Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. A Strange 'Cold Blob' in The Atlantic Signals We're Almost at a Tipping Point

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:38 -0000

   There's a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A 'cold blob' of ocean and air that's cooling down while the rest of the …

2. The Thomas Piketty doctrine is already here

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:01:41 -0000

   Academics need to get out a bit more. That, at least, is the impression one might form from the recently-released report of the Global Justice …

3. Japan Calls It: The Dreaded El Niño Has Arrived

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:24:00 -0000

   All signs point to the imminent formation of a strong El Niño—potentially the strongest on record. As meteorologists around the world grow …

4. Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the …

5. Turkey’s Quiet Realignment

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   Russia’s loss is NATO’s gain.

6. Lawsuit Aims to Halt Trump Giveaway of Wildlife Refuge to Appease Elon Musk's SpaceX

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:07:46 -0000

   Several environmental organizations are suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service to stop the agency from handing over hundreds of acres of the Lower …

7. How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:31:27 -0000

   Data centres don’t just use large amounts of water and electricity, they’re heating the environment too, study finds. Tech giants are racing to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. But a growing body of evidence suggests that AI hyperscalers – large-scale cloud service …

8. California’s endangered condors have a surprising new foe

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Researchers couldn’t figure out why the birds were dying — then they turned up an unusual suspect. When it comes to conserving the California condor, progress is precarious. One wild pair recently laid the first egg in northern California for the first time in a century, and there are now more than …

9. New Zealand Sees $2.9 Billion Cost to Use Carbon Credits for Climate Goal

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:44:11 -0000

   New Zealand could need to pay as much as NZ$5 billion ($2.9 billion) if it purchases overseas carbon credits to help meet 2030 emissions-cutting …

10. Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:50:22 -0000

    Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study. Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were …

11. A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:28:35 -0000

    A nuclear war would not only trigger a nuclear winter, but also severely damage the ozone layer, making recovery even harder. Now, a study has shown …

12. Storms Knock Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the Midwest

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:20:33 -0000

    Forecasters warned that destructive storms were expected across the region into Wednesday night. Hundreds of thousands of homes and business in Illinois and Wisconsin lost power on Wednesday and air travelers were facing significant delays as intense storms swept across the Midwest. Forecasters had …

13. California’s $20 Million Solar Canal Experiment Just Proved the Future of Clean Energy and Water Conservation

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:03:53 -0000

    What if the solution to two of the most pressing crises of our time was hiding in plain sight, right above the water we’ve been struggling to …

14. Scientists say there’s a 90% chance of a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:09:29 -0000

    (NewsNation) — Scientists will announce this week if we are nearing a potentially historic El Niño season. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and …

15. America’s Biggest Solar Factory Is Nearly Complete

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:42:36 -0000

    On grid investments, CANDUs, and green steel Current conditions: Tropical Storm Cristina is inching north toward landfall in Central America, …

16. What's holding US pastors back from preaching on climate

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:40:59 -0000

    As the White House undoes scores of environmental regulations and protections, some Christian leaders are inviting their congregations to do as the …

17. 75% of Southeast Asia’s future renewable energy’s generation capacity under threat – but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:11:16 -0000

    SINGAPORE, 10 June, 2026 – Targeted investment in climate resilience could help Asean members mitigate up to US$82 billion in potential losses to …

18. Lee Raymond, Exxon CEO Who Doubted Climate Change, Dies at 87

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:45:45 -0000

    Lee Raymond, the former head of Exxon Mobil Corp. who oversaw the biggest corporate merger in the history of the oil industry and was derided as “the …

19. 20 solar system facts that completely change the mental image most people have

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:14:35 -0000

    Standard solar system diagrams compress distances, exaggerate sizes, and leave out most of what's actually there — these 20 facts give you a more accurate picture

20. America’s grid is reeling. General Motors offers itself as a distributed utility in disguise

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    America’s electric grid is buckling under extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and an AI build-out that is quietly rewriting U.S. power demand—and …

21. Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening — and that's bad news for the US East Coast

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:13:50 -0000

    The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point. A …

22. Rooftop Solar Survey Guide for Indian Residential & Commercial Sites

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:20:36 -0000

    India's rooftop solar market crossed 11 GW of cumulative installed capacity in 2024 with the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana scheme targeting an …

23. Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:44:57 -0000

    We have to start counting from 1 again. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas. • By analyzing 300 rural dam projects across 35 countries, …

24. This new factory just commercialized jet fuel made from CO2

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:30:00 -0000

    The startup Twelve has launched production of its CO2-based jet fuel and started delivering it to airlines. At a sprawling new plant near farm fields in Washington State, CO2 is now being turned into jet fuel—and passenger flights will likely begin using it later this month. The facility, called …

25. Trump Admin Is Turning Ocean Into a Gas Station and Garbage Dump, Expert Says

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:44:36 -0000

    We’re joined by ocean policy expert David Helvarg to discuss the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the …

26. Breaking free from fossil fuels is urgent but hard – Colombia shows why

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:22:02 -0000

    Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla and the country’s first leftist leader, came to power in 2022. He promised something …

27. The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:17:10 -0000

    Industry-backed pesticide immunity laws are advancing nationwide, raising fears that farmers and families harmed by pesticides could lose their right …

28. Trump’s Following Every Last Climate-Destroying Detail of Project 2025

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:23:00 -0000

    Does the president realize that if he keeps dismantling infrastructure meant to prevent climate change, then there won’t be a country left for him to ruin? El Niño is coming, and all indications are that it’s going to be a whopper this time around. Of course, thanks to the current administration, …

29. Map Shows US Lakes at Risk After Arizona Fish Kill

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:54:38 -0000

    The sudden closure of Arizona's San Carlos Lake after a mass fish die-off has raised alarm among scientists, environmental experts and water …

30. World will cross 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at current rate - report

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:01:44 -0000

    The rate of human-induced warming remains at an all-time high, according to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change report. The world is edging …