Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. El Nino is here. It'll be big, bad and costly, scientists fear

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:04:01 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, …

2. Trump’s coal vision lifts MAGA organizer with scant energy track record

   Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   A man the Trump administration picked to be a key player at the fore of a U.S. coal renaissance is likely more familiar to QAnon circles than energy ones. TerraSpark’s project carries big promises. The proposed 1.6 gigawatt facility — touted by the Trump administration last week — would be the first …

3. President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn

   Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:01:00 -0000

   SEATTLE — Few public universities get more federal research funding than the University of Washington. So as President Trump has already cancelled or suspended about a quarter of all funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes for Health, the atmosphere on this leafy Seattle …

4. Feedback Loop Threatens to Undermine Solar Power As a Solution to Global Warming

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:51 -0000

   JAISALMER, Rajasthan — Millions of photovoltaic panels stretching toward the horizon in neat rows bake under the searing Indian sun. By noon, the …

5. Trump Just Gutted A Major Line of Oceanic Defense

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:45:21 -0000

   Just in time for hurricane season, the Trump administration is defunding its global ocean-monitoring system. Buxton, North Carolina IF YOU’VE WATCHED …

6. A Strange 'Cold Blob' in The Atlantic Signals We're Almost at a Tipping Point

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:38 -0000

   There's a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A 'cold blob' of ocean and air that's cooling down while the rest of the …

7. Hungary’s third-largest lake is disappearing. Can experts save it before it’s too late?

   Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:42 -0000

   The dire situation has arisen from prolonged droughts, lack of rainfall and decades of water mismanagement. At Lake Velence, around 40 kilometres west …

8. Why the Year 536 May Have Been the Worst Year in History

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:27:16 -0000

   Some years are remembered for wars, plagues, fires, invasions, or rulers making decisions that everyone else had to suffer through. Then there’s the …

9. How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:31:27 -0000

   Data centres don’t just use large amounts of water and electricity, they’re heating the environment too, study finds. Tech giants are racing to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. But a growing body of evidence suggests that AI hyperscalers – large-scale cloud service …

10. El Niño has formed. Forecasters expect a global weather powerhouse.

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:01:40 -0000

    Forecasters say this could be one of the largest El Niño events on record amid unprecedented sea temperatures in a key region. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S. and around the globe. A long-anticipated and dramatic global climate shift has arrived, federal forecasters said June 11 as …

11. Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:56:59 -0000

    The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, and scientists expect it will …

12. The Thomas Piketty doctrine is already here

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:01:41 -0000

    Academics need to get out a bit more. That, at least, is the impression one might form from the recently-released report of the Global Justice …

13. El Niño Slams Into a Global Economy Unprepared for More Chaos

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:34 -0000

    Scientists warn a blockbuster weather event risks pushing costs higher for everything from building materials to groceries. The last time El Niño …

14. People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's …

15. The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it’s a warning for our future

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:44:09 -0000

    Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much of the North Atlantic region plunged back into …

16. Record crowds, hot stadiums: Extreme heat could be a player during this summer’s World Cup

    Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:22:00 -0000

    As the largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off across North America, the most menacing wild card for the 48 competing countries might be the …

17. World Cup players challenged by dangerously hot weather

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:20:45 -0000

    The World Cup kicked off on Thursday as South Africa squared off against Mexico, one of this year's host countries. Several American cities hosting …

18. El Nino returns, likely will intensify into a strong event this year, NOAA says

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:02:48 -0000

    El Nino conditions are expected to strengthen in the coming months, NOAA said. El Nino conditions are present and expected to strengthen in the coming …

19. Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the …

20. 2026 World Cup: A climate disaster in the making

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:25:57 -0000

    In 2022, ahead of the Qatar World Cup, which he promoted as the first "carbon neutral" edition, the president FIFA, Gianni Infantino, appeared in a …

21. Japan Calls It: The Dreaded El Niño Has Arrived

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:24:00 -0000

    All signs point to the imminent formation of a strong El Niño—potentially the strongest on record. As meteorologists around the world grow …

22. GOP gov posts picture of James Talarico as a woman while attacking his climate action bill

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:00 -0000

    Talarico cares about the environment, which means he’s a woman? Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) posted a picture of Democratic Senate candidate and state …

23. Ocean Economy Reaches $2.5 Trillion as Services Become the Largest Share of Ocean Trade

    Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:42:28 -0000

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 2026 (IPS) - The global ocean economy continues its expansion, with ocean-related trade reaching USD 2.5 trillion as of 2025. …

24. El Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozy

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:36:09 -0000

    Among the effects predicted: drought in the Pacific Northwest, flooding risk in the South, more Pacific hurricanes, high ocean heat and visits from unusual fish and sharks. Prepare for intense heat, drought and some flooding — it’s officially El Niño season, the National Weather Service announced …

25. World will cross 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at current rate - report

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:01:44 -0000

    The rate of human-induced warming remains at an all-time high, according to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change report. The world is edging …

26. Thousands of Fish Are Dying, but I Doubt Lee Zeldin’s EPA Will Do Anything About It

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:45:22 -0000

    Somehow climate deniers will try to blame this on the Biden administration. This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy (Permanent Musical Accompaniment to This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin’ gets …

27. El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:01:27 -0000

    El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared that El Niño conditions are now under way in the tropical Pacific, with sea surface temperatures …

28. The People Most Devastated by Climate Change Are Now Banned From the US

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:24:52 -0000

    There is a quiet injustice unfolding at the intersection of two of the most urgent crises of our time, and it deserves far more attention than it is …

29. As the world heats up, cities work to cool down

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:05:00 -0000

    Global warming trends mean more frequent, intense heat waves. Cities around the world are working to mitigate extreme heat and adapt urban life to …

30. Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:46:12 -0000

    The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide. Earth's underground fungal network is so vast that, if …