Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Democracy May Survive Trump, but It Looks Like Capitalism Might Not

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:36:00 -0000

    The “businessman” with “private sector” experience is exactly the person who might bring not only the American but the global economy to its knees. It …
  2. How Heatwaves Are Changing The Food We Eat

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:20:03 -0000

    Extreme heat does more to our food than make it harder to source and more expensive; it can also alter its taste and composition. After a summer of severe heatwaves in 2026, France has had to rewrite its rules surrounding its wine and cheese production. The hot, dry weather pushed France’s grapes to ripen unusually quickly, increasing Champagne’s alcohol strength from 13% to 15% in bottles aged this year. In 2026, France’s cattle were forced to eat far more dried foliage than regular grass, changing the composition of many of the country’s famous cheeses. Extreme heat also affects lettuce, putting the plant under stress and causing it to grow prematurely, which gives it a bitter taste. Studies have found that heat-stressed hens tend to eat less, causing them to lay fewer eggs, which are significantly lighter and have weaker shells. According to a major 2025 study, heatwaves may cause such changes in the chemistry of the soil that it increases how much arsenic ends up in rice, making it dangerous to eat. Rising temperatures can also affect our seafood, making oysters riskier to eat, as bacteria flourish particularly well when the water is warm.
  3. 'Death pool' discovered at the bottom of the sea that kills everything 'immediately'

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:07:48 -0000

    The darkest depths of the Red Sea could shed light on the origins of life itself, thanks to a stunning discovery made by scientists. A team of …
  4. Earth's Magnetic Field Flipping Heard as a Sound Is an Unnerving Horror

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:03 -0000

    The reversal took about 250 years to complete. During that time, the field may have briefly collapsed to somewhere between zero and 6 percent of its usual strength – before settling into its flipped orientation for roughly 440 years. Read on to find out more – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
  5. Strait of Hormuz attacks spill oil into Persian Gulf

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:05:02 -0000

    As war disrupts one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, satellite images reveal that oil is spreading toward protected coral reefs and mangrove …
  6. Congress Is Trying to Rip Away College Athletes’ Hard-Earned Money

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Protect College Sports Act will only protect the NCAA’s billions. It deserves to go down in flames. If you watched the first week of college …
  7. In Remote Alaska, the Promise and Limits of Vertical Farming

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:09 -0000

    This story was originally published by Civil Eats.The town of Skagway, in southeast Alaska, is home to approximately 1,000 year-round residents and …
  8. The Philippines produces more ocean plastic than any other nation. Could this be the solution?

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:18 -0000

    A Philippine charity that began with five women clearing a vacant lot in Manila in 1998 has been named a finalist for the 2026 Earthshot Prize, the …
  9. The Fascists Want Trans People to Leave. I Left. But Should We All?

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    I moved north. Polls show many trans Americans would leave if they could. Should Canada make us an offer we can’t refuse? A few days ago, Mike Davis, …
  10. Trump’s Epic Unpopularity Is Forcing His PAC to Spend in MAGA Country

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:47:17 -0000

    Trumpworld is spending tens of millions to defend House districts he carried by sizable margins in 2024. Not a good sign for him. By now, it’s no …
  11. People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Richard Foreman's home is stranded in the middle of the beach. The stairs were ripped away by waves years ago, so there's no way in or out anymore. The house is 20 feet into the air, on stilts that were designed to protect it from hurricane storm surge. But there haven't been any big storms …
  12. Americans’ data center fears are coming true—a New Jersey location just leaked 5,000 gallons of diesel

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:22:39 -0000

    A New Jersey data center has leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel, and it’s the latest example of Americans’ fears about the environmental …
  13. Barcelona has a bold plan to protect its vulnerable coastline – and it could be prize-winning

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:58:51 -0000

    The Spanish city has been selected as a finalist for The Earthshot Prize. This summer, Barcelona recorded its highest temperature in more than a …
  14. Two cyclones dumped rain on the empty quarter of Arabia in 2018 and left the sand wet enough for desert locusts to breed for three generations unnoticed. By 2020 swarms had reached Kenya at a scale not seen in 70 years, and a single square kilometre of swarm eats as much in a day as 35,000 people.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:31 -0000

