Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. ‘Everyone should buckle up’: Scientists change El Nino labelling to keep up with temperature spike

   Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:10:50 -0000

   Scientists have had to update how they label El Nino and La Nina because of rapid weather changes cause by global warming. The natural El Nino cycle, …

2. The Grand Canyon Has a Water Problem

   Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:32:48 -0000

   On July 4, 2025, around 5 o’clock in the afternoon, just as Americans were gearing up for a night of hot dogs and fireworks, a lightning strike on …

3. Trump virtually eliminated emissions regulations. Here’s what happens to your next car now

   Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:00:34 -0000

   A cyclist rides his bike on the Palms Ave. overpass bridge over traffic on the 405 Freeway on February 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, removing the legal basis for federal …

4. Trump wages a war on truth, promoting fake history and fake science

   Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0000

   President Trump, who frequently denounces accurate journalism he dislikes as “fake news,” is demanding that national parks, monuments, museums and …

5. Christie Brinkley Credits Trump For 'Doing A Good Job Of Destroying The Country'

   Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:45:17 -0000

   There is no love lost between Christie Brinkley and President Donald Trump, and she is not even subtle about it. After the intentions of Trump's …

6. EU slammed as study reveals climate-harming beef and lamb get 580 times more subsidies than legumes

   Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:44:20 -0000

   The EU is being urged to introduce a Plant-Based Action Plan to promote sustainable diets and help farmers transition away from meat and …

7. Remarkable Footage of a Beaver Felling a Tree in Just a Few Hours to Build a Protective Dam

   Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:49:41 -0000

   BBC Studios captured the remarkable autumn sight of a beaver in Yellowstone Park felling a tree in just a few hours to build a protective canal and a …

8. Do not inhale! How wildfire smoke 'affects the whole body'

   Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:53:54 -0000

   Wildfires destroy lives and livelihoods. But survivors and firefighters also suffer long-term harm to their health. A growing body of research …

9. Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems

   Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:10:49 -0000

   The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs of a changing climate. They also …

10. A robot had mysteriously vanished in the Antarctic ice. When it surfaced, scientists were blown away by the data gathered

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:12:51 -0000

    Wandering for two and a half years, the device found itself in uncharted territory for nine long months, uncovering crucial data. Scientists …

11. After logging bans, Australia turns to “forest thinning”. Does it reduce fire risk?

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:05:46 -0000

    In the aftermath of Australia’s “Black Summer” bushfires of 2019–20, few policy questions have proved as persistent as how, exactly, to live with …

12. World’s Smallest Nuclear Reactors Are On The Way

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:25:00 -0000

    Small modular reactors can be built in one place and moved to another. This completely changes the face of nuclear energy and how green energy can …

13. Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are ... syncing up? This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part …

14. Killer beetles in the baobabs: researcher warns of risk to African trees

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:00:23 -0000

    Baobabs aren’t supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across Africa, …

15. Tyrant Trump Declares End of Laws Saving American Lives

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:45:25 -0000

    “Deregulation” is an antiseptic word loved by the giant corporations that rule the people. In reality, health and safety “deregulation” spells death, …

16. Health and Climate Consequences of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal ‘Cannot Be Overstated’

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:55:00 -0000

    In short: the agency will no longer be able to regulate carbon pollution or greenhouse gases—though a couple of scenarios might prevent President …

17. How safe is glyphosate chemical backed by Trump? What the science says

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:15:01 -0000

    On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would push for a greater supply of glyphosate-based herbicides, leaving …

18. MIT Says Energy-Storing Concrete Improves 10-fold by Switching to Organic Electrolyte

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:12 -0000

    MIT researchers have developed a new type of concrete that doubles as an energy storage device, as explained by Ziroth. This material, known as …

19. Antarctica’s Gravity Hole Growing Stronger, Scientists Find

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:30:00 -0000

    For decades, scientists have been studying intriguing “gravity holes,” which are enormous depressions in the Earth’s crust where the effects of …

20. Rising temperatures in Europe open door to spread of chikungunya virus

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:58:05 -0000

    Chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne disease once mostly confined to tropical regions, could now be transmitted across large parts of Europe as rising temperatures caused by climate change allow the virus to survive in more places for longer periods, researchers warn. A study published this month …

21. How This Ancient Shark Species Is Making a Comeback

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:51:08 -0000

    The oceans, covering 71% of Earth’s surface, have long been home to remarkable creatures. Among these, ancient shark species are particularly …

22. Experts issue warning as melting snow reveals little-known health hazard: 'You should rethink what you're doing'

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    In January, a historic snowstorm spanning several states blanketed millions of Americans in inches of powder and ice, bringing bitter, sustained low …

23. A number Of Americans Don’t Think Climate Change Is Real

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:02:00 -0000

    According to a new study from Yale, almost a quarter of Americans don’t believe in climate change or doubt its reality. That creates a problem for …

24. Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:20:03 -0000

    Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground? New research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a …

25. Invasive mesquite plants do more than deplete water reserves – new research in South Africa shows they damage soil too

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:59:58 -0000

    Mesquite (Neltuma juliflora), a woody plant native to parts of South America, was introduced into South Africa’s drylands in the 1880s with good …

26. Why the western US is running out of water, in one chart

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:27:26 -0000

    Cows are draining the Colorado River. More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water. But with no end in sight to the decades-long drought in the western US and rapidly decreasing river levels, this essential resource is fueling bitter disputes over …

27. Climate change adds 30 extreme-heat days a year to India's coffee farms

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:53:44 -0000

    Climate change added an average of 30 extra days of harmful heat annually to India’s coffee-growing regions between 2021 and 2025, according to new …

28. Heaviest outback rain in decades forecast to reach SA, NSW and Victorian farmers

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:49:08 -0000

    The driest belt of Australia is in the middle of its wettest month in decades, and weather modelling is tipping the outback rain will reach southern …

29. Solar installer shares what he'd do differently 5 years after putting panels on own home: 'I will be fully transparent here...'

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0000

    Everyone says solar saves money, but how much do panels actually deliver? One Paradise Energy installer crunched five years of his own rooftop data, …

30. Opinion | China seeks to cultivate a food supply immune to geopolitical shocks

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:30:09 -0000

    Amid increasing pressure from trade wars and climate change, Beijing is reframing agriculture as a matter of national security.