Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. The skylines of the future will be made of wood

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings. Picture yourself in a wind-swept …

  2. J.P. Morgan Is Thinking About Climate Tipping Points

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:50:02 -0000

    How does the market price an existential risk: nuclear warfare, AI takeover, or global pandemic of unprecedented proportions? In short, it doesn’t. At the end of the world, your assets are irrelevant. Most corporate executives and investors have approached climate tipping points the same way—and for …

  3. The Future of the Grid Could Be Parked in Your Driveway

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:38:16 -0000

    The Future of the Grid Could Be Parked in Your DrivewayA growing fleet of electric vehicles could unlock a cheaper, cleaner alternative to …

  4. Reduce, Reuse, Deceive

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:03:22 -0000

    In 1950, the world produced just 2 million tons of plastic; in 2024, it produced around 360 million metric tons. In the last 20 years, plastic …

  5. What a ‘super’ El Niño means for the planet

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:09:20 -0000

    Early forecasts suggest this year may see the strongest El Niño in a decade—bringing with it more extreme weather. Forecasters are increasingly predicting the possibility that a powerful “super El Niño” will take effect this year. The phenomenon, which could be the strongest El Niño in at least a …

  6. A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:19:00 -0000

    Sea levels are much higher than we thought. Real-world oceans are making a mockery of flood-risk forecasts based on crude global modeling. And to …

  7. Worsening ocean heat waves are ‘supercharging’ hurricane damage, study finds

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:58:37 -0000

    Hurricanes that go over marine heat waves are 60% more likely to cause at least $1 billion in damage. Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Otis are good …

  8. Yellowstone's magma source may be closer than thought, reshaping hazard models

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:40:01 -0000

    Supereruptions are extremely large volcanic eruptions that eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma, rock and ash. They are among the most …

  9. Antarctic Expedition to 'Danger Zone' Accidentally Discovers Previously Uncharted Island

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:19 -0000

    Polar scientists thought it was a dirty iceberg at first. On satellite images, it was virtually indistinguishable from the flotilla of icebergs …

  10. “Economic civil war”: States push laws to shield oil and gas companies from accountability

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:17 -0000

    Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being …

  11. An Act of God. Payable Upon Impact.

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:28:45 -0000

    An Act of God. Payable upon Impact.Parametric insurance, once a niche tool for property owners, is now underwriting coral reefs. It’s efficient, …

  12. America’s power supply just flipped in a surprising direction

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Renewables generated more than one-third of America's electricity in March, overtaking gas for the first time and marking the cleanest month on …

  13. How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons. When President Donald Trump talks about …

  14. How Trump’s Incompetence and Looming Global Catastrophes May Intersect

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:54:30 -0000

    The leadership team from hell on a hell of a planet. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important …

  15. Snow levels are at a record low in the Rocky Mountains, researchers say

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:59:57 -0000

    Surveyors say they’ve never seen so little snow at their annual spring measurements in the Rocky Mountains. Sam Brasch of Colorado Public Radio …

  16. Scientist Says 'Strongest El Niño in 140 Years' Is Coming

    Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:54:48 -0000

    Putting climate events into layman’s terms is an art form for the scientific community. For example, when a scientist realizes that we’ve become too …

  17. Super El Niño? Forecasters announce major climate shift

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:01:15 -0000

    Scientists from NOAA say the La Niña climate pattern has come to an end. An El Niño is expected to develop, though its strength remains to be seen. Federal scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a long-anticipated shift in a powerful global climate pattern on …

  18. The Emperor Penguin is officially deemed an endangered species as numbers dwindle due to climate change

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:10:09 -0000

    The Emperor Penguin is officially deemed an endangered species as numbers dwindle due to climate change

  19. Clean Energy Champions Win Control of Arizona’s Top Utility

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:16:42 -0000

    On rare earths, groundwater, and Antarctic krill Current conditions: Hawaii is bracing for flooding from its third kona storm this year after the …

  20. The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:07:54 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in …

  21. California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Debate Solutions to Wildfire-Driven Crisis

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:24:42 -0000

    Candidates vying for the position of state insurance commissioner in the June primary election met at a forum at downtown San Francisco on Thursday …

  22. Recycling's next big thing — or big bluff?

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:20:10 -0000

    An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging. But critics say it's not worth the effort. In a …

  23. Are the bees still dying? The scary truth behind the continuing 'beepocalypse'

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    While the issue is less in the news cycle, many native bees are still on their way to extinction. And commercial honeybees are dying at rates that make the bee business difficult. Twenty years ago, honeybees first started to disappear in mysteriously large numbers. Stories in the media were …

  24. The real reason your monthly gas bill keeps going up

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:55:00 -0000

    Are we paying for infrastructure we won’t need? This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From the cold snap this winter to the US war with Iran, rising energy bills are making headlines. But there’s a larger story …

  25. Why bombing Iran's nuclear power plant could cause an environmental disaster

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Just steps from the Persian Gulf in the Iranian coastal town of Bushehr sits the nation’s only nuclear power plant. Though a fragile ceasefire …

  26. Five large data centers eyed for Seattle

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    The AI boom has reached the city of Seattle as four companies look to build massive data centers in town.

  27. Extreme Weather is Disrupting Work More Than You Think, Deloitte Finds

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:52:24 -0000

    Employee health, transportation, and productivity are increasingly vulnerable to climate-driven disruptions. On an institutional level, companies can help mitigate against disaster impacts by encouraging their workers to take these steps. But Deloitte also had other advice to companies that would …

  28. Crabs Are Moving Into the Chernobyl of the Sea. Why Do They Love 1.6 Million Tons of Explosives?

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:36:15 -0000

    Marine biologists exploring the Baltic floor were stunned to discover aquatic life thriving directly on top of rotting WWII artillery shells. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Millions of tons of ammunition that remained unused after WWII was dumped off the coast of Germany. Now, …

  29. Hawaii pioneers turning plastic waste into pavement

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:13 -0000

    In a sustainable twist to the saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” researchers in Hawaii are developing a method to convert discarded …

  30. Secret island thought the secret island discovered off the coast of Antarctica’s ‘danger zone’ was a ‘dirty’ iceberg

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:55:49 -0000

    Well, isle be damned. Explorers made the discovery of a lifetime after stumbling across an uncharted, Egyptian pyramid-sized island during an …