Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout. MEMPHIS, Tennessee — When Justin Pearson sits at his desk, he looks at a polluted orange sky. It’s the backdrop of a haunting …

2. Germany: As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:44:00 -0000

   Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change …

3. French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:51:27 -0000

   France’s vast wildfire near Bordeaux, which scorched an area four times the size of Paris and forced 224,000 people to evacuate, remained contained …

4. ‘Move immediately’: South Korea issues urgent heat warnings as country bakes in highest temperatures ever recorded

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:12:44 -0000

   South Korea issued a severe heatwave warning as it recorded its highest ever temperature of 42.5C on Sunday, prompting the government to activate an …

5. Wildfires will only get worse until the U.S. stops ignoring the climate crisis

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   President Trump argued last month that Canada should pay damages — or face additional tariffs — for the wildfire smoke recently “poisoning” American air, and claimed that he strong-armed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the World Cup final in New Jersey, telling Carney he needed to stop …

6. South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:34:35 -0000

   Scientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent. South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since national weather records began more than a century ago, as an intense heatwave grips the country, the latest in a year of climate extremes that have …

7. Phoenix sears under sweltering heat

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:02:03 -0000

   Much of the western U-S is facing dangerously high temperatures this weekend. Phoenix is expecting highs above 110 degrees. And public cooling centers are seeing high demand.

8. A Floating Wind Farm In Portugal Is Having A Surprising Impact On Underwater Habitats

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:38:16 -0000

   According to a UN report, approximately one million species are en route to extinction within decades. For underwater life, in particular, it's out …

9. Geology Says There Was a Period When It Rained Continuously on Earth for Approximately Two Million Years and Life Not Only Survived – It Thrived

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:45:00 -0000

   Imagine waking up every single day to the sound of rain, not just for a week or a season, but for longer than human beings have even existed as a …

10. Solar car parks could cut electricity bills by €32,00 a year. Why is Europe so resistant?

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:37 -0000

    Solar car parks are popping up across Europe, but not every country seems to think they’re a smart investment. Europe’s car parks could be turned into …

11. This mysterious 8000km 'wall' stretches across Africa – but it isn't what most people think…

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:34:51 -0000

    From the windswept Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of the Red Sea in Djibouti, the Great Green Wall initiative stretches for almost 8,000km …

12. Wildfires rage across Europe as firefighters battle blazes strengthened by gale-force winds

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:49:37 -0000

    Europe’s wildfire crisis fractured along starkly different fronts Sunday: gale-force winds drove flames deeper into the Athens region and forced …

13. Washington fires force thousands of evacuations. See map

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:35:23 -0000

    Three major wildfires burning near Spokane, Washington, caused authorities to declare a state of emergency and forced thousands of people to evacuate. …

14. Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:35:43 -0000

    Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern …

15. NASA Confirms Atmospheric Shift Over North America

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:03:27 -0000

    On a crisp spring morning that seemed like any other, NASA dropped a revelation that stunned meteorologists and weather enthusiasts across the world: …

16. Caribbean Netherlands: Drought disrupts shipping at Deventer port in Netherlands.

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:47:48 -0000

    SHOTLIST DEVENTER, NETHERLANDS (AUG. 2, 2026) 1. DRONE FOOTAGE OF CANAL AND BRIDGE 2. DRONE FOOTAGE OF FLOODGATE STRUCTURES AND CONTROL POINT 3. VARIOUS OF WATER LEVEL GAUGE ON RIVERBANK 4. VARIOUS OF FLOODGATE STRUCTURES 5. VARIOUS OF RECEDING RIVER WATER AND RIVERBANK DUE TO DROUGHT 6. VARIOUS OF FLOCK OF BIRDS ON DRIED RIVERBANK 7. VARIOUS OF BRIDGE OVER RIVERDEVENTER, NETHERLANDS - AUG. 2, 2026: The port in the Dutch city of Deventer was closed to vessel traffic due to low water levels caused by prolonged drought on Sunday, Aug. 3. The drought has affected waterways across the Netherlands and disrupted transport in some areas. Authorities are continuing to monitor water levels as dry conditions continue to put pressure on river and canal traffic.

17. Climate change is forcing my Xbox console into summer hibernation

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:06:10 -0000

    In the UK, Summer used to mean a few fleeting days of mild sunshine, scoffing a melted choc ice in my Nan's backyard and still needing to put a …

18. Super El Nino Map Shows States Bracing for ‘Significant Snow’ This Winter

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:02:11 -0000

    Much of the world is preparing to face El Nino, which is forecast to strengthen over the course of the second half of 2026 into a Super El Nino. “The …

19. Taking Greenland won't fix the US's problems in the Arctic, experts say

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:17:01 -0000

    President Donald Trump's repeated calls to acquire Greenland, reiterated most recently at a NATO summit last month in Turkey, have thrust the Arctic into the global political spotlight. The bigger challenge, they say, isn't acquiring more Arctic territory. It's that the US has spent decades …

20. Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:03 -0000

    The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers. Republicans in Washington are taking steps to roll back federal workplace heat protections as summer temperatures surge. The Trump administration is …

21. After A Long, Hot Summer, “Climate-Hushing” Is Missing The Moment

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:37:31 -0000

    While surveys show that "climate change" is not among the top issues that voters profess to care about, climate-carers are strongly motivated to vote …

22. Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:36:04 -0000

    Jeroen Wouda and Dirk Boom walk slowly along a Dutch dike, prodding at the bone dry surface with metal rods and scanning the parched grass for …

23. Why the Spokane wildfires exploded so fast: drought, heat and a rare fire warning

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:22:38 -0000

    Three fast-moving fires, now called the Spokane Complex, have destroyed an estimated 600 structures and forced thousands to flee. Fast-moving …

24. Western U.S. heat wave brings record temps to Phoenix, wildfire evacuations in Spokane

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:38:08 -0000

    Yet another heat wave scorched the Western United States on Saturday, bringing extreme heat warnings to Southern California and record temperatures in the Southwest and Montana. Wildfires erupted in the Pacific Northwest as the region faced an exceptionally rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” …

25. China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    More EVs reaching the end of their life means more batteries to recycle. But waste management companies have yet to catch up to the new reality. After …

26. Video. Rhine River hits record low as drought grips Germany

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:30:03 -0000

    Record low water levels on Germany's Rhine River left boats stranded in Cologne, as prolonged heat and drought pushed the country's busiest waterway …

27. France’s largest peacetime evacuation ends — with new fires erupting elsewhere

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:49:39 -0000

    Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what …

28. Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:51:46 -0000

    Italy is putting nearly all of its major cities on the highest "red" alert for high temperatures, as a new heatwave grips the country. Health officials say 19 cities from north to south - including the capital Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples - are already at red alert, and by Monday all but two …

29. Wildfires and Extreme Heat Rage Across the West

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:30:59 -0000

    Wildfires rip across the West against the backdrop of dangerous, life-threatening heat. Parts of eight states face significant fire dangers including areas in Washington and Oregon. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY.

30. SpaceAI could be Southeast Asia’s edge against El Niño—if governments actually use it

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    In June, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that there is a 63% chance of a very strong El Niño developing before the …