Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. The Great Salt Lake is in crisis

   Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   This year's record low snowpack has revived concerns about the iconic lake's rapid evaporation. Northern Utah’s Great Salt Lake—the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere—is rapidly disappearing and by some estimates may be totally gone within just a few years despite frantic efforts to …

2. 42% of homeowners say insurance costs have gone up 'a lot,' survey finds. Here's why

   Wed, 27 May 2026 12:15:01 -0000

   Homeowners insurance costs have been rising fast in the U.S. — and policyholders are taking notice. About 71% of homeowners said the cost of their …

3. Trump Wants to Give Startups Leftover Weapons-Grade Plutonium

   Wed, 27 May 2026 12:21:43 -0000

   On Chinese nuclear exports, Canadian LNG, and Otovos U.S. push Current conditions: The French government has recorded at least seven deaths linked to …

4. Europe could become a chikungunya virus hotspot as heat expands mosquito habitats

   Wed, 27 May 2026 14:51:07 -0000

   As climate change drives mosquitoes north, Europe and North America are emerging as hotspots for chikungunya virus, a new study warns. Warmer …

5. Which of your climate actions make the biggest difference? Here’s how to find out

   Wed, 27 May 2026 12:23:50 -0000

   Go vegan, ditch the car, avoid air travel. Or forget all that – because it’s corporations and governments that are really to blame. This argument can …

6. World's Fastest-Warming Continent Swelters Under Record 'Heat Dome'

   Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:24 -0000

   Europe, which is in the throes of a record-smashing heatwave this week, is the world's fastest-warming continent and stretches into an even more …

7. UK heatwave in numbers: Six 'unprecedented' stats as soaring temperatures break records

   Wed, 27 May 2026 14:12:30 -0000

   By Weather Presenter Nick Miller This week has seen an extraordinary and historic heatwave which has shattered some long-standing weather records …

8. Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can’t just send extra electricity where it’s needed

   Wed, 27 May 2026 12:34:21 -0000

   Extreme weather is posing a growing threat to the power supplies Americans rely on. In 2021, a fierce winter storm left millions of Texans without …

9. Human composting turns bodies to soil — and the trend is growing

   Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   The process breaks down corpses until they become dirt. Now it's an option in Maryland. From the outside, the grocery-store-size facility that sits off a highway a short drive from Baltimore looks like a Costco store. Inside is the equipment for one of the funeral industry’s fastest-growing trends: …

10. Wealthy people with environmental ideals are the biggest emitters

    Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:47 -0000

    People who care the most about the environment also do the most environmental damage with their jet-setting lifestyle, at least among those with the …

11. The Climate Argument That Sounds Reasonable—and Is Completely Wrong

    Wed, 27 May 2026 06:53:11 -0000

    A surprisingly common argument about climate change sounds completely reasonable—until you spot the massive category error making everyone dumber. Just over 40 years ago, in 1985, Carl Sagan stood before a congressional committee to explain the fundamental physics of planetary atmospheres. It was a …

12. 'Shameful': Outrage as New Zealand scraps its standalone environment department

    Wed, 27 May 2026 08:32:44 -0000

    In brief New Zealand is set to scrap its Ministry for the Environment entirely. • The move has been widely condemned by both the NZ Greens and Labour …

13. Trump Twisted a Climate Debate Beyond Recognition

    Tue, 26 May 2026 07:27:15 -0000

    ​Researchers concluded that one future climate scenario is unlikely to happen. Right-wingers went wild. Over the last few weeks, the United States …

14. The Mutant Wolves of Chernobyl Have Evolved to Survive Cancer

    Wed, 27 May 2026 10:28:29 -0000

    In the shadow of nuclear disaster, these canines show remarkable resilience to the deadly disease. Key Points A catastrophic 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl created a 1,000-square-mile exclusion zone that has become a unique scientific laboratory for studying radiation's long-term effects on …

15. China's New Lithium-Metal Battery Claims Double The Energy Density On A 3-Minute Charge

    Wed, 27 May 2026 14:47:34 -0000

    Researchers are continually attempting to advance the technology behind solid-state batteries, and China seems to be leading the charge. Following a …

