Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. WATCH: Mbalula doubles down on climate change pothole claim

   Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:25:37 -0000

   As the country heads into local government elections this week, ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has defended his controversial remarks that …

2. Solar Farms In The Sahara Might Have An Unexpected Effect On The Global Climate

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:47:00 -0000

   When picturing the Sahara Desert, besides the endless sand, you'll also imagine blue skies and a blazing sun. While it might seem like the perfect …

3. We'd Be Entering an Ice Age Right Now if Climate Change Hadn't Terminated It, Study Suggests

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:00:00 -0000

   Earth is constantly molded by fire and ice, and not in a poetic sense. These physical forces singe or scour our planet's surface with fiery eruptions …

4. This Could Be a Historic Election—and Not for the Reasons You Think

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:05:41 -0000

   The GOP has totally lost its advantage on the economy. And the fascinating reