Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Did Trump post about Iranian wind secretly powering US windmills?

   Mon, 11 May 2026 10:48:35 -0000

   Trump has criticized wind energy, but there is no evidence he posted about Iran "pushing" wind into the U.S. through "secret atmospheric …

2. When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the future

   Mon, 11 May 2026 12:42:16 -0000

   As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the …

3. The Winners and Losers of the Iran Energy Shock

   Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   How the war created a new geopolitical divide.

4. ‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

   Mon, 11 May 2026 13:37:33 -0000

   On one day in late April, something very unusual happened. Every single one of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities was in just one country: India. This is according to data compiled by AQI, the air quality monitoring platform. There is “no modern precedent,” AQI said on its website. “This is not a …

5. New Zealand Plans Law Change to Block Action Against Polluters

   Mon, 11 May 2026 21:20:32 -0000

   New Zealand’s government plans a law change to prevent private legal action against greenhouse gas emitters, arguing cases have created business …

6. Colorado lawmakers reject environmentalist-backed effort to regulate data centers

   Mon, 11 May 2026 19:46:23 -0000

   Colorado lawmakers abandoned a last-minute effort Monday to pass environmental regulations for data center development in the state.After rewriting …

7. 'Many African countries believe they shouldn't have to choose between funding their development and fighting climate change'

   Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:48 -0000

   International donors are considering the need to direct funding toward the most fragile countries and sectors seen as least profitable, such as …

8. World’s largest solar-powered aircraft crashes after losing power

   Mon, 11 May 2026 15:46:32 -0000

   ‘Solar Impulse 2’ made history by circumnavigating the globe in 2016. The groundbreaking experimental aircraft known as Solar Impulse 2 has met an untimely end. According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, the completely solar-powered plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during an …

9. World’s second-highest tsunami goes unnoticed

   Mon, 11 May 2026 10:46:03 -0000

   The second-highest tsunami ever recorded struck Alaska in August last year, but almost no one noticed. A landslide from a glacier dropped over a …

10. Rare weather pattern ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could make next year hottest on record - AOL

    Mon, 11 May 2026 20:32:13 -0000

    A rare weather patterned called 'Godzilla' El Niño is forming in the Pacific Ocean and is forecast to drive global temperatures to record highs later this year and into 2027, potentially bringing extreme weather events impacting people and wildlife, scientists have warned. The climate phase, which …

11. The Bible suggests the world will end when this river dries up — and it’s happening now

    Mon, 11 May 2026 15:30:02 -0000

    For a river, the Euphrates has developed a surprisingly dramatic reputation over the years. Civilisations rose alongside it. Religions wrote about it. …

12. The Trans Canada Trail connected the country coast to coast. Not anymore

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    It’s been five years since an atmospheric river dropped a month’s worth of rain on Princeton, British Columbia, in a matter of days. But even with a …

13. 20 Cities That May Need Evacuation Plans by 2040

    Mon, 11 May 2026 09:29:02 -0000

    Imagine waking up in your hometown and realizing you might one day have to leave it forever—not because you want to, but because it becomes simply …

14. Your Laundry Habits Are Contributing to a Growing Microplastics Crisis, Scientists Warn

    Mon, 11 May 2026 21:30:16 -0000

    If you’ve been wondering how to avoid microplastics in everyday life, your laundry room is a surprisingly important place to start. Every time …

15. “Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”

    Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    In August 2024, I was driving with my children in Southwest Iceland toward the Blue Lagoon, a cluster of hot geothermal pools in the Reykjanes …

16. "1 in 10 people will sustain long-term damage to their lungs, & for 1%, the infection can spread to their brain & spinal cord." What you need to know fungus storms

    Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Top 10 facts about fungus storms They sound like something from a dystopian disaster film: invisible clouds of fungal spores sweeping across …

17. Colorado lawmakers kill bid to regulate data center industry

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

    Colorado lawmakers jettisoned a high-profile effort to rein in data centers, shelving dueling bills in a debate that exposed deep tensions over …

18. These 10 Counties See The biggest Surge in Lyme Disease

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:40:12 -0000

    A warming climate means more favorable conditions for disease-carrying vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Deer ticks especially thrive in …

19. A Water Doom Loop Is Coming

    Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:42 -0000

    In much of the Southwest, the ponderosa pine is the one and only truly big tree, thriving in dry heat and poor soils. The painter Georgia O’Keeffe captured the beauty of a stately ponderosa north of Taos, N.M., in one of her most stunning works, “The Lawrence Tree.” The creators of the television …

20. New Data Center Equivalent to Setting Off 23 Nuclear Bombs Per Day, Professor Finds

    Mon, 11 May 2026 16:29:39 -0000

    A proposed “hyperscale” data center in Box Elder County, Utah, will create an enormous heat island that could devastate the area’s ecology, according …

21. Electric Vehicle Calculator Shows Yearly Savings

    Mon, 11 May 2026 14:38:40 -0000

    One of my former co-workers once explained to me how she sold her car and rode public transportation to save $3,000 per year for ten straight years, …

22. Heat index maps uncover when city greening cools most—and when it can backfire

    Mon, 11 May 2026 22:40:03 -0000

    Tree shade is one of the fastest ways to make heat more bearable. It cuts direct sunlight, protects people walking or working outdoors, and remains …

23. Trump’s crooked ‘art of the deal’ with Big Oil

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The American people have seen several big oil scandals over the last century. We have survived Teapot Dome, the collapse of Enron, windfall …

24. It Falls Upon the Left to Defeat Fascism Once Again

    Mon, 11 May 2026 14:59:28 -0000

    The world is at a precipice, facing existential threats while fascism is on the rise. Yet we lack the proper governance structures to address global …

25. Everglades wildfire: Maps show devastation as 5,000 acres burn in the wake of an extreme Florida drought

    Mon, 11 May 2026 17:15:00 -0000

    The the Max Road Miramar Fire, located outside of Miami, was first reported on Sunday. Florida has seen nearly 2,000 wildfires this year. After weeks of extreme drought across Florida, a wildfire has broken out in the Everglades, burning more than 5,000 acres. The fire, called the Max Road Miramar …

26. New fossil discovery has scientists completely reversing their beliefs about Neanderthals' noses

    Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:42 -0000

    Scientists Thought This Was Settled For years, scientists believed they had Neanderthals figured out—especially their most recognizable feature: those …

27. This summer, the American water crisis becomes real

    Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the U.S., as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil …

28. As the Planet Warms, Why Is the Upper Atmosphere Cooling?

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:17:00 -0000

    While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. For decades, the …

29. See 15 Stunning Images That Won the German Society for Nature Photography’s Annual Contest

    Mon, 11 May 2026 09:33:58 -0000

    Standing on a rugged slope in the Swiss Alps, Luca Lorenz stared out at a frigid world of drifting snow and rock hollows, which offered small respite …

30. Private jets flocking to Cannes branded 'obscene' as fuel crisis sparks food shortage fears

    Mon, 11 May 2026 13:30:24 -0000

    More than 700 private flights flew to and from Cannes Film Festival for last year’s star-studded event, burning two million litres of fuel. A-listers …