Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Europe’s current heat wave is so bad the French are considering banning outdoor drinking and adopting AC ‘if necessary’

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:01:15 -0000

    France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in …

  2. Flagrant unpreparedness to heatwaves highlights urgent need for climate anticipation in France

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:54:37 -0000

    All future public policies must take climate change and its consequences into account. The issue must be made central to the 2027 presidential …

  3. How China built the energy system the world now needs

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:43:22 -0000

    The conflict that erupted at the end of February 2026 was, among other things, an energy shock. Nine weeks of disruption in and around the Strait of …

  4. How a ‘Heat Dome’ Over Europe Is Keeping Temperatures Hot

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:17:27 -0000

    Heat domes happen all over the world, and the one over Europe this week is locking in days of near-record highs across Britain, Spain and France. For the second time this year, many parts of western and central Europe are experiencing a prolonged spell of extreme heat, with record-breaking June …

  5. A Trump Ally’s Rise in Colombia Could Mean the End of Landmark Climate Policies

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:43:44 -0000

    Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has vowed to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in …

  6. The Caspian Sea has lost an area nearly the size of Sicily: human activities are a major reason why

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:09:30 -0000

    The Caspian Sea, the largest inland body of water on Earth, is shrinking. Not fluctuating, not entering another natural cycle, but shrinking. For …

  7. Seattle pollen season keeps getting worse

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:20:05 -0000

    Seattleites heading into summer may want to stock up on tissues: A new allergy report found Western cities are climbing the rankings as pollen …

  8. New Electric Car Technology Aims to “Significantly Extend” Battery Life Using Unusual Methods

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:12:45 -0000

    Just like a gas-powered vehicle, an electric car needs energy to get you from A to B. That is where the batteries come in.

  9. Phoenix temps to soar past 110 degrees, triggering extreme heat watch

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:47:12 -0000

    Phoenix residents are starting what's likely to be the hottest week of the year so far as temperatures push past 110 degrees and near 115 degrees late in the week. The National Weather Service posted an extreme heat watch starting Tuesday, June 23, in southern Arizona and extending across Maricopa …

  10. What Starmer’s Resignation Means for the UK’s Climate Goals

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:34:28 -0000

    The government has faced growing pressure to loosen its commitment to cutting emissions. London’s climate week began today with big political news: UK …

  11. Heat waves increase the West’s wildfire risk

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. When heat waves hit the Western United …

  12. Heat stress is intensifying worldwide, scientists say

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:29:22 -0000

    Temperature, humidity, wind and solar radiation can impact heat stress. The number of people who experience heat stress around the world every year …

  13. Tenzin Seldon: The GLP-1 boom is the biggest climate story no one is pricing in

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:05:00 -0000

    The most consequential thing to happen to the American food system in the past two years arrived as a weekly injection. As of late 2025, roughly one …

  14. Europe is expecting record-breaking temperatures. Here’s what to know

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:20:00 -0000

    Big parts of Europe are under high-level warnings for extreme heat, with the most intense conditions forecast in big parts of France, Spain, England …

  15. Scorching heatwave forces school closures, train cancellations across Europe

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:01:15 -0000

    More than 800 schools in several parts of France were closed Monday as a record heatwave, which killed three people over the weekend, was set to intensify. Both France and Belgium have announced cuts to their rail services as authorities across Europe issued health alerts in a bid to cope with …

  16. It's almost the same size as Switzerland, home to a 6.5 foot giant, a tiny, very deadly, octopus and is slowly turning the wrong colour...

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:32:45 -0000

    While the Yellow Sea is a remarkable place for wildlife, the area has become one of the most degraded marine areas on the planet One of four seas …

  17. Private companies want to geoengineer the sky. The rain billions of people depend on could be disrupted

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:42:12 -0000

    Private firms are making plans to cool the planet by releasing reflective particles high into the atmosphere, an approach known as solar …

  18. Australia has already spent over $100 million dealing with Varroa mite. Here’s what we can do next

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:18:30 -0000

    The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our …

  19. How cities are fighting back against the 'heat island effect'

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As temperatures rise, researchers are rethinking how cities measure and respond to urban heat. But experts say successful solutions require finding solutions tailored to local conditions rather than relying on one-size-fits-all fixes. Record-breaking heat and humidity are already upon us at the …

  20. SpaceX Plunges Ahead of Expected AI Bond Binge

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:45:40 -0000

    Get caught up. Good morning. SpaceX tumbles as it kicks off a possible bond binge. Climate change is hiking global grocery prices. And Messi is the …

  21. Bay Area Communities Resist Data Center Boom

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Airdate: Monday, June 22 at 9 AM Communities across the Bay Area, including Gilroy, Oakley and Pittsburg, are pushing back on new data centers in …

  22. This 'Lost City' Deep Beneath The Ocean Is Unlike Anything Seen Before on Earth

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:54:26 -0000

    Despite the extreme nature of the environment, it appears to be teeming with life, and researchers think it's worth our attention and protection. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more fascinating glimpses of the natural world.

  23. Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal …

  24. Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:00:57 -0000

    Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations around the world are experiencing one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so. Regions previously untouched by heat stress are now feeling it, too. Extreme feels-like …

  25. Thousands of Joshua trees are dying as the Mojave region develops. They must be saved

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    People across the globe come to visit the arid and bleak Mojave Desert to gaze upon the marvelous towers known as Joshua trees.I got up close and …

  26. Europeans are making the most of cheap solar panels – by creating green garden fences

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:20 -0000

    Solar fences are gaining ground in Europe, as households continue to invest in renewables amid the war on Iran. Europeans are transforming their …

  27. The 24-hour hotline helping save the world’s biggest freshwater fish

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The ‘megafish’ living in southeast Asia’s Mekong River once faced extinction. A new rapid response system is helping reverse their dire outlook. Kampong Cham, Cambodia — In early January, at the peak of Cambodia’s fishing season, Chea Seila was driving north along the Mekong River when her phone …

  28. Melting Ice Is Revealing Ancient Treasures, But Experts Say Time Is Running Out to Save Them

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:20:00 -0000

    The discovery of a 3,400-year-old leather shoe changed everything. When Norwegian hiker Reidar Marstein spotted the remarkably preserved footwear emerging from melting ice in the mountains in 2006, he wrapped it carefully and contacted a local archaeologist. The find ultimately helped launch what …

  29. Europe bakes in a punishing heatwave

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:25:49 -0000

    A heatwave swept across Europe on Sunday, prompting a partial alcohol ban in France, the cancellation of public World Cup watch parties in Spain, and …

  30. New book explores Oregon's role in early aughts ecoterrorism

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:20:06 -0000

    The rise and fall of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), an environmental movement that grew out of Oregon, is chronicled in author Matthew Wolfe's new …