Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Trump Has Found a New Part of the Constitution to Abuse

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The administration’s attempts to grab power through its novel reading of the supremacy clause have, thus far, been consistently thwarted. But it’s …

  2. We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:11:07 -0000

    In Australia, the days are growing longer and summer is fast approaching. But a very strong El Niño – a natural weather phenomenon that drives …

  3. United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Countries are not doing enough to cut emissions that cause climate change, according to a new report from United Nations scientists. And the United States is a big part of the problem. The U.S. sticks out as the only major economy where planet-warming pollution increased dramatically last year, the …

  4. Major loss of California beaches predicted in latest climate forecast

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:23:13 -0000

    As ocean levels rise, waves crash farther inland and the coast continues to crumble, Southern California is on track to lose 30 to 70% of its beaches over the next several decades. Almost half of all beach cliffs are likely to retreat by 30 to 80 feet by 2100. And a 1.6-foot increase in sea level …

  5. Melting Ron DeSantis Statue Makes a Point About Climate Change in Florida

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:41:04 -0000

    Among Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s favorite activities since he took office is pooh-poohing climate change initiatives while, almost …

  6. It stretched a humongous 250km and blocked a mighty American river for 900 years. Then humans destroyed it, unleashing a disaster

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:49:48 -0000

    Once upon a time, one of America's great rivers was completely blocked by fallen trees. But this wasn't just a minor obstruction, the logjam was at …

  7. All quiet on the giant flaw in Labor’s climate policy

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:45 -0000

    The government allows polluters to exploit cheap, worthless carbon credit units to continue emitting greenhouse gases. The Productivity Commission …

  8. Trump’s Vile Tirade About Sen. Elissa Slotkin Exposes Sleazy MAGA Scam

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:45:20 -0000

    The Michigan senator said nothing remotely alarming, but MAGA-world ginned it into a “controversy.” Democrats need to learn how to stand up to this …

  9. UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record as it urges world to prepare

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:53:37 -0000

    The UN's aid chief says the humanitarian system cannot cope alone, as $50 million is released for 11 frontline countries including Chad and …

  10. We’re way closer to protecting 30% of the planet than we knew. But there’s a catch.

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    First, the good news: The world might be a lot closer than we think to an international goal of protecting 30% of land by 2030.The bad news: It’s …

  11. Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    LONDON – Mike Coe never thought he would leave his dream home in rural Worcestershire, not far from Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. That was until Coe started researching the warming temperatures in the region. Coe had a job making videos for environmental activists, and ten years …

  12. These Tiny Creatures Are Wiping Out Species Across the Globe. They’re Coming for Humans Next.

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:29:48 -0000

    Human bodies getting cooler is compounding the problem. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Because of a warming planet and changing human physiology, fungi are learning how to infect humans more effectively. Meanwhile, agricultural overuse of antifungal drugs may be helping fungi …

  13. Trump’s remarkable mess on electric vehicles: How he made them more expensive and harder to find just as he went to war on Iran

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:27:28 -0000

    Within three months of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the average price of gasoline for American drivers climbed from US$2.94 …

  14. A Blue Wave Won’t Wash Away Our Oligarchy Problem

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The massive election spending by Elon Musk and other billionaires is a huge problem, even if many of the superwealthy’s favorites lose next month. The …

  15. World on Track for 2.8 Degrees Celsius of Warming

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:59:05 -0000

    Current climate policies put the world on a course for 2.8 degrees C of warming this century, a gross breach of international climate targets, …

  16. Watch: Monstrous 58-Foot Rogue Wave Dubbed “Most Extreme” Ever Recorded

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:32:28 -0000

    A lonely buoy off Vancouver Island captured data from a 58-foot rogue wave. Now a chilling simulation shows how this once-in-a-millennium wall of …

  17. Greta Thunberg joins Paris protests, underscoring radical three-way alliance

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:28:03 -0000

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined French agitators, lending her "How dare you?" indignation to demonstrations that began over education grievances but soon devolved into violent, migrant-driven riots. In a video posted to her Instagram, Thunberg encouraged agitators to attend what became a …

  18. Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Is Obsessed With Union-Bashing

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The paper seems to argue unerringly in favor of the boss’s financial interests, despite the fact that labor is enjoying sky-high popularity. Public …

  19. 'Resilience is not optional anymore'

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:36:19 -0000

    The real estate sector is increasingly focused on the resilience of assets. Both climate change and the transition to net zero could have major costs …

  20. Unprecedented Super El Niño could bring brutal winter to these US states

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:21:48 -0000

    A Super El Niño is blowing into town and it could make this upcoming winter especially brutal in many parts of the US. Everything from sudden, unpredictable storms, to bursts of warmer weath…

  21. Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall wrong that Democrat Adam Hamilton ‘wants to shut down the beef industry’

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:50:08 -0000

    In Kansas, beef matters — and Sen. Roger Marshall knows it. As he seeks reelection, he’s declared his Democratic rival Adam Hamilton an enemy of the …

  22. A Bizarre Plastic-Eating Enzyme Has a Second Talent That Worries Scientists

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:34:00 -0000

    Plastic can fool nature’s cleanup crew, but one bacterial enzyme knows exactly where to bite. Researchers have discovered an enzyme that can eat …

  23. Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:04:23 -0000

    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Machines whirred around Siddiqui as her vision blurred and her heart hammered. The garment factory on the outskirts of Karachi was sweltering. The room was packed with sweating fellow workers and huge industrial equipment that radiated heat. The air felt thick with the …

  24. What the clouds can tell you about the forecast

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:36:00 -0000

    FPREN | By Andrew Wulfeck The foundation of Earth’s water cycle, which can help drive both short-term weather and long-term climate patterns, is …

  25. What is Spain’s DANA weather phenomenon and is climate change making it worse?

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:52:36 -0000

    A DANA caused the deadly flooding in Valencia in 2024 which killed 200 people. A storm in eastern Spain has killed five people and left cars and …

  26. ‘It’s quite shocking’: Waves are battering Long Beach’s peninsula. It’s about to get worse

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Long Beach’s peninsula is a narrow spit of land that juts out between Alamitos Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Over the years, its tiny beach cottages were replaced by multistory homes and apartments with sweeping views of the water. It can seem a precarious spot. But Long Beach residents have long felt …

  27. Trump’s threats to take Greenland, and Russia’s growing military, are pushing the EU to expand its Arctic presence

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:26:13 -0000

    The European Union laid out a plan on Tuesday to increase its footprint in the Arctic as global warming, conflict and competition for energy …

  28. UN Gives Up On Climate Goal

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:04:28 -0000

    The Paris Agreement in 2015 set out plans to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. It admits that this will not happen. …

  29. Just transition remains elusive for Kenyan women despite robust policies

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:55:42 -0000

    Anna Fatuma is a 31-year-old woman who runs a kibandaski in Tumboni village, Kitui county in eastern Kenya. Kibandaski is Kenyan urban slang for an …

  30. Champagne Puts Cork In Project To Expand Production Area

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:57:00 -0000

    Champagne winegrowers said Thursday they were dropping a 23-year-old study into expanding the area that can produce France's most famous fizz due to …