The 2025 hurricane season is about to end on Nov. 30 without a single mainland U.S. landfall for the first time in a decade.
Why it matters: That's welcome news for hurricane-prone states, but doesn't mean future years will be equally calm — especially as climate change continues to warm the oceans, essentially creating hurricane fuel.
A new documentary narrated and executive-produced by Lily Gladstone, Oscar-nominated star of "Killers of the Flower Moon," tackles the Blackfeet Nation's fight to restore buffalo to their land.
The big picture: "Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya," set to air on most PBS stations on Monday, comes amid similar battles between ranchers, conservationists and tribal elders over land use on Indigenous reservations.
UN climate talks in Brazil are wrapping up Saturday with a push to help move nations away from fossil fuels, but the deal lacks explicit mention of the CO2-spewing energy sources.
Why it matters: The compromise underscores the Paris Agreement's limited ability to move from aspiration to stronger real-world action.