Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. The Promising Renewable Energy That Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On

   Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Decades of reliability and major savings—despite high up-front costs—suggest a future for geothermal, an energy source that also makes sense for oil …

2. For Western forces in the Arctic, the cold itself is one of their toughest enemies

   Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:57:01 -0000

   SODANKYLÄ, Finland — Deep snow. Fleeting daylight. Wet clothes. Frozen weapons. Sub-zero temperatures. NATO soldiers training in Arctic warfare are learning that in a future conflict, fighting the enemy may be only half the battle. The other would be surviving the region's harsh winters. "The …

3. A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

   Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:57:05 -0000

   The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution. A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate …

4. Thousands applied for this world-first visa. Now the first have arrived in Australia

   Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:12:19 -0000

   The Manuellas are one of the first families to arrive in Australia under a new treaty with Tuvalu, as rising sea levels threaten their …

5. Recent deaths underscore hidden risks at Mount Rainier National Park

   Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   The deaths of two experienced climbers on Mount Rainier this month have once again drawn attention to a hard truth about Washington’s most iconic peak and the West Coast’s tallest volcano: Even for seasoned adventurers, the mountain can turn lethal with little warning. Jiri Richter, 51, and Ben …

6. Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From Climate Change

   Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:59:19 -0000

   Kevin Warsh has criticized central banks’ forays into climate change. Some activists and Democrats say the Fed hasn’t done enough.The fight over …

7. Scientists resist Trump's war on climate data

   Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:30:44 -0000

   Earlier this month, President Donald Trump mentioned the brutal winter storm hitting the U.S. and asked, in all caps, “Whatever happened to global warming?” The ignorance of this statement is one thing, but easily explained: rising temperatures are linked to more extreme weather, including colder …

8. Why is it so cold if there's global warming? Extreme winter weather can deepen misconceptions about climate

   Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:40:00 -0000

   Climate deniers are quick to say I told you so when the mercury drops, but a warmer planet impacts weather in ways that can seem counterintuitive. Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend—even plunging Florida into its coldest stretch of the last 15 …

9. ‘America out’: the global bodies Trump quit and the price the world pays

   Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:13:37 -0000

   The United States’ final withdrawal from the World Health Organization last week was not just another chapter in an internal political dispute over …

10. ‘No one power’ can solve global problems, says UN chief as Trump veers away

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:23:09 -0000

    United Nations chief Antonio Guterres appears to point at Trump as critics say his ‘Board of Peace’ aims to replace UN. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that international “cooperation is eroding” in the world, during a media briefing where he took aim at one – maybe two …

11. The Lithium Mine Next Door

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    The pavilion overlooking the small canyon before me made me think of a less imposing version of Black Canyon in Colorado’s Gunnison National Park. …

12. Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research. Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals from the ice, and as fossil fuels warm the planet, the ice where these bears live is melting. For more than three decades, …

13. The latest winter wallop: a bomb cyclone and Florida freezes

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:16:00 -0000

    Intensely cold air is scouring the central and eastern U.S. again and will send temperatures plummeting all the way to the tip of Florida. Along with …

14. EVs are already making your air cleaner

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution. The logic behind …

15. The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It?

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary. This month, an international team of scientists has been trying to set up sensors on and around Thwaites Glacier, one of the most unstable in the world. It’s often called Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier” …

16. We asked leaders at Davos 2026, how can we build prosperity within planetary boundaries? Here's what they said

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:12:03 -0000

    Davos in 2026 will be remembered as a week when geopolitics owned the stage – yet the climate and nature crisis persisted in the wings. Business …

17. Australia’s hottest towns hit 120F in a grueling heat wave: ‘It’s just damn hot’

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:25:58 -0000

    Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their properties as wildfires race through parts of rural Victoria. Karlee Smith jumped on a quad bike to help …

18. World's largest particle accelerator begins warming thousands of local French residents with waste energy from the 16-mile Large Hadron Collider — CERN's accelerator leverages its massive cooling network to help slash local carbon emissions

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:20:00 -0000

    A new heat exchange system between the LHC and the French town of Ferney-Voltaire is directing waste heat energy from CERN's accelerator to warm …

19. Fruit tree netting installations to increase over next decade as heatwaves persist

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:32:17 -0000

    Humans are told to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide, but for agricultural crops, seeking shade has never been more important. The latest heatwave that …

20. We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:12:18 -0000

    This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Tuesday, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the …

21. Science-backed 'Cathedral Effect' explains the one thing that can instantly make you more creative

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:43:23 -0000

    Feeling stuck? Just look up. Our physical surroundings play a larger role in our behavior, emotions, and well-being than we might think. For example, …

22. Environment: Europe's temptation to unravel hard-won progress, ignoring scientific truth

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:52:37 -0000

    At Davos on Tuesday, January 20, Emmanuel Macron made an impression not only with his sunglasses, but also with significant remarks about France and …

23. FAQ: What is wind chill, and why is it dangerous?

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Millions of people in the central and eastern United States are experiencing frigid weather, with wind chill temperatures that are in the single digits in many places. And a storm is expected to bring strong winds to much of the East Coast over the weekend. Wind chill is a measure of how quickly …

24. Here’s How To Fix The Poisonous Air South Asians Are Breathing – OpEd

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:28:02 -0000

    The toxic air in South Asia harms tens of millions of children daily, killing an estimated 130,000 children under-fives each year, the highest child …

25. Senate Passes Spending Package but Partial Shutdown Looms

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:10:59 -0000

    Stock and bond markets were unfazed by Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next Fed chair, with the S&P 500 lower on Friday.

26. What's The Quickest Way To Defrost Windows?

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:05:00 -0000

    Frosted or fogged windows are the result of a simple moisture problem. Warm air can hold more water than cold air. That moisture is released when the …

27. On Mongabay’s legacy

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:10:00 -0000

    I am often asked what Mongabay’s legacy is, or what it might turn out to be. The question usually comes with an assumption that a quarter-century of …

28. Gov. Kathy Hochul could change New York’s emissions math again

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:50:06 -0000

    By Colin Kinniburgh | New York FocusThis story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. …

29. The hidden money behind deep-sea mining

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:19:00 -0000

    A DW investigation traces the hidden financial web behind deep-sea mining — an industry scientists say remains poorly understood, yet capable of …

30. Polar vortex is stretched to the max; Minnesota could get hit hard again in February

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:45:48 -0000

    Winter 2025-2026 has brought some real bouts of brutal winter weather, not consistently, but still, more than most modern, pathetic winters we’ve …