    A freak weather pattern turned the world's emptiest desert into a breeding ground, unleashing a plague that would devastate crops across three …
  15. Fight intensifies over the fate of homes falling into the sea

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:01 -0000

    DANA POINT, California – Natalie Driessen drove down Beach Road on a mission, past neighbors whose houses fell into the sea and others now scrambling to prevent their property from collapsing next. She had a video she wanted everyone to see and spotted an Orange County supervisor outside what was …
  16. AARP says these are the 7 best states to avoid extreme weather in retirement — why a Sun Belt state could scorch your savings

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Many retirees-to-be, especially those living in northern climates, are considering a move somewhere warm to live out their golden years. But …
  17. The Ocean Current That Feeds the World Is Collapsing. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:52:16 -0000

    The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a global necessity, bringing heat, carbon, and nutrients from the tropics to the Arctic Circle. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or the AMOC, is a global ocean current that brings …
  18. What the fall of earth's largest pre-industrial city can teach us about urban sprawl

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Angkor was a low-density metropolis. It lasted six centuries, until it could no longer maintain its infrastructure in a changing climate. Today, it …
  19. The Worldward Voyage of Arctic Terns

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:06 -0000

    “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” —Matsuo Bashō There are moments in life—increasingly fleeting, precious—when the Earth itself …
  20. Israel's new normal: A coastline wracked by an algae apocalypse

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:09:00 -0000

    A satellite view of the Gaza coast to Ashdod on September 1. Credit: dataspace.copernicus.eu A satellite view of the Gaza coast to Ashdod on September …
  21. Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:15:00 -0000

    The big picture: Cornell University researchers have developed a way to recycle lithium-ion batteries without breaking them down into raw materials …
  22. Just weeks after Lauren dived with reef sharks in Fiji, she and her husband, Jeff Bezos, are pouring $25 million of their own money into a massive Pacific Ocean conservation project that will protect a marine ecosystem larger than the entire state of Alaska

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:20:08 -0000

    The Bezos Earth Fund, the philanthropic organization founded by Jeff Bezos to support efforts addressing climate change and protecting nature, is …
  23. Prince William Has an ‘Infectious Passion’ for the Environment, Says Earthshot Prize 2026 Host Karan Johar (Exclusive)

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:01:00 -0000

    The host of the Earthshot Prize 2026 has praised Prince William’s “passion” for tackling climate change, saying that there needs to be “many more Prince Williams in the world.” In February, the Prince of Wales, 44, revealed that he would be taking his Earthshot Prize to Mumbai, India — a city he and …
  24. Landfall vs. direct impact: What's the difference, and why does it matter

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:09:03 -0000

    The hurricane center may stay offshore, but dangerous wind, flooding rain and storm surge can still reach land. Here’s what a hurricane’s direct …
  25. Warnings Across the Himalayas After Nepal Floods

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:32:45 -0000

    The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say. It’s not just Nepal. Glaciers are melting across much of the Himalayas. Long-frozen ground, known as permafrost, is …
  26. How AI could trigger the apocalypse, according to some researchers

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:47:20 -0000

    Artificial intelligence could kill the entire human species, according to people in the artificial intelligence industry. Specifically, they say, it …
  27. What the BRICS Summit Meant for Brazil

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:48:05 -0000

    One year after hosting the event, is the country still shaping the bloc? Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: …
  28. New Polar Vortex to Meet Super El Niño, Shaking Up US Winter Forecasts

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:20:15 -0000

    A very strong El Niño could interact with the polar vortex this winter, potentially influencing temperatures in parts of the U.S. While the polar …
  29. Al Gore Was Right

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:15:29 -0000

    Twenty years ago this summer, Al Gore delivered environmentalists a jolt of energy with the release of his climate change documentary, An Inconvenient …
  30. The wildfire danger we’re only just beginning to understand

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    Toxic smoke will soon be everyone’s problem. Wildfires are popularly considered wild — restricted to the remote wilderness or the edge of forests, and to most, a problem for the dry and hot states of the Western US. But over the past few years, and now across the country, these fires are getting …