Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. A super El Niño wiped out millions of people in 1877. Are we better prepared now?

   Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:39 -0000

   The climatic phenomenon is expected to return this year, but a lot has changed since what might have been the worst environmental disaster in human history. As chances rise for one of the strongest El Niño events on record later this year, the potential for dangerous conditions has prompted …

2. AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years

   Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:34 -0000

   One of the so-called godfathers of AI, Yoshua Bengio, claims tech companies racing for AI dominance could be bringing us closer to our own extinction …

3. NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever

   Tue, 12 May 2026 14:45:00 -0000

   A landslide dumped 64 million cubic meters of rock into the popular Tracy Arm fjord. New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist destination in Alaska forever. On August 10, 2025, a tsunami larger than the Eiffel Tower ripped …

4. As super 'El Nino' looms, wildfires are set to heat up

   Tue, 12 May 2026 17:02:49 -0000

   More than 150 million hectares — over twice the size of Texas — burned globally in the first months of 2026. With a high chance of a supercharged El …

5. Why Denmark removed 40% of Greenland from the economy—and what it teaches us about modern capital

   Tue, 12 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

   There are real costs to short-term optimizations, while set-asides offer a way to reap superior economic returns in the medium term. A useful rule of thumb is that when a problem persists for decades despite serious effort, the failure is usually not one of effort or intelligence, but of framing. …

6. ‘This Is All a Scam, a Giant Scam’

   Tue, 12 May 2026 09:03:51 -0000

   On the day our oil-stained president returned to the White House, he began an all-out assault on clean energy. Today, 16 months later, he and his party are paying a significant political price while American consumers are stuck with the bill. That bill, according to one scholarly estimate, totals …

7. Washington manufacturer leaving state after 48 years, citing crime, taxes, political climate

   Tue, 12 May 2026 22:05:09 -0000

   A Washington manufacturer is leaving the state after nearly five decades, with its owner citing rising crime, taxes and a worsening political climate. Jon Bodwell, whose family founded Delta Camshaft in 1977, said he has been forced to live inside his business because the cost of operating in …

8. Could a Bering Strait dam connect the US and Russia?

   Tue, 12 May 2026 23:37:30 -0000

   Scientists are pushing for “radical” measures against climate change, proposing the construction of a dam across the Bering Strait that would link …

9. 50 Years Later, a Tiny Clue May Solve the Mystery of Why the Edmund Fitzgerald Sank. It Was There All Along.

   Tue, 12 May 2026 11:02:22 -0000

   The doomed ship went down just 17 miles from safety. Could this evidence explain what went wrong? Key Points The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a massive freighter, tragically sank in 1975, taking all 29 crew members with it. • In fierce Lake Superior storms, critical hatch clamps may have failed, leading to …

10. Hollywood Climate Summit Returns With 'Pluribus,' 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,' 'The Plastic Detox' Panels | Exclusive

    Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 -0000

    The Hollywood Climate Summit returns to Los Angeles for its seventh annual conference next month, and set its climate storytelling in entertainment …

11. Man Behind Simulation Hypothesis Warns That Extinction of Humanity Is a Risk We Have to Take

    Tue, 12 May 2026 15:12:16 -0000

    We have to sit down. Even if you don’t know Nick Bostrom’s name, you’re almost certainly familiar with the idea he’s most famous for. Back in 2003, …

12. NC mother calls Rep. Virginia Foxx’s letter to 10-year-old ‘reprehensible’

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:16 -0000

    Christian Mango, a 10-year-old from Greensboro, worried about the lives of 6.5 million people being threatened by pollution. He worried about what …

13. Could your parallel universe self be influencing your choices?

    Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:02 -0000

    The observer effect has been twisted into a human-centered myth, according to one physicist, who says reality changes through interactions. Plus, more science finds you need to see.

14. An Unusual Heat Wave Strains the World’s Most Populous Country

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:42:40 -0000

    India is one of the hottest nations, which fuels intertwined financial, health and labor risks, experts say.Every one of the world’s 50 hottest …

15. Millions Died from the Super El Niño in 1877. What Will Happen This Time?

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:09:43 -0000

    Key Points Prediction models indicate a possible historic Super El Niño event later this year. • The 1877 El Niño caused devastating famine, killing over …

16. Choking on Trump's Gas Prices? Electric Vehicles Are the Heimlich Maneuver

    Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:13 -0000

    After British troops had beaten German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s tank forces at the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt on November 4, 1942, …

17. What if we killed all mosquitoes?

    Mon, 11 May 2026 23:45:29 -0000

    The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with …

18. When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the future

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:42:16 -0000

    As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the …

19. This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day — and locals are terrified

    Tue, 12 May 2026 12:43:56 -0000

    For years, AI has felt strangely invisible because we never see "the cloud." But a controversial new project in rural Utah is forcing people to …

20. Teen builds ‘Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle’ to detect ecological threats

    Tue, 12 May 2026 13:01:00 -0000

    High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. Fifteen-year-old Evan Budz was on a camping trip when he saw a snapping turtle that would become the impetus for an award-winning invention. As …

21. High Court hears bid to overturn block on Mount Pleasant coal mine extension

    Tue, 12 May 2026 20:50:58 -0000

    What climate change impacts should a planning authority have to take into account when assessing a mining project? That is the question confronting …

22. Disneyland pays $56,000 settlement for modified Autopia engines

    Tue, 12 May 2026 17:03:11 -0000

    Disneyland plans to update Autopia with electric vehicles and retire the gas-powered engines on the 1955 opening day Tomorrowland attraction after …

23. ‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

    Mon, 11 May 2026 13:37:33 -0000

    On one day in late April, something very unusual happened. Every single one of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities was in just one country: India. This is according to data compiled by AQI, the air quality monitoring platform. There is “no modern precedent,” AQI said on its website. “This is not a …

24. Gas Prices Show Why Climate Shakedowns Must End, GOP Rep Hageman Says

    Tue, 12 May 2026 20:54:57 -0000

    Wyoming Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman joined the Daily Caller News Foundation to discuss how her Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 may shut down …

25. Why is Florida’s problem with stinky sargassum on the beaches exploding?

    Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Sargassum is washing up on South Florida beaches in mountainous amounts, rotting into a gag-worthy mush. It’s scaring away tourists, making swimmers …

26. As the Coal Industry Fades, Life Expectancies in Coal Country Shift

    Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:26 -0000

    The coal industry can damage human health in myriad ways via dangerous working conditions and harmful pollution. But the income opportunities offered …

27. The Winners and Losers of the Iran Energy Shock

    Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    How the war created a new geopolitical divide.

28. The World's Most Impactful Companies of 2026

    Tue, 12 May 2026 13:04:34 -0000

    In recent years, the annual growth rate of the global economy has restabilized to around 3%, according to The Council on Foreign Relations. At the same time, while business is booming, climate change is accelerating, health inequities are widening, and literacy rates and math skills are stagnating …

29. From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year

    Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:44 -0000

    Climate scientists warn that the strongest El Niño on record could hit later this year but it is "not the reason to freak out". Scientists are …

30. We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    When Soviet engineers began to drain the Aral Sea in the 1960s, they could hardly foresee the scale on which their handiwork would alter the planet. …