shaolei Ren, 
University of California, Riverside associate professor of electrical and 
computer engineering

      (SourceMaterial) (The Guardian)

      Cash for troops

      A billionaire contributed $130 million to keep the US military paid 
amid the ongoing government shutdown, a highly unusual and unsettling turn 
of events.

      The funder is reportedly Timothy Mellon, an heir to the Mellon banking 
fortune. Mellon, a reclusive Republican donor, is also a supporter of Health 
and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

      “In addition to being bananas, this seems very illegal.”—Jennifer 
Bendery, HuffPost

      (the New York Times) (NBC News) (X)

      Here’s your campaign of the day

        Developers have their sights set on Java’s tropical forests, 
threatening to carve up what little remains for industrial agriculture, palm 
oil, and mining. And it’s pushing Javan gibbons to the brink.

        Less than 10% of Java’s forests remain. Deforestation has destroyed 
the natural bridges that these gibbons need to travel through the forest. 
They’re now isolated and stranded. They can’t reach one another to socialize 
and mate or cross the forest for food.

        Without us intervening now, the species can’t survive.

      Help save the species

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