Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations

   Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:23:47 -0000

   President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text. Here is a fact check of some of his assertions. Trump and wars Trump, repeating a frequent false claim, said, “Since I took office, it has …

2. Wild animals stranded on island in Kenya. Scientists visited 5 years later – and found something worrying

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:55:00 -0000

   In 2020, zebras, giraffes, impalas and waterbucks were all marooned on Crescent Island in Lake Naivasha – and they've remained there ever since. For …

3. The Stalemate With Iran Is Not Sustainable

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   A diplomatic strategy to end the war.

4. El Niño goes wild: Pacific Ocean under siege from tropical cyclones

   Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:14:06 -0000

   The wild and woolly Pacific basin – fueled by a powerful El Niño – continues to spew forth tropical cyclones of all shapes and sizes. As of the afternoon of Sept. 22, a dangerous Category 5 180-mph hurricane (Hurricane Polo) was threatening the west coast of Mexico and pushing a swath of moisture …

5. El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:03:38 -0000

   Exceptionally heavy El Niño rains have awakened millions of seeds lying dormant underground, carpeting vast swathes of one of the planet's driest …

6. El Niño heat could kill half a million people by February

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   Around 450,000 people worldwide could die by February as a result of hotter weather caused by the record-breaking El Niño, climate scientists are …

7. 9/22: CBS Evening News

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:43:41 -0000

   Monster Category 5 hurricane threatens the Pacific Coast; President Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran. Monster Category 5 hurricane threatens the …

8. Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws and offshore wind

   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:25:49 -0000

   The Coalition has vowed to abolish most of Australia's "offshore wind zones" if it wins government, massively limiting where wind farms can be built, …

9. We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.

   Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:12:33 -0000

   Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed. Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. …

10. 'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo intensifies to rare category 5 storm

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:54:56 -0000

    Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified off the coast of Mexico to become one of the most powerful storms of the season in the Pacific Ocean. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), flew into the storm on Tuesday and recorded sustained …

11. U.N. Leader Uses Final Speech to Issue Stark Warning

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:26:29 -0000

    António Guterres, the departing secretary general, said a divided world will struggle in the face of wars, inequality, climate change and the rise of A.I. António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations, delivered his final address to the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday …

12. Some fifth-generation Iowa farmers have stopped raising corn, soybeans and cattle since wind turbines went up on their land — they lease the fields to other people to farm while collecting $7,000 to $10,000 per tower a year, and a few now call themselves wind farmers

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:57:26 -0000

    When wind turbines dot the fields, some Iowa farmers stop farming altogether, discovering their most profitable crop grows invisibly in the air above …

13. WATCH: Trump addresses 2026 United Nations General Assembly

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:26:55 -0000

    Editor's Note: This feed of the president's speech comes from the United Nations, which is an independent source separate from the White House or the …

14. Climate change has created a meta-crisis in food security, energy and the economy, says Greek expert

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:22:06 -0000

    Emmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens. Climate change is …

15. Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:36:22 -0000

    California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality. This story is part …

16. Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General Assembly

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:37:21 -0000

    This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the United …

17. California Declares State of Emergency as State Braces for El Niño Snow

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:46:02 -0000

    Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency on Monday to prepare California for a strengthening El Niño that …

18. This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:10:25 -0000

    BENGALURU, India (AP) — This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released Wednesday. The …

19. Why Trump May Not Serve Out His Presidency

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    He will only get crazier, and at some point Republicans will cut their losses. “If something cannot go on forever,” the economist Herbert Stein once …

20. Trump Moves to Strip Pollution Limits from Power Plants Near Black Communities

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Black neighborhoods will feel the brunt of the Trump administration’s recent move to end federal limits on carbon pollution from America’s power …

21. Trump orders AI rebrand as "super intelligence"

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:09:30 -0000

    President Trump said Tuesday he is directing "all United States documents" to refer to AI as "super intelligence." Why it matters: Trump used his …

22. Outgoing UN Chief Makes Climate Push At New York Summit

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:39:00 -0000

    Fresh from accusing fossil fuel interests of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres is set to host his …

23. Trump at the U.N. today, on Iran, AI, Climate and only Cthulhu knows what else

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:58:50 -0000

    Via the N.Y. Times: …Mr. Trump, the second world leader to speak at the gathering, also celebrated his military operation in Venezuela this year but …

24. Climate scientists fired by Trump step in to fill U.S. report gap

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    The future of national climate assessments remains murky after the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists. More than a year after the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists working on the National Climate Assessment, clouding the landmark publication’s future, many of …

25. A ‘super’ El Niño is about to crash into California: 9 essential ways to prepare

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With California virtually certain to see a “super” El Niño, residents and business owners are being asked to brace for a wet and potentially punishing winter later this year. But the time for preparation is now. Officials across Southern California are busy working to shore up hillsides and get flood …

26. Alarming Study Finds New Evidence That the Sun Can Produce Catastrophic ‘Superflares’

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:45:21 -0000

    These explosive events can be more powerful than trillions of hydrogen bombs. The star that gives Earth life is also incredibly violent. The Sun …

27. EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:48:20 -0000

    The Trump administration is repealing federal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. It says the changes …

28. 8 Best Countries for Expats Who Want Comfortable, Mild Weather Year-Round

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:30:00 -0000

    Key Takeaways For many expats, the appeal of living abroad isn’t just about lower costs or better health care—it’s about finding a place where daily life feels comfortable. Weather plays a bigger role than many people expect, shaping everything from how often you go outside to how much you rely on …

29. Trump says the US is officially renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:01:10 -0000

    The president claims the word ‘artificial’ makes intelligence fake. In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, “globalists,” climate change, and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now “officially” renaming artificial intelligence to …

30. “Just freakish!” Experts uncover something extraordinary in one of the driest places on Earth

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:14:00 -0000

    The discovery suggests the Atacama Desert was once far wetter than it is today – challenging the idea it has remained continuously dry for millions …