Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Australia's summers are getting longer with more extreme heat

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:04:31 -0000

    Major shifts to Earth's climate usually unfold over thousands of years. Today, one can be seen in just a single lifetime. A look at the overall …

  2. Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:23:01 -0000

    Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with …

  3. The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:44:49 -0000

    Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf. Up until the end of February, a …

  4. ‘I’m not a scientist’: Why judges need the climate chapter in the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:11 -0000

    Published March 11, 2026 For over 30 years, the Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence has served as a go-to document …

  5. A surprising percentage of produce from the nation’s largest supplier contains ‘forever’ pesticides

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:01:34 -0000

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  6. These Are The Sensitive Topics Being Flagged for Removal from National Parks

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:32:12 -0000

    National Park Service (NPS) staff have flagged for review hundreds of displays, signs, and brochures at sites across the United States. It’s part of President Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to review how American history is portrayed across public lands. On March 2, The Washington …

  7. Florida Legislature votes to ban local net-zero climate programs

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:11:00 -0000

    Both chambers of the Florida Legislature have approved a bill to ban local governments, public schools and state universities from adopting net-zero …

  8. President Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:01:45 -0000

    In the 16th-century Great Hall of Henry VIII’s home—Hampton Court Palace near London—they talk of the future. Brian Moynihan, the chief executive of …

  9. Building 10 Westinghouse AP1000s Could Give the U.S. a Trillion-Dollar Boost

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:27:08 -0000

    On dimming solar, Asian carp, and ancient macaws Current conditions: The Central United States is bracing for flooding as soaking storms deluge the …

  10. Forecasts Have Upgraded Potential 'Super El Niño' to 'Godzilla El Niño'

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:53:57 -0000

    The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared last week that this winter’s “weak” La Niña is officially fading away. What happens after that? …

  11. Scientists looked beneath one of oldest trees on Earth. What they found is astounding

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:26:02 -0000

    The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile's ancient alerce trees. Here's why that's important. The towering conifers …

  12. Heat Advisory Warning Issued as 5 Million Told to Stay Inside for 34 Hours

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:11:58 -0000

    California officials have issued a sweeping heat advisory affecting more than 5 million residents, warning that dangerous temperatures will grip …

  13. New ADL Campus Antisemitism Report Card Shows Some Improvement on Addressing Hostile Climate

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:23:07 -0000

    The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released a new annual “Campus Antisemitism Report Card,” in which its researchers assigned grades to major US …

  14. The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein. Scientists are pretty …

  15. As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:51:04 -0000

    Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof. During the infamous oil …

  16. ‘We do not have time’: Interview with MEP Delara Burkhardt on the EUDR’s second delay

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:01:58 -0000

    In 2023, when the European Parliament passed a law meant to keep products linked to deforestation out of the EU single market, environmentalists were …

  17. The strange and persistent psychological distance between us and climate disaster

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:53 -0000

    Most people think climate change will primarily affect other people, a new analysis of previously published research reveals.The findings illustrate …

  18. Matt Canavan calls for 'hyper Australia' with 'more babies' as he leads National Party

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:50:55 -0000

    Senator Matt Canavan acknowledged the threat of One Nation to his party's vote, but said he would 'fight for the Australian people' as National Party …

  19. New Scientist recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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

    Most fiction looking into a future where humanity faces extinction is bleak. That can’t be said for the beguiling Under the Eye of the Big Bird, …

  20. Do Middle-earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:31:40 -0000

    When English author J.R.R. Tolkien crafted his fantasy world Middle-earth, he argued storytellers are essentially “sub-creators” – they build …

  21. Rising CO₂ levels are reflected in human blood. Scientists don’t know what it means

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:11:31 -0000

    Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Today, that figure sits above 420 ppm, …

  22. How federal cuts are reshaping Alaska’s communities, research and species management

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    This story was originally published by Biographic and is republished here by permission. A stocky brown-and-white shorebird scurried along the beach, …

  23. Beyond The Burn Zone: Maui Wildfires Cause Widespread Mental Health Issues

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:19:01 -0000

    New research shows housing displacement and income loss were central drivers of psychological harm.

  24. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses the floor to join the Liberals

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:38:49 -0000

    Nunavut MP Lori Idlout cites Arctic sovereignty, the rights and aspirations of Indigenous peoples and climate change as her reasons for moving to the government bench. The switch puts the Liberals just two seats shy of a majority. The Canadian Press

  25. The $150 oil shock might be exactly what our future needs

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:08:37 -0000

    A crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is terrifying. But what if expensive oil isn’t a bug in the transition to a green, knowledge-based economy, but a feature? The oil markets are rattled. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz—through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows—have sent prices toward $90 a …

  26. What to know about 'black rain' that fell in Iran after strikes on oil reserves

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:56:10 -0000

    The "black rain" that fell for days in Tehran as a result of air strikes on major Iranian oil storage facilities could have lasting impacts on human …

  27. Trump announced a hostile takeover of LA’s wildfire rebuild. Collaboration ensued.

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:08:46 -0000

    President Donald Trump’s push to take control of rebuilding wildfire-scarred Los Angeles is over. Despite the president’s recent vow that his administration would wrest authority from local governments to decide on the permits that underpin the effort to rebuild thousands of homes destroyed in last …

  28. ‘I need more time’: NY Gov. Hochul asks lawmakers to punt climate deadlines

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:36:00 -0000

    By Jon Campbell New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state needs more time to meet its mandate of slashing greenhouse gas emissions, making clear for …

  29. The Volcano That Could Rewrite Earth’s Climate Future

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:57:25 -0000

    You’ve probably heard climate predictions about rising temperatures and melting ice caps. Those are real concerns gripping our planet right now. Yet …

  30. Vermont Conversation: How a melting Greenland went from universal wonder to imperial prize - VTDigger

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:14:41 -0000

    The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and …