Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. World Frog Day: New species described amid threats to amphibian survival

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:47:26 -0000

    March 20 is World Frog Day. Frogs and toads have inhabited Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but 40% of amphibians species are now at risk of …

  2. FEMA to Relaunch Climate Resiliency Grants, Complying With Court Order

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:17:38 -0000

    A judge ruled in December that the agency could not cancel a program that had helped states invest billions of dollars in disaster readiness. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it would relaunch a canceled grant program that had helped states invest billions of dollars in …

  3. Inside NATO's Arctic operation preparing for a Russia crisis

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:20:08 -0000

    DW goes inside Arctic Sentry, NATO's new mission in the High North, as the alliance steps up drills amid rising tensions with Russia. A DW exclusive.

  4. Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:37:14 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal …

  5. Seattle cherry blossoms near peak bloom across the city

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:25:04 -0000

    One of Seattle's most photogenic seasons is here — and if you time it right, you can catch cherry blossoms in bloom across much of the city over the …

  6. For the Same Cost as Another Mideast War, We Could Make Oil Irrelevant

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to America’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to …

  7. Why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Spent fuel reprocessing sounds great, but experts say we haven’t figured out the details. The prospect of making trash useful is always fascinating to …

  8. How moss could help roads cope with heavy rain and reduce air pollution

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:43 -0000

    Across Europe, many banks alongside motorways are planted with grass to stabilise soil and keep roadside landscapes tidy. But there may be a better …

  9. ‘We’re Now Getting Into the Tail-End Scenarios’

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:48:37 -0000

    On gas and nuclear in Iran, Ormat, and ammonia Current conditions: The heat dome in the Southwest is so widespread that 70 million people are …

  10. Heavy industry still runs on heat from fossil fuels. This discovery could finally change that.

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:16:34 -0000

    Manufacturing food, chemicals, cement, and steel requires heat, and lots of it. Nearly all of this heat today comes from burning fossil fuels. …

  11. 'There is so much potential risk in the Persian Gulf for environmental damage'

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:01:35 -0000

    Doug Weir, director of the Conflict and Environment Observatory, outlines the risks facing populations and ecosystems as a result of the conflict …

  12. EVs Are Already Cutting Global Oil Demand By Millions of Barrels a Day

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    While fuel prices keep climbing, EVs are already making a bigger dent than most realise. Key Points EVs cut global oil demand by up to 2.3 million barrels per day in 2025. • Electric two- and three-wheelers, especially in Asia, drive most of this oil displacement. • Falling used EV prices and rising oil …

  13. For Satellite Startups, War Pays Better Than Climate Change

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Plus, the Iran war enters new phase with attacks on energy infrastructure, and what our tech columnist wishes he’d known about EVs A flock of companies sent satellites into space in recent years promising to beam down crucial new insights into the Earth’s fast-changing climate. But many are …

  14. Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather. Despite being …

  15. Science News of the Day: Message found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:27:44 -0000

    Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.

  16. Comment | Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:47:19 -0000

    On South Aulatsivik Island in Canada’s Nain archipelago, the usually chilly temperatures have begun to warm over past decades. Permafrost—an icy …

  17. A concerto played with trash: Barbican offers a masterclass in thought-provoking classical programming

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:10:59 -0000

    The Barbican Centre’s 2025-26 concert season, Fragile Earth: Sounds of a Living Planet, brings the connection between music and nature, and its …

  18. Candela raises more cash scaling their flying electric ferries as global demand surges

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Electric hydrofoiling boat maker Candela just pulled off something that’s getting harder to do in today’s climate tech landscape: raise a significant new round of funding – and do it while the rest of the sector is cooling off. The Swedish company announced a €30 million raise, bringing its total …

  19. Salt Lake's allergy seasons are getting longer

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:14:04 -0000

    Allergy season is 24 days longer, on average, in Salt Lake City than it was in 1970, per a new Climate Central analysis. By the numbers: In nearly 90% …

  20. The Future of Climate Science Without the US

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:16:38 -0000

    The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is responsible for collating our shared scientific understanding of how global warming …

  21. Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:10:30 -0000

    Across Europe, beaver numbers are increasing after a long period of decline. As these aquatic mammals recolonise rivers, they are gradually …

  22. Exclusive: Climate-friendly concrete startup nabs $15M

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:30:05 -0000

    Cocoon Carbon, a startup developing climate-friendly building materials, just closed a $15 million Series A round to support a large planned U.S. …

  23. Southern Cailfornia’s winter ends with a record-breaking heat wave

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:03:11 -0000

    The final day of winter in Southern California is going to be a scorcher. A weeklong heat wave that has shattered records across the Southland will keep temperatures hovering 20 to 30 degrees above normal Thursday, sending temperatures into the triple digits in the valleys and inland while it will …

  24. What disaster preparedness experts have packed in their go bags

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Climate change is making extreme weather events and natural hazards more frequent and intense. Here’s how to prepare before they hit. Hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and wildfires have become more frequent and severe as the planet warms. The world is seeing unprecedented destruction from this type …

  25. It’s so hot in the West that temperatures may even break April records soon

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:15:24 -0000

    100-degree temperatures are hitting the West in late winter. How long will it last? It’s been the warmest March on record so far across the United States, in terms of daytime high temperatures. And now, unprecedented heat for this time of year is expanding and intensifying across the West. Not only …

  26. Toyota locks in power from a massive new Texas solar farm

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:16:31 -0000

    Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of a 159 MWdc solar project in Texas, adding another large-scale clean energy asset to the state’s fast-growing solar fleet. The Norton Solar Project, in Runnels County southwest of Fort Worth, reached “substantial completion” in October …

  27. California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority?

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    In southwest Santa Rosa teenagers skip sports practices to avoid getting burned by the hot turf. Some will end up at the air conditioned mall. In …

  28. Lawsuit aims to stop Trump administration from dissolving largest climate and weather research lab in the US

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:12:07 -0000

    The consortium of universities that leads the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is suing the Trump administration over the move to …

  29. The world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:37:41 -0000

    The war in Iran has already transformed the world’s energy map. It might yet redraw America’s auto market. Now in its third week, the U.S. and Israeli …

  30. Big Oil has moved on from 'greenwashing.' Here's the new playbook.

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay. Remember when the fossil fuel industry …