Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Why Trump’s Angry New Tirade at Canada Is About to Backfire On Him

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:13:17 -0000

    Trump’s latest threats to punish Canada could hurt a lot of American workers—including in states with big races this fall—even as they reveal MAGA’s …
  2. Scientists make 'huge' $540 billion discovery at the bottom of a giant lake

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:54:38 -0000

    A 'white gold' mine containing $540 billion in treasures has been discovered at the bottom of a giant lake in Southern California. The Salton Sea, …
  3. As Farmers Struggle, Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Profits Off High Gas Prices

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:05:06 -0000

    As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms of energy, …
  4. Trump’s Midterm Convention Will Yield a Bounce All Right—for Democrats

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The president’s latest bright idea: Throw a party for his flailing, failing presidency. Welcome to the clown show. You must be as excited as I am for …
  5. Why should we care if there aren’t any squished insects on our windscreens?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:32:16 -0000

    This summer you may have wondered why you are seeing so few insects squished on your car’s windscreen, compared to a road trip several years ago. This …
  6. Where on Earth is safest from global catastrophe?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:39:21 -0000

    Researchers have worked out the safest, most resilient country to be in during an apocalyptic event. In the event of a global catastrophe, such as a …
  7. These Nations Will Be Underwater, and 600,000 People Will Leave

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:07:34 -0000

    The world could have 216 million climate refugees by mid-century. These people will need to live with climate change. In most cases the trigger will …
  8. Newsom admits democratic socialist ideas ‘mainstream’ in Democrat party: ‘Pretty aligned’

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:15:55 -0000

    In an interview discussing his rumored 2028 presidential run, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asserted that the Democratic Party is "pretty aligned" with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), especially when it comes to universal healthcare, climate change and moving away from fossil fuel …
  9. ‘Extremely unusual’ El Nino may already be impacting the US

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:57:35 -0000

    The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history. The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger …
  10. Dobbs’s Near-Total Destruction of Abortion Rights Across the South

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Anti-abortion lawmakers are forcing women to travel hundreds of miles to obtain health care. Thousands of patients across the Southeastern United …
  11. Opinion | The EPA doesn't think your opposition to data centers needs to be heard

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The EPA doesn’t think your opposition to data centers needs to be heard EPA chief Lee Zeldin can’t silence the outcry over data centers, but he's …
  12. Scientists Accidentally Caused a Methane Leak Beneath The South China Sea. Ocean Life Sealed It Almost Instantly.

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    In 2018, Chinese geologists created a methane leak in the South China Sea. They were trying to figure out how much natural gas might exist in marine …
  13. ‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:58:21 -0000

    The world agreed to limit temperature rises in 2015. Now, that goal is proving impossible. Is it time for a course correction? The signing of the Paris Agreement by 200 countries in 2015 was a rare moment of global unity, and the euphoria was real. To cheers and tears, the international climate …
  14. El Niño Update Signals ‘Unprecedented’ Weather—Map of Most Impacted States

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:56:21 -0000

    California and the Southeast could see some of the greatest impacts of El Niño, which is expected to be stronger this winter than it has been in …
  15. California homeowners evacuate as hurricane sends monster waves crashing into their homes

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:07:37 -0000

    California homeowners were forced to flee their properties Monday as powerful waves from Tropical Storm Marie battered the Long Beach Peninsula, …
  16. Sickles, sarees and smoke: Women on the frontlines of Uttarakhand forest fires

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:50:59 -0000

    In the village forests of Uttarakhand, in the Himalayan region of northern India, a tree can be charred at its base while maintaining a green canopy …
  17. Why Do So Many Cultures Speak of a Great Flood? Ancient Cosmic Impacts and Memory

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:03:12 -0000

    From the biblical tale of Noah’s Ark to the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, from Hindu Puranas to Native American legends, nearly every ancient …
  18. Elephant Butte reservoir at 1% capacity as drought persists in New Mexico

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:24:17 -0000

    Elephant Butte reservoir at 1% capacity as drought persists in New Mexico
  19. 'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:55:07 -0000

    An NPR investigation finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official records radically undercount the toll. In this series, we are bringing you stories that reveal why this happens and what can be done. Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. But not everyone …
  20. Climate change pushes thirsty bears into Coloradans’ cars — one honked a horn for hours from 3am onward

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:05:58 -0000

    Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this …
  21. Music legend considering leaving the U.S. because of Donald Trump: ‘I’m not aboard’

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Art Garfunkel is thinking about leaving the United States because of President Donald Trump.The folk-rock legend made the revelation in a recent …
  22. America is losing its war against wildfire

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop. This story was co-published with …
  23. Why growing seaweed isn’t a climate solution

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    Growing seaweed has long been seen as a way to slow climate change. But this approach is mistaken, a new study argues, as the loss of seaweed emits …
  24. Solid-state batteries just went into mass production. The line makes 6,000 packs a year

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:21:01 -0000

    ProLogium's Taiwanese line runs at half a gigawatt-hour, and the subsidised Dunkirk plant that is meant to bring the technology to Europe is still a building site ProLogium says it has begun mass-producing all-solid-state cells in Taiwan at 381 Wh/kg, verified by TUV Rheinland and tested against a …
  25. ’I’m in survival mode’: Farmers turn to new crops for earnings in the face of repeated droughts

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:52:48 -0000

    A grain being developed in the US could offer farmers a way to improve soil health while making crops more resilient to drought and heavy …
  26. What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:52:16 -0000

    The world is expected to breach a temperature threshold long regarded by small island states as a line of survival. A new UNEP report examines what …
  27. For many spiritual seekers, author Wendell Berry was a fellow pilgrim and contrarian

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:28:09 -0000

    (AP) — While Berry inspired writers, artists, local-food activists, environmentalists, agrarians and many others, some of his deepest admirers were …
  28. Nepal endured months of political upheaval. Devastating floods are now testing its new government

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:32:26 -0000

    NEW DELHI (AP) — The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements and swept away roads and bridges in Nepal’s mountains and river valleys. Roughly 7,500 homes were destroyed, another 20,000 need rebuilding and at least 12 hydropower projects were damaged. The damage estimate so far of $2.56 …
  29. August Just Set a Global Heat and Humidity Record—and It Wasn't Close

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:53 -0000

    The combined effect of climate change and a historic El Niño is smashing global records. The summer of 2026 has made history yet again with the …
  30. Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Concrete is, quite literally, the foundation of the modern world. Almost every construction project in the world uses the material in some form. …