Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. ‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State Bluer

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:43:12 -0000

   Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water. This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization. MT. VERNON, Iowa — Chris Jones, the 65-year-old Democratic nominee …

2. We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:30:07 -0000

   New research led by NASA Goddard found persistent “erroneous measurements” skewing past estimates for how severe geomagnetic storms can …

3. Super El Niño charging ‘full steam ahead,’ potentially drenching California like never before

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:24:04 -0000

   El Niño is back, and it might be bigger than ever. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared in June that the threshold for an El …

4. 6 Costly Landscaping Mistakes That Can Kill Your Trees, Shrubs, And Flowers

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:57:00 -0000

   Making mistakes in the garden is a time-honored tradition. A few flowers are bound to die from neglect or bad weather. Sometimes we push the …

5. Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, …

6. A Major Ocean Current Is On The Verge of Collapse. Scientists Say The Effects May Reach California

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000

   Earth's climate systems are inexorably and often unexpectedly interconnected. Dust from North Africa's Sahara Desert drifts thousands of miles to fuel …

7. Tropical depression forms in Gulf, National Hurricane Center says

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:45:46 -0000

   A tropical depression has formed along the Gulf Coast off Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center, as an area of low pressure becomes more defined and thunderstorms and rain increase. The hurricane center said July 19 on its website that a tropical storm warning was in effect for the …

8. Pitch perfect: Developing natural grass for the World Cup

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:26:00 -0000

   FIFA rules state that World Cup matches must be played on pitches with natural grass. For this year's tournament, where some matches were scheduled …

9. Heading for the North Pole on Tara Polar Station's first expedition

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:24:41 -0000

   The Tara Polar Station left the port of Lorient on Sunday. For over a year, this floating laboratory will drift with the pack ice to study Arctic …

10. Peter Thiel just gave the public its closest look yet at his ‘Antichrist’ theory—and it’s a tech and climate regulator

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:48:00 -0000

    Peter Thiel has spent 30 years arguing, on political and economic grounds, the regulatory state is the primary obstacle to technological progress. He …

11. Rapidly thawing permafrost is acidifying streams across North America

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:22:33 -0000

    Streams are abruptly acidifying and turning orange or milky-white across vast regions of North America’s northwest. This is caused by permafrost thaw …

12. U.S. cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:43:58 -0000

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be …

13. The Hotel Room Feature Europeans Expect That Makes Americans Ask for Another Floor: Why Americans Ask to Change Rooms in European Hotels

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:53:50 -0000

    And what it reveals about privacy, noise, and the radically different expectations people bring to shared spacesIf you’ve ever checked into a hotel …

14. Climate scientists have predicted greater flooding in Texas for decades. It's happening now

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:15:59 -0000

    One of the shocking things about the storms that hit Texas this week is that rainfall of similar devastating strength struck almost exactly a year …

15. Climate Change Hits Women Hardest. It’s Time Our Solutions Reflected That.

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    From pregnancy and maternal health to gender-based violence, women bear the brunt of the climate crisis. Climate policy must finally reflect that …

16. Dana Point homeowner’s stunning $10M mansion is hanging off a cliff. Now he’s bracing for a super El Niño

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:21:54 -0000

    A multimillionaire homeowner in Southern California’s Orange County is watching helplessly as his cliffside mansion slowly slides off a cliff — with …

17. Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:50:38 -0000

    Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn. Most wildfires in Canada are impossible to fight. As smoke from forest fires in Canada have darkened skies south of the border, lawmakers in Michigan, Ohio and other U.S. states have …

18. 'Zombie Jellyfish' With 120-Foot Tentacles Are Taking Over Cape Cod— and They Sting Even After They're Dead

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:08:49 -0000

    Ever since JAWS came out, the collective public has been terrified of sharks as the single greatest threat living in the ocean. Well, with the latest …

19. Canadian wildfire smoke ignites cross-border feud over Ottawa's 'willful negligence'

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:31:11 -0000

    As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across parts of the United States, forestry experts say Canada could reduce the severity of some fires through more aggressive forest management. The issue reached the White House Friday, with President Donald Trump accusing Canada of failing to …

20. 'We are trapped in a climate dystopia, a black comedy scenario, where the grotesque rivals the Orwellian farce'

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:31:07 -0000

    As heatwaves multiply, public debate often amounts to little more than empty gestures. Recent government decisions to cut green funds and return …

21. Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over World Cup Final

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:59:49 -0000

    Smoke has blanketed New York City and other parts of the Northeast United States in a thick haze this week, unleashing smoggy skies and dangerous air. As soccer fans from across the globe stream into New York City and New Jersey for the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, another sort of visitor has …

22. Climate's Compounding Financial Toll Is Becoming Harder to Ignore

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    It’s felt all but impossible to escape the reality of our changing climate this past month, from extreme heat at London Climate Action Week to wildfire smoke across the U.S. northeast and midwest. While each individual event is dramatic in its own right, I’ve been struck by the breadth. Everywhere …

23. Reflect Orbital wants to turn night into day with mirrors in space

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:55:12 -0000

    For billions of years, life evolved on Earth under conditions of roughly equal periods of dark and light in most places. The sun rose and set. Night …

24. "Their stonking size led to rumours that they can snap shut in an instant, trapping poor divers who snuck their arm inside to steal a pearl…"

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:25:25 -0000

    These colossal clams were rumoured to kill humans but the opposite is true – climate change, pollution and overharvesting are pushing them to the …

25. Kenya’s Rift Valley residents reach breaking point: 'The lake moved into my house’

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:37:10 -0000

    With Kenya’s Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria rising for months now, following above-average rainfall across the Rift Valley over recent years, this summer has seen them – and the communities around them – reach tipping point. Samuel Loruman points past the bow of his rowboat, toward a shifting green …

26. How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:16:05 -0000

    Between widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the …

27. Air conditioning alone won’t save us from killer heat

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From my desk in London, I’ve watched Los Angeles with a jolt of recognition. As dangerous heat settles over the city, it’s opening more than a hundred cooling centers and running air-conditioned buses to reach people with nowhere cool to go. It’s a life-saving response to a growing problem. It’s …

28. Lake Mead expected to drop nearly 33 feet by June 2028, and that’s not even the worst-case scenario

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:47:05 -0000

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A critical year is ahead for the nation’s two largest reservoirs, with no relief after a record-low snowpack and a continuing …

29. Extreme weather is banging on the front door, but President Donald Trump continues to ignore climate change

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Earth burns; Trump shrugs The West is experiencing raging wildfires — again. Tornadoes have ripped through the Midwest with alarming frequency. …

30. How modern warfare is reshaping Ukraine’s natural environment

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Hiding out in a bomb shelter in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, one man readies himself to venture out into the forested front line. But Oleksiy …