Hurricane Milton, headed for Tampa, becomes the second-fastest storm to reach Category 5 status. / Vox
John Morales: The proportion of tropical cyclones that reach very intense levels is projected to increase. / The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tells her followers that the government controls the weather. / Grist
Unrelated: Ancient monsters from indigenous folklore. / Atlas Obscura
Britain opened the world's first coal-fired power station in 1882. It's now the first G7 nation to phase out coal power completely. / CarbonBrief
American communities are beginning to “decommission” dams, fearful of climate impacts. / Undark Magazine
A fun online quiz about “the weird, wild, wired world of new vehicles.” / rest of world
See also, from last month: “Hollywood Can't Ditch its Teslas Fast Enough.” / Hollywood Reporter
California becomes the first state to ban “sell-by” dates on food. / Food & Wine
Dr. Pepper ties Pepsi as the second-best selling soda in the US. / MSN
The style of Jula Child's kitchens was “subservient to flexible functionality,” helping usher in Universal Design. / Places Journal
A relaxation of rules around using apostrophes in German has “triggered existential fears.” / The Guardian
Tressie McMillan Cottom explains what it was like to interview Diddy at his Malibu home. (Very weird, not good.) / The Independent
A lovely visual essay about author Jaime Lowe rediscovering her libido by learning how to dive for sea urchins. / The New York Times Magazine [+]
A brief cultural history of cocaine. “I enjoyed myself hugely.” / aeon