Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could cut the number of heatwave days and reduce air con reliance

   Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:21 -0000

   “Harvesting rainwater from roofs and using it strategically for cooling could provide a practical way to reduce both energy demand and urban …

2. Hang Elon Musk Around Susan Collins’s Neck

   Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   The billionaire wants to invest in the Maine incumbent’s Senate campaign. Democrats should be eager to drag her for the toxic association. At the …

3. Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship

   Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:01:06 -0000

   The White House is serving up a staler helping of the legal arguments the Roberts court already refused to swallow. The White House appears to think …

4. Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species

   Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:14 -0000

   The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact. Mount Toba was the biggest volcanic eruption in the last 2.6 million years, and …

5. Old Farmer's Almanac Predicts 2027 Winter Weather with Super El Nino Threat

   Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its official Winter 2026–2027 forecast, warning that a strengthening Super El Niño could reshape weather …

6. Farmers Purpose-Bred A New Kind Of Cow Designed To Maintain Solar Farms

   Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:17:00 -0000

   Agrivoltaics is a growing practice that involves using land occupied by solar panels for agricultural purposes, such as raising crops and grazing livestock. It's a mutually beneficial way to get the most use out of the land, and grazing sheep on solar farms has become a great source of income for …

7. Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

   Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:01:41 -0000

   BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border …

8. People Are Betting Millions to Predict Wildfires. Now Congress Wants to Stop It.

   Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:29:59 -0000

   As wildfires prompt evacuations across the Pacific Northwest, and smoke blankets much of North America, some Americans are reportedly placing online bets on how large the blazes will grow, when they’ll be contained, and how much damage they’ll leave behind. Lawmakers warn that gambling on wildfires …

9. Scientists race to save Florida’s coral reef as El Niño heats the ocean

   Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:01 -0000

   Three years after a devastating marine heat wave in Florida, scientists say they are better prepared to protect vulnerable coral reefs. The waters off the coast of South Florida were already growing warm by late June — ominously warm to Ken Nedimyer and other scientists and conservationists still …

10. The Beavers Are Coming for Canada’s Arctic, One Dam at a Time

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:42 -0000

    Drawn by a warming climate, Canada’s furry national symbol is colonizing new territory, evading Inuit hunters and reshaping the world they find. Until a few years ago, a small stream meandered down a long valley flanked by sheer ridges in Umiujaq, a subarctic village in northern Quebec. The waterway …

11. The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Most of us aren't eating anywhere near enough vegetables, and we're suffering the health consequences. Meanwhile, we're also growing fewer and fewer …

12. Plastic waste is harming livestock in South Africa: smallholder farmers using communal land set out the support they need

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:28:43 -0000

    Agriculture is the main source of income for communities in rural Mpumalanga, in the north-east of South Africa. Goats and cattle graze freely across …

13. Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Both Canada and the U.S. have been quietly shadowing two Chinese icebreaking research ships in Arctic waters off Alaska over the last couple of weeks. …

14. Just Seven Countries Contain More Than Half of the World's Freshwater

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:44:06 -0000

    Ranked: The Countries With the Most Freshwater Freshwater resources are concentrated among a relatively small number of countries, led by Brazil and …

15. Invest in climate defence rather than heed Trump on military spend – Polanski

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:54:03 -0000

    The Green Party leader was appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe. The UK should be investing money in defending the country against the climate crisis …

16. Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:59:23 -0000

    After wildfires caused more damage in France this year than at any time since World War Two, many are left asking a single question: Why? A major driver is that climate is changing as a result of the well-documented way humanity is burning fossil fuels. Temperatures are only rising. But with records …

17. The Sun’s Future Holds Incredible Transformations for Our Solar System

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:27:33 -0000

    Have you ever stopped to think that the Sun, that constant ball of light in your sky, won’t shine forever? It’s hard to imagine, honestly. Day after …

18. Solar power is about to get more expensive. Thank Trump.

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:59:12 -0000

    The president’s latest tariffs will slow the transition to green energy. Solar is the fastest growing form of energy generation in the United States, and the Trump administration is about to make it more expensive — right after the midterm elections. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he …

19. Farmers’ Almanac releases 2026-2027 winter forecast: What to expect across the U.S.

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:13:29 -0000

    Since 1818, the Farmers’ Almanac has issued an annual winter forecast, which it says is the longest-running long-range weather forecast in North …

20. America's energy future? Gates, Buffett and a Wyoming town go nuclear

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:01:03 -0000

    In a town built on coal, a next-generation reactor could reveal whether Trump's nuclear push can deliver jobs, power growth and a new energy future. KEMMERER, Wyoming ‒ For generations, this tiny town in the quiet southwestern corner of Wyoming has long been known for three things: massive …

21. This Electric Car Makes More Power Than It Uses—Are Automakers Doing EVs Wrong?

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:33 -0000

    Imagine not having to wait around an hour to charge your electric vehicle before heading to the supermarket for your weekly groceries. Instead, your car charges itself using solar energy and can generate more power than it actually consumes. That is exactly what students at Clemson University have …

22. What Happens When the World is on Fire

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    Water bombers, the air cavalry of wildfire fighting, buzz the treetops like air show stunt pilots as they save the day with surgical drops of water or orange retardant. But what happens when those drops have no effect? When, as a pilot working the massive Gironde Fire just west of Bordeaux, France, …

23. Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:08:42 -0000

    Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn …

24. 20 Cities Most Likely to Need Climate Relocation Plans

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:40:01 -0000

    What if the place you call home was threatened by forces beyond your control? For millions around the world, this nightmare isn’t just a distant …

25. Extreme heat causes dangerous skin diseases among unhoused Californians | Opinion

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Five years ago, I asked my college dining hall manager for half a dozen paper cups, filled them with coffee and spent an evening sharing them with …

26. Satellite images show dry weather impact on Kent, Sussex and Surrey

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:08:52 -0000

    Satellite imagery shows the impact on the south-east England landscape of a record-breaking dry spell and prolonged hot weather. July 2026 was the driest in England since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office. Every month of the year except February has seen above average sunshine …

27. The Mediterranean’s Own Odyssey: An Ecological Treasure Feels The Strain - Eurasia Review

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:39:59 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The Mediterranean, covering only 1% of the world’s ocean surface yet holding up to 18% of known marine species, is under severe …

28. ‘Super termites' in Florida: What homeowners need to know

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:08:07 -0000

    Alarming reports of hybrid "super" termites have fueled misinformation, while flooding news outlets across the United States for months. University …

29. Crocodiles attacks increase in Kenya

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:30:50 -0000

    In recent years, Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to levels not seen in decades. Scientists say extreme rainfall linked to climate change is behind the surge, submerging communities and bringing dangerous wildlife closer to people, with attacks on the rise. Laurent Berstecher has more.

30. Danube River’s water levels drop so low that sunken Nazi warships are emerging

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:41:39 -0000

    PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of …