Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:09:39 -0000

   The AI race heating up has taken on a more literal meaning. AI infrastructure is significantly warming surrounding areas, creating a “data heat island …

2. Al Gore: Trump Administration Is the Most Corrupt in History

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Few political figures occupy the sort of space in American history that Al Gore does. A longtime member of Congress before becoming vice president, …

3. A Wisconsin-Sized Chunk Of Alaskan Permafrost Is Thawing: Arctic And Global Climate May Never Be The Same

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:55:30 -0000

   In a first-of-its-kind study, a team of researchers led by geoscientist Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown in …

4. Plug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:28 -0000

   The global surge in solar power is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last 15 years, the cost of installing a solar system has dropped by 90 …

5. Remember the Oil Shocks of the ’70s? This Is Going to Be Worse. Much Worse.

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:03:20 -0000

   Sri Lanka and Myanmar are rationing fuel. The Philippines has instituted four-day workweeks to conserve gasoline and electricity. Bangladesh briefly closed its universities to reserve power for homes and businesses. Across India, families and restaurants are cooking over wood fires for want of gas. …

6. The Hidden Origins of the Ancient Egyptian Language

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:50:50 -0000

   A new study on the origins of the ancient Egyptian language argues that the language did not develop in isolation. Instead, researchers say it likely …

7. The EPA just valued a human life at $0. That’s not just a moral crisis — it’s a market crisis

   Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:30:00 -0000

   In my recent Fortune opinion piece on how Trump-era policies are driving capital out of capitalism, I argued that markets cannot function without …

8. If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame

   Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:30:00 -0000

   Just 51 of these whales are left on Earth. Trump officials may have just doomed them. In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive marine mammals: Rice’s whale. There are just 51 of them left, according to the most recent scientific estimates, meaning …

9. World Heritage sites facing the heat

   Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:53:04 -0000

   From Easter Island to the Great Wall of China, many of the world's most iconic world heritage sites are under threat from rising temperatures linked …

10. A Post-American Persian Gulf?

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    The Iran war will accelerate the region’s economic transformation.

11. Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:58 -0000

    At dusk, the greatest migration of biomass on Earth unfolds through the oceans in near silence, largely unnoticed. Trillions of often tiny creatures …

12. Trump’s gas prices problem

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:15:04 -0000

    Gas — and lots of others things — are still getting more expensive. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s war …

13. US scientists are escaping to Norway because of Trump’s anti-climate agenda, minister says

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:24:51 -0000

    A number of climate scientists have fled the US for Norway’s research institutes since Donald Trump started pushing through his anti-science and …

14. See it: Air temperatures and pollution around the world are captured in real time in these animated weather maps

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:25:00 -0000

    Earth in Action, by Esri’s Maps.com, brings planetary data to life, depicting the rise and fall of temperatures and the swirling of aerosols. A typical map of temperatures across the planet shows just a snapshot in time, listing the day’s various highs and lows. But temperature isn’t static; it rises …

15. Americans are fleeing these florida communities

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:58:39 -0000

    In recent years, Florida has been one of the fastest growing states in the country. Between April 2020 and July 2025, Florida’s population expanded …

16. Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:43:00 -0000

    Activists warn a new US-Indonesia trade deal could accelerate mining, deforestation and fossil fuel use, with weak, nonbinding environmental …

17. State Farm Is in Trump’s Crosshairs Over L.A. Fires

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    President called insurer ‘absolutely horrible’ after conversations with local officials including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass LOS ANGELES—State Farm has burnished its reputation as the country’s largest home and auto insurer with its “good neighbor” slogan. President Trump this week offered a …

18. Two trillion gallons of water trigger historic flooding in Hawaiʻi

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:30:01 -0000

    More than 2 trillion gallons of water—enough to fill 3 million Olympic-sized swimming pools—inundated Hawaiʻi in March. The accumulated rainfall over …

19. The Sunlight Rule Tomato Plants Depend On For The Best Harvest

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Harvesting your own juicy, ripe tomatoes has to be one of the most rewarding things about having a home garden, and a highlight of the summer months. …

20. Trump's Endangered Species Committee exempts oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from rules

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:36:59 -0000

    The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after Defense Secretary Pete …

21. How a Company Collapse Is Denting Trust in Carbon Markets – Again

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:10 -0000

    This year was supposed to be a turning point for carbon markets, with the United Nations’ long-delayed country-to-country trading system coming into …

22. The world added 692 GW of renewables in 2025 – here’s what it means

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:04:28 -0000

    The world added a massive 692 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power in 2025, pushing total global capacity to 5,149 GW, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). That’s a 15.5% jump in just one year, and renewables made up 85.6% of all new power capacity added …

23. What Would Happen If Earth Lost Its Moon?

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:13:39 -0000

    The moon hanging in the night sky has been a constant companion to Earth for billions of years. Many of us have spent countless nights gazing at its …

24. Why the Next Era of Growth Must Be Built Around Humans

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:47:38 -0000

    We cannot grow trees in dry soil. While seeds might be healthy and sunlight is abundant, without the conditions for roots to take hold, growth can never happen. The same goes for today’s economy. There is plenty of capital (seeds) and technology (sunlight), thus making it extraordinarily good at …

25. Queen bumblebees can breathe underwater — for days. We discovered how

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:52:01 -0000

    In most bumblebee species, the queens spend their winters buried underground in a tiny cavity the size of a grape. For six to nine months, they enter …

26. The Trump EPA Official in Charge of Methane Regulations Helped Write Oil Industry Argument Against Those Rules

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he …

27. Underwater turbines are gaining government support – our research maps their global potential

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:38:25 -0000

    Recent disruptions to oil supply in the Middle East have sent energy prices soaring, reminding countries how vulnerable they remain to imported …

28. Letters to the Editor: There are countless reasons to resist the pressure to return workers to the office

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    To the editor: I love Steve Lopez’s columns, but I quibble with “Mr. Downtown” and with the beloved Los Angeles Times journalist urging Mayor Karen Bass (and the rest of the government and the business sector at large) to bring people back to the office (“After COVID, raids and other blows, DTLA is …

29. How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:44:36 -0000

    Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, …