Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. 'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records

    Fri, 01 May 2026 16:24:10 -0000

    Our warming world is set to enter an El Niño period as early as May, with a high likelihood of southern North America experiencing supercharged …

  2. ‘A sense of dread’: Europe’s first climate migrants live in constant fear of extreme weather

    Sat, 02 May 2026 05:02:25 -0000

    “Everyone has gone mad after the storm. It’s a form of collective PTSD,” says one Greek villager faced with relocation. If there is one thing etched …

  3. The world's biggest plastic waste exporter is Germany — here's how much trash it sent overseas

    Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Germany may have the world's third-largest economy, but it leads the world in a troubling category: plastic waste production. That's according to a …

  4. India Braces for Another Summer of Dangerous Heat

    Fri, 01 May 2026 14:52:02 -0000

    India is among the most vulnerable countries on a warming planet. By one measure, the nation is home to all 50 of the world’s hottest cities. Today’s …

  5. “A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations

    Fri, 01 May 2026 19:30:00 -0000

    For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the …

  6. How well can EVs handle the heat — and the cold? AAA put them to the test

    Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Electric vehicle batteries are a lot like people, in one important respect: They're most comfortable in temperatures around 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. When the weather gets much colder or hotter than that, a battery works less efficiently. It has to work harder, too, to keep the vehicle's cabin …

  7. Trump’s Iran War Is Smashing His Fossil Fuel Dreams

    Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The president wanted to ensure American hegemony and global energy dominance. Instead, he might be torpedoing both. The Strait of Hormuz is still …

  8. 11 US Rivers Where Ancient Fish Are Making an Astonishing Comeback

    Fri, 01 May 2026 13:40:00 -0000

    Something has been quietly shifting beneath the surface of America’s rivers. After more than a century of dam construction, industrial pollution, and …

  9. Bay Area Beaches Are Chock-Full of Mysterious Blue Creatures Again. Here’s How to See Them

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:08:01 -0000

    They’re an otherworldly sight: blue and iridescent. They have no clear eyes, mouths or body parts analogous to our own. And rising from one side — is …

  10. Sixty nations agree to landmark climate accord

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:02:08 -0000

    Nearly 60 nations this week moved toward phasing out oil, gas, and coal, in a climate summit that aimed to accelerate a global shift toward …

  11. China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:25:02 -0000

    Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article. It powers electric vehicles (EVs). It’s in your …

  12. Coolcations: why people are heading away from the sun this summer

    Fri, 01 May 2026 10:44:43 -0000

    Planning summer holidays in Europe is beginning to involve more focus on avoiding high temperatures. Destinations including the Greek islands and …

  13. This solar farm lets cattle roam under moving panels

    Fri, 01 May 2026 21:51:57 -0000

    Silicon Ranch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a utility-scale solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels. The Nashville-based developer has launched its new “CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in Tennessee. It’s the first commercial …

  14. Two months in, the Iran war has changed the global energy system forever

    Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    The conflict may be the beginning of the end of fossil fuel dominance. Here’s which energy sources stand to win and lose. For almost half a century, …

  15. Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:19:34 -0000

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration. The three-foot-wide (1 meter) Bridger …

  16. Hundreds rally at Boston Common for labor, climate and social justice

    Fri, 01 May 2026 22:24:14 -0000

    Hundreds rallied at Boston Common on May Day, backing labor, climate and social justice groups and hearing calls to protect democracy.

  17. Ten compelling poems about climate change – chosen by our experts

    Fri, 01 May 2026 14:46:00 -0000

    We asked ten literary experts to recommend the climate poem that has spoken to them most powerfully. Their answers span over 200 years and a range of …

  18. New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago

    Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:22 -0000

    Ever wondered where in the world your backyard was, within the ancient supercontinent of Pangaea? Now, you can find out for yourself. A team of Earth …

  19. In a Small Iowa Town, a Solution to a National Crisis

    Fri, 01 May 2026 09:02:02 -0000

    As the Trump administration guts weather agencies, a state’s low-cost flood tracking system offers a model for responding to deadly inundations. As a new flood season approaches, many Americans remain haunted by the last. Families across the country are still in mourning months after the waters …

  20. Climate crisis completely changing fight against global poverty, says Christian Aid chief

    Sat, 02 May 2026 07:40:54 -0000

    The impacts of the escalating climate crisis are already “completely changing” the nature of poverty in developing countries, Patrick Watt, the CEO …

  21. Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?

    Fri, 01 May 2026 08:58:36 -0000

    When almost every country met in Brazil last November for the annual United Nations climate summit COP30, hopes were high they would draft a roadmap …

  22. Blockbuster Oil Company Profits Revive Calls for Windfall Tax

    Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:27 -0000

    European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate. For oil and gas companies, it has been a profitable war. The energy shock caused by the conflict in Iran, missile attacks on oil and gas …

  23. 'I continue to protest, but with a knot in my stomach': How Sweden is discouraging foreigners from taking climate action

    Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:09 -0000

    After standing trial for participating in a protest against private jets, French national Isabelle Letellier was also denied citizenship. This double …

  24. St. Louis among worst cities for ozone pollution, report finds

    Fri, 01 May 2026 17:33:53 -0000

    The St. Louis metropolitan area is among the 25 cities ranked worst for ozone air pollution, according to the latest “State of the Air” report …

  25. More intense rain storms present a new hazard after a wildfire

    Fri, 01 May 2026 23:02:56 -0000

    Wildfires carry a lot of obvious risks: burning houses, fencelines and pasture. But what happens in the first few years after a fire has its own …

  26. Bayer Built a Farm Front Group to Fight Roundup Cancer Claims

    Fri, 01 May 2026 16:51:40 -0000

    💡Share this on X, Facebook, and Bluesky!First published by the Center for Media and Democracy.For the past two years, the Modern Ag Alliance has been …

  27. Catastrophic flooding in Brazil shaped career plans for this Pitt grad and Shaler native

    Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    University of Pittsburgh student Cassidy Laffey stepped onto an airplane for a two-week study abroad trip in Brazil with the goal of pursuing a …

  28. Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:03:45 -0000

    CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun’s rays to generate electricity. But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of …

  29. Your climate impact doesn’t end when you die. More people are considering ‘greener’ death options

    Fri, 01 May 2026 16:10:36 -0000

    “How we die does lead to a substantial impact on not only the people around us and our communities, but the earth itself,” said Mark Shelvock, a …

  30. ‘A united region’: Central Asian nations meet to protect the Caspian Sea and biodiversity

    Fri, 01 May 2026 09:07:56 -0000

    Water scarcity, desertification and biodiversity loss were among the issues tackled at the Regional Ecological Summit. Central Asian states came …