Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. "Water will evaporate, leaving a dry barren surface - it will become an even hotter version of Venus…" 10 ways Earth – and life on it – could die

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:06:35 -0000

    T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem The Hollow Men that the world would end “not with a bang but a whimper” – the question is, was he right? What do we even …

  2. Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Research links hurricanes and drought with increasing risks of antibiotic resistance genes, which are concentrated in manure. In early October of …

  3. The Only Thing Left to Do About January 6 Is Remember

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The courts may have closed the book on this sorry chapter of our history, but the dreadful reckoning remains. The January 6 prosecutions came to a …

  4. As Ice Melts, Antarctica Is Leaking Mercury Into The Ocean

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Across the last 200 years, Antarctica has been copping a whole lot of mercury pollution, despite humanity's best efforts to keep the frozen continent …

  5. Okay, These El Niño Forecasts Are Getting Ridiculous

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:45:12 -0000

    This event is on track to "obliterate" the previous record. Every time I think the El Niño forecast can’t possibly get worse, the models prove me …

  6. Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:23:07 -0000

    Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe toppled temperature records and disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries. Italy placed all …

  7. Why Australia could be heading for a spring and summer 'triple whammy'

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:10:24 -0000

    In brief Climate change, a strong El Niño and another climate driver could combine forces this spring. • However, there are signs it's not all bad news …

  8. Trump blames mismanagement for the Canadian wildfires. This new study shows the real cause

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:47:36 -0000

    A study by World Weather Attribution points to human-caused climate change. Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released …

  9. The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:19:40 -0000

    Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that …

  10. Flying in Severe Weather: Could Your Airplane Get Struck by Lightning?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:05 -0000

    To find out the answer (and to put your mind at ease for your next air travel involving bad weather), we spoke with Daniel Bubb, PhD, an author and former pilot. Keep reading to find out just how worried he says passengers should be when flying in and around storms.

  11. The Man Who Tells the Truth Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the World to Hear

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under editor in chief Aluf Benn, Haaretz is the only major Israeli media outlet to show Israelis the images and tell them the stories they don’t want …

  12. Trump administration's latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:44:39 -0000

    An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana. This latest agreement brings the total amount spent on such settlements to nearly $4 billion. RWE U.S. …

  13. Trump Says EV Drivers Have a ‘Disease’ and Calls Them ‘Crazy’

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:41:00 -0000

    A speech on the administration’s tax cuts and economic agenda quickly went off the rails when the topic of EVs came up. U.S. President Donald Trump’s beef with electric vehicles runs deep and his opposition to previous federal policies supporting electric vehicle adoption is well documented. During …

  14. Environmentalists petition New Jersey over horseshoe crab bloodletting

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:30:47 -0000

    The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products. This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and …

  15. Scientists Now Believe Earth’s First Continents Formed Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought – Changing the Story of Our Planet’s Origins

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    The idea that the first continents on Earth rose far earlier than scientists once believed sounds like a small adjustment on a very long timeline. …

  16. Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:17:15 -0000

    As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting …

  17. Trump’s Plans for Head Start Could Leave Kids Behind

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The early education, nutrition, and health program is a lifeline for poor kids. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to erase its …

  18. Google DeepMind chief AI officer warns the odds of AI wiping out the human race are ‘not zero’—but she disagrees with Elon Musk’s predictions

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    While Elon Musk has consistently painted a utopian picture of AI’s future, many other tech leaders and governments have been sounding the alarm about …

  19. DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:23:04 -0000

    Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. …

  20. Stop fighting the climate: Expert-approved tips on how to plant for hotter summers

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    It’s been a heartbreaking season for gardeners. Prolonged heatwaves and persistent dry spells have decimated many of our beds, leaving traditional …

  21. Trump is attacking California’s ability to protect its coastline. The consequences are ‘chilling’

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For months, the Trump administration has sought to open the California coast to a radically industrialized future: large-scale desalination plants, floating nuclear reactors, more rocket launches and expanded offshore oil drilling along the state’s most iconic beaches. Holding the line against all …

  22. Homeowners are paying much more for insurance — and keeping coverage is getting harder

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:37:41 -0000

    Homeowners insurance costs are swelling rapidly for consumers — and even for those able to pay, policies are getting harder to keep as insurers drop …

  23. When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?'

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    An initial report on the deaths of three wildland firefighters in late June sheds light on the extreme and dangerous conditions they faced. On June 27, members of the Rifle Interagency Helitack Crew spent the morning working on two fires burning in rugged red rock country on the Colorado-Utah …

  24. Trump Promotes Commercial Fishing in Protected Pacific Marine National Monuments

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Scientists and other environmental advocates warn such activity would threaten coral reefs and other marine life.President Donald Trump is seeking to …

  25. Extreme Heat Is Making Takeoffs Harder. Now Airlines May Need to Bump Passengers to Keep Flights Safe

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:02:43 -0000

    After temperatures at one airport hit 114 degrees Fahrenheit, a major carrier asked passengers to give up their seats. It’s a scenario that other travelers may start to face. The tarmac is heating up. Experts say extreme temperatures could start to disrupt flights and travel plans. Hotter days can …

  26. A No-Bid Contract to Rat Out Immigrant Minors

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration didn’t put that in writing, of course. It didn’t have to. I wrote in July about how Donald Trump, despite rhapsodizing about …

  27. Is it really the hottest day ever?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:36:23 -0000

    Every time a new heat record is broken, skepticism follows. How do scientists know a day or a summer was really the hottest on record or that a heat …

  28. A ‘Super’ El Niño Is Here. What Does It Mean for the Bay Area?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:59:42 -0000

    Experts are bracing for big storm surges and king tides, flooding, and a host of impacts on wildlife and ecosystems. But more rainfall isn’t …

  29. The floods of the future won’t come one at a time

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A dangerous collision of storm surge, torrential rain, and sea level rise threatens to overwhelm communities from Texas to Maine. When a weak 45-mph …

  30. Supreme Court Reveals Major Cases on Docket for October—Full List

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:39:23 -0000

    The Supreme Court will kick off its new term in October with seven cases over its first two weeks back on the bench, tackling disputes over climate …