16. Counties Where Summer Heat Has Surged in the Last 50 Years

    Wed, 27 May 2026 12:42:31 -0000

    Temperatures in the U.S. peak during the meteorological summer, a period that runs from the beginning of June through the end of August. According to …

17. Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

    Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    NEAR TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nicole Dahrouge is not a salamander. Crouched in a bog, hands searching through short grass, she states it aloud for the second time in the last hour, almost like an affirmation. "I mean, I'm not a salamander," she says. "But if I was, I would lay eggs right there." There's …

18. Tom Steyer’s Closing Pitch at KQED Takes on Affordability Crisis, Corporate ‘Enemies’

    Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:15 -0000

    With one week until voting ends in California’s June primary, Democratic candidate for governor Tom Steyer sold himself as a populist who will use …

19. Portland’s billion dollar climate fund, sharp drop in forever chemicals, Virginia bans assault weapons

    Wed, 27 May 2026 14:13:27 -0000

    In today's edition: Portland's mammoth climate fund drives clean energy projects, PFAS levels drop sharply in wildlife, and Virginia becomes the …

20. Colorado's summer weather outlook is wetter and hotter

    Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:07 -0000

    Colorado can expect a hotter and wetter summer, the latest National Weather Service forecast shows. Why it matters: More precipitation is welcome news …

21. Climate change and flash droughts are fueling US wildfires: Experts

    Wed, 27 May 2026 16:08:07 -0000

    David Acuña, battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, discusses the increase in wildfires affecting California …

22. Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed

    Tue, 26 May 2026 17:57:28 -0000

    If you take a look across western Europe at the moment, you'll struggle to find many places escaping the heat. In the UK, temperatures passed 35C on Tuesday – more than 2C above the record for May before this year. This heat would be exceptional even in the middle of summer, let alone spring, the Met …

23. A ‘Super El Niño’ could develop this summer. What that means for Wichita, Kansas

    Wed, 27 May 2026 14:29:09 -0000

    Forecasters have their eye on what could be a “super” El Niño in the coming months. El Niño is a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that, when …

24. Pop-culture debunked: 'Friends' lied to you about urinating on jellyfish stings

    Wed, 27 May 2026 14:43:24 -0000

    Rising temperatures often mean that there are more jellyfish in our oceans. If you’re heading to the beach soon and you get stung, don’t urinate on …

25. The Dead Sea is slowly dying as lake’s water levels drop

    Wed, 27 May 2026 08:15:40 -0000

    In the lowest place on Earth, the Dead Sea is dying. The lake's water level has plummeted in recent years, leading to what one resident calls an "ecological disaster." CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports from the Dead Sea.

26. Cloud seeding is Kazakhstan's latest weapon against drought and crop failure but does it work?

    Wed, 27 May 2026 09:26:45 -0000

    Experts from the United Arab Emirates are sharing their experience with Central Asian authorities. Kazakhstan is betting on artificial rain as the …

27. A 'fire year': Widespread US drought fueling fears of never-ending wildfires

    Wed, 27 May 2026 16:27:53 -0000

    "Hot, dry and windy weather leads to big fires," said a climate expert. In a normal year, David Acuña, a battalion chief for the California Department …

28. A modern-day wilderness warrior

    Wed, 27 May 2026 12:02:51 -0000

    There's no perfect billionaire. But Ted Turner was pretty amazing. "Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way." — Ted Turner Shortly …

29. Developing El Niño could boost temperatures and rainfall this summer

    Wed, 27 May 2026 15:28:36 -0000

    A developing El Niño over the Pacific is expected to play a major role in shaping weather conditions across Florida and much of the country during …

30. Fishing in the Deep Ocean’s Data-Blind Spot

    Wed, 27 May 2026 16:26:17 -0000

    Twilight zone fish help regulate carbon and are critical to the food web. Yet they are being caught in massive amounts, and scientists say the impact …