Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. The Prepper Delusion

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:54 -0000

    At 4:30 a.m., our dog howled. He heard the emergency sirens before we did. Through the window, my wife spotted cars pulling into the parking lot of the high school across the street — our town’s evacuation site. Texts from friends warned that a nearby stream had surged over 30 feet, and that the …

  2. Waymos Aren’t Going to Solve Traffic Deaths

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boosters paint a future in which driverless vehicles drastically improve road safety. The reality looks pretty different. Every week, it seems, Waymos …

  3. Climate change is worsening violent extremism in Kenya – what can be done

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:43:04 -0000

    Climate change and its associated impacts can worsen security challenges, including those associated with violent extremism. This is particularly the …

  4. Scientists discover 'hidden treasure' that is spewing out the inside of Earth

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:09:14 -0000

    Arctic explorers have uncovered a jaw-dropping blast from the past which they’ve described as a “hidden treasure”. The discovery was made in the …

  5. 60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S.

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:03:03 -0000

    The Trump administration was not invited to the gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia. A White House spokeswoman called the green transition “destructive.” Ministers from nearly 60 countries are gathering this week in the Colombian city of Santa Marta for what is being called the first global …

  6. The world is getting too hot to feed itself

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    A new UN report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of …

  7. Somalia hunger crisis worsens as drought displaces more than 500,000 people

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:57:41 -0000

    In Somalia, displaced communities face starvation as humanitarian funds decrease, leaving them without assistance or hope. Across Somalia, communities are suffering through a deepening hunger crisis, driven from their homes by drought and left waiting for critical humanitarian assistance that has …

  8. The Iran War Is Impacting the Environment in Unseen Ways

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    From toxic smoke and oil spills to rising emissions, poisoned soil, and damaged ecosystems, war can reshape the environment long after the fighting …

  9. The World’s Food Supply Is Under a Quadruple Attack

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:20 -0000

    Carbon dioxide is plant food, so you might think pumping the atmosphere full of it would be better for plants. The trouble is that CO2 is also the world’s most prolific greenhouse gas, trapping heat in a way that creates more problems than it solves for many sensitive plants. This is bad news not …

  10. Wildfires continue to burn across drought-ridden South Georgia

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:25:07 -0000

    More than 50,000 acres have been torched and over 100 structures have been destroyed as two massive wildfires rage in South Georgia. The latest: The …

  11. Finance for clean energy doesn’t reach projects in Africa – the credit rules are out of date

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:44:22 -0000

    In African countries, there’s a gap between the financing available for renewable energy and the projects its meant to reach. Funds are not reaching …

  12. Potential futures for the IPCC’s approach to artificial intelligence

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:10:32 -0000

    During the first six assessment cycles of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were …

  13. Super El Niño warning as extreme weather forecast to hit US and Europe in weeks

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:53:50 -0000

    Global weather forecasters predict the strongest El Niño in a decade will build in late 2026, bringing hotter, drier conditions to much of Asia. El …

  14. ‘Nature has performed a factory reset’: Chernobyl has flourished into an unlikely wildlife refuge

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:02:51 -0000

    On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the site remains too dangerous for humans – but wildlife has moved back in. On contaminated …

  15. Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:58:02 -0000

    The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy. Nationals leader Matt Canavan …

  16. Why VCs keep changing their mind about what's hot and not

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    It’s getting crowded in the startup buzzword graveyard. I have a confession to make. I keep a secret document in my Google Drive titled “Fund Theses That Piss Me Off.” And every time I read about a venture capital fund with a generic, meaningless, or buzzwordy thesis that manages to raise a bunch of …

  17. Trump Ousts Members of Key Science Funding Board

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:39:46 -0000

    On China’s fossil fuel controls, Maine data centers, and a faster NRC Current conditions: Nearly two dozen states from Texas to Minnesota are bracing …

  18. How the conflict in Iran is an accidental green swan

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The war may accomplish what climate science couldn't: the global clean energy transition. The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors …

  19. The 10 U.S. Cities With the Cleanest Air

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:50:32 -0000

    Carbon dioxide emissions – a byproduct of fossil fuel consumption – have surged in recent decades. According to data from the World Bank, 39.6 …

  20. German Consumer Sentiment Slumps to Three-Year Low on Iran War Impact

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:10:00 -0000

    Germany’s consumer-climate index fell to minus 33.3 in its forecast for May Consumer confidence in Germany plunged to its lowest level since February 2023 as the conflict in the Middle East dimmed income expectations and hopes for a tentative economic rebound this year amid surging energy …

  21. How Much Clean Energy Have Countries Added Since 2015?

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:06:25 -0000

    See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover data-driven charts from a …

  22. A Dangerous Bacteria Is Moving Up the East Coast. Here’s What That Means for You

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:12 -0000

    Warming waters are pushing the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria up the Atlantic coast. Experts explain who's at risk and how worried you really need to …

  23. Ranked: Who Uses the World’s Coal?

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:54:00 -0000

    See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven …

  24. Giant fossil fuel companies made about $12,000 in the time it took you to read this headline

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:46:41 -0000

    Six of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies are on track to make almost $3,000 in profits every single second this year, according to a new report, as households across the world grapple with soaring energy prices and inflation, which are driving a cost-of-living crisis. Chevron, Shell, BP, …

  25. Climate change is increasing northern Ontario cattle herds — and beef prices

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:02:09 -0000

    Warmer days and longer growing seasons are making new areas more hospitable for cattle farms, as traditional beef regions battle drought and flooding

  26. The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding. The city …

  27. Most Electric Vehicle Owners Are Those With Higher Incomes And Higher Levels Of Education

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:04:09 -0000

    A study by the EHU-University of the Basque Country indicates that it is mostly higher-income households that benefit from government grants for …

  28. Snowfall in April, record hot day in May. Is this a new norm for Tasmania? Scientists explain

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:31:55 -0000

    If you have been thinking that Tasmania's weather has been unusually nice lately, you are not alone. Temperatures across the state have been steady in …

  29. India's fisherwomen fighting to be seen

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:29:00 -0000

    Along Tamil Nadu's rugged coastline, women are reshaping life at sea. Facing danger, discrimination, and climate change, women like Rani are challenging a man's world - fighting to survive and be seen.