Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:55:25 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a proposal announced Friday by the federal government to stave off crisis in the beleaguered waterway. The proposal from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming …

  2. Chevron’s profit nearly quadrupled. Drivers are paying for it at $4 a gallon

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:42:10 -0000

    American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around …

  3. Concerning Map Suggests The Worst May Be Yet to Come For Devastating European Fires

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    It's been a fraught summer in terms of extreme weather events. Heatwaves have set new records. Canada has burnt, Europe is currently on fire. If you're …

  4. We revisited a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years. What we found was astounding

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:08:45 -0000

    What’s the best way to manage a forest? Australians have argued about this for decades. The debate is often framed as binary: do we protect forests …

  5. Climate Change Is Destabilizing the Ground Beneath Our Feet

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:20:25 -0000

    Mountains are shifting, permafrost is melting, and the risk of landslides is rising. On geologic timescales, the Earth is a dynamic place. Tectonic plates shift. Continents move. Mountains rise and fall. But during humanity’s tenure on Earth, the ground beneath our feet has largely stayed put. That …

  6. The Dry Danube: Europe’s legendary river got so low that a cruise ship ran out of food and water

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:13:01 -0000

    As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent away is setting …

  7. As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The U.K.’s Labour government seems afraid to talk about the climate emergency. “To cover up 1 high level report … looks odd,” remarked Caroline Lucas, …

  8. Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:19:59 -0000

    Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians. After watching a YouTube video about solar panels that can be plugged into a regular electrical outlet, Melani Jackson plopped four panels in the …

  9. Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Refineries Far From Only Threat To Russia’s Oil Industry - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:53:45 -0000

    Key Takeaways: Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries have sparked a country-wide gas shortage and cost Moscow significant export earnings. …

  10. Heatwave pushes energy-hungry Tunisia to enforce rolling blackouts

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:30:22 -0000

    In Tunisia, after weeks of extended power cuts, the effects are serious. Between 150 and 200 died in the heatwave, according to the Order of Young Doctors, and businesses took severe hits after their goods spoiled. Authorities have announced that power is returning to normal as temperatures go back …

  11. Germany's heat death toll nears 10,000

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:51:01 -0000

    Germany's heat-related death toll for 2026 has already surpassed every full-year total since 2016 — and is expected to climb as another spell of …

  12. China’s Giant Solar Park Is Turning a Desert Green—Why Scientists Are Stunned

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0000

    Who would have guessed that installing thousands of solar panels in the middle of a barren desert would do more than just generate electricity? In …

  13. Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    There's nobody who wants to hear some good news about coral reefs more than me. I celebrated my ninth birthday in Florida by snorkeling on an …

  14. Scientists warn that something unusual is happening in the Southern Ocean

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:07:03 -0000

    In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback whales at a time when they normally …

  15. A New York Town’s Toxic Relationship With Its Natural Wonder

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:32:06 -0000

    The new book Thundering Waters explores how Niagara Falls powered the rise and fall of a factory town, and left behind an environmental disaster. The …

  16. Explore an underwater kelp paradise in this 360-degree video

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are working to conserve these lost kelp forests. See what it's like to swim through the golden, floating ribbons of this endangered ecosystem. In November of 2019, tucked inside the archives of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, marine ecologist Brian Timmer sifted through …

  17. Don’t Let High Temperatures Ruin Your Vegetable Garden—These Are the Strategies Gardeners Swear By

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:54:00 -0000

    Increasingly, summers bring extreme heat conditions many plants can’t handle well. When very high temperatures hit, gardeners need to help their …

  18. Canada’s last peach breeder is growing fruit for the future

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As you bite into a juicy peach this summer, thank Niagara. The southern Ontario region grows more than half of Canada’s tender fruits: more than 70 …

  19. Abandoned Study of Australian Ash Trees Challenges Case for Clearcutting

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:04:00 -0000

    A landmark study of the towering ash trees that grow in the mountains of Victoria, Australia, which was launched in the 1980s, boosted arguments for …

  20. Behind Europe’s mega fires: Would France and Spain still be ablaze if it weren’t for climate change?

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:11:07 -0000

    Climate change made recent fire-prone conditions at least twice as likely in southwestern France and at least 20 times as likely in central Spain, …

  21. Super El Niño Threat Grows: Map Shows At-Risk States This Winter

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:07:48 -0000

    A developing El Niño climate pattern is forecast to strengthen significantly during the second half of 2026, with some forecasters warning it could …

  22. Inside Barcelona’s most sweltering neighbourhood: El Raval

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:24:09 -0000

    Densely packed apartments, low incomes, a lack of tree cover and uninsulated housing have placed the migrant heart of the city on Europe’s frontline of extreme temperatures. Barcelona, Spain – The sky glows with the pink, orange and blue hues that commonly appear when the sun slips below the horizon …

  23. Scientists Find Evidence of Lost Amazonian Civilization That May Have Been Home to Millions

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:20:52 -0000

    New airborne laser scans surveying the Amazon have found ancient human structures rewriting the history of this allegedly pristine wilderness. The …

  24. The Mediterranean's warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:39:42 -0000

    ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the …

  25. Republicans Are Trying To Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:04 -0000

    The science used to attribute extreme weather events to climate change has advanced remarkably in recent years, allowing policy makers, judges, and …

  26. Water would be ‘turned off’ in homes in worst-case drought scenario

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Continued heatwaves and droughts in the UK could lead to water rationing for the public, danger to critical national infrastructure and a risk of …

  27. 10 Theories About Why the Dinosaurs Went Extinct (Beyond the Asteroid)

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:29:03 -0000

    We all know the story. A massive rock from space slams into Earth 66 million years ago, and just like that, the age of the dinosaurs ends. It’s one …

  28. Here's what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Last summer brought Europe's most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it. Over the past week, hundreds of …

  29. Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:45:07 -0000

    BORDEAUX, France — Firefighters in southwestern France said Friday they were working on four active hotspots as they tried to put out fires that ripped through 100,000 acres of forest, villages and farmland over the past week. Lt. Col. Eric Pitault, the spokesman for firefighters in the Gironde …

  30. Devastating impact of England’s drought in pictures

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:03:48 -0000

    An estimated 30 million people across the UK have been plunged into drought conditions as extreme heat, low rainfall and dry conditions continue. Half …