Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Three lions die in Tokyo as record-breaking temperatures hit East Asia

   Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:44:46 -0000

   Three lions at a Tokyo zoo died within a week of suspected heat stress, as extreme temperatures sweep across Japan and other parts of East Asia. The Tama Zoological Park, located in Hino city in the greater Tokyo metropolis, closed its lion exhibit in late July when several of their big cats started …

2. How Borneo’s giant trees defy gravity and old scientific theories

   Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:24:40 -0000

   Giant tropical trees in Malaysian Borneo pump water to their highest branches just as easily as to their lower-most branches, a new study says. …

3. MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:37:36 -0000

   Markwayne Mullin just said the unsayable: that immigration can sometimes help the economy and the country. Now MAGA wants his head. Over the weekend, …

4. Kill the Ticks

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:17:33 -0000

   America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem. In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land. I speak of ticks, and I come bearing absolutely no good news. In recent decades, ticks have made the leap from nuisance to genuine …

5. In an Already Broiling Summer, El Niño Is About to Turn Up the Heat

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:07:00 -0000

   El Niño is expected to intensify in the weeks ahead, fueling more severe heat across the globe, according to the U.N. World Meteorological …

6. Spokane wildfires are a warning to the rest of the world

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:57:04 -0000

   If you need any proof that climate change is not some far off problem for future generations — it’s our disastrous present — look no further than the unfolding wildfire crisis gripping the globe. In Spokane County, Washington alone, three major wildfires have devastated the area, prompting the …

7. Scientists discover most effective way to destroy doomsday asteroid

   Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:30:00 -0000

   Chinese scientists claim to have found the most effective way to bury and detonate a nuclear device inside a large asteroid to prevent a potentially …

8. Think Jeanine Pirro Acted Honorably in the Hearn Case? Think Again.

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:27:14 -0000

   Some gave her credit for belatedly doing the right thing. But she had no choice, and she’s still a disgrace. It’s hard to imagine a more consummate …

9. These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections

   Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:14:00 -0000

   Thousands of miles from California, the Pacific marine monuments are centered on tiny islands and atolls. One of them is Palmyra Atoll, about as far from a continent as you can get on the planet. No one lives here permanently, but it’s home to a field research station run by The Nature Conservancy, a …

10. German WWII shipwrecks resurface in Danube River

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:02:00 -0000

    Record droughts have exposed over 200 boats scuttled near Serbia in 1944. History regularly reappears along the Danube River near the Serbian town of Prahovo, but it’s likely never been more visible than this summer. As brutal temperatures across much of Europe cause waters to recede to all-time …

11. It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:04:00 -0000

    The Arctic is cooking. Across northern Russia—a region that is famously bitterly cold—temperatures this week have routinely surpassed 90 degrees …

12. This Sleazoid MAGA Congressman May Just Have Turned a Red Seat Blue

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ohio’s Max Miller is fighting off (and denying) some sickening allegations. Meanwhile, his Democratic challenger seems like the real deal. I’m betting …

13. In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis

    Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:23:38 -0000

    MINAMISOMA, Japan — Kazuo Monma stepped out onto the small stage and looked at the large crowd with a sense of relief. The weather report had called …

14. US: Extreme heat grips Death Valley in California as temperatures hit 53°C.

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:42:26 -0000

    SHOTLIST: DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (AUG. 2, 2025) 1. DIGITAL THERMOMETER SHOWING TEMPERATURE AS 128°F / 53°C (TWO SHOTS) 2. PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS WITH DIGITAL THERMOMETER 3. TIGHT SHOT OF EXTREME HEAT DANGER SIGN 4. WARNING SIGN READING "HEAT KILLS!" 5. VARIOUS OF BADWATER BASIN 6. TIGHT SHOT OF WARNING SIGN READING "HEAT KILLS!" DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - AUG. 2: The temperature soared to 128°F (53°C) on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley of California, which is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in the US. The park holds the world record for the highest air temperature ever recorded, 134°F (56.7°C) in 1913 at Furnace Creek, and often experiences extreme heat during the summer. Despite the blistering conditions, Death Valley remains a popular destination, attracting visitors with its iconic desert landscapes, vast salt flats, and towering sand dunes.

15. Top Trump ally warns super PAC bankrolled by Dem billionaire is meddling in GOP primary

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:19 -0000

    A clean energy super PAC bankrolled by a left-wing billionaire is pouring millions into an effort to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., as he wages a bid for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition super PAC has spent roughly $1 million on opposing Ogles …

16. Climate change set to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

    Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:10:00 -0000

    Malaria killed an estimated 579,000 people in Africa in 2024, about three-quarters of them children under five.

17. Tiger shark caught off Massachusetts could be sign of warming waters

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:20:38 -0000

    Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what they reeled in -- a tropical species of shark with a reputation for eating everything it can swallow. The brothers, longtime sport fishermen who live in Massachusetts, released a …

18. GOP braces for extinction-level disaster as Americans revolt

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:47:38 -0000

    The cake is baked. The Republicans are cooked. The Post ran a story this morning on the effect of "vibes" on the congressional elections. The story's …

19. The Danube is running dry, and Europe’s power grid is suffering as a result

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:28:33 -0000

    Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels …

20. Trump “Isn’t Happy” About Exxon and Chevron’s Monster Profits

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:10:26 -0000

    Even though he is partially responsible for them. This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive …

21. Australia may not be able to rely on a vital firefighting measure forever

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:43:14 -0000

    IN BRIEF Overlapping fire seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are driving competing demand for firefighting aircraft. • The RFS says …

22. Spokane Fire Live Tracker Maps as Blaze Compared to Palisades Fire

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:44:35 -0000

    Wildfires burning across the Spokane, Washington, area have scorched more than 8,000 acres and destroyed at least 600 structures, forcing widespread …

23. Heatwave forces Romania to blast Danube river to help nuclear plant

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:58:18 -0000

    Water levels in the River Danube, which flows through ten countries from Germany to the Black Sea, have dropped to just 23 centimetres in Budapest as …

24. 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. ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Here in the U.S., much of the West and Southwest regions of the country remain under an extreme heat …

25. Deadly helicopter crash in Greece exposes growing danger of Europe’s wildfires

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:16:03 -0000

    Water-bombing aircraft returned to the skies over Greece on Monday as firefighters battled several major blazes near Athens, a day after two pilots were killed when their fire-fighting helicopter collided with another aircraft. The crash at the weekend has underlined the dangers facing emergency …

26. Florida's Dumped Food Waste Is Having An Unexpected Effect In The Gulf Of Mexico

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:47:00 -0000

    Throwing trash into the ocean is normally seen as harmful, and for good reasons. After all, pollution is a major cause of habitat loss, and plastic …

27. South Korea records hottest day on record

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:08:28 -0000

    South Korea yesterday registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to "immediately" …

28. How America is adapting to climate extremes

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:15:06 -0000

    Climate adaptation is increasingly moving from planning to real-world action as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes test …

29. Calls to scrap NSW emergency services levy as insurance costs rise

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:01:01 -0000

    Earlier this year, Hans received his annual home insurance bill, which had increased by nearly $1,000 from the year prior. The total was $3,590, which …

30. Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:36:19 -0000

    Three large wildfires raced through neighborhoods in and around Spokane, Washington, the weekend of Aug. 1, 2026, destroying at least 600 homes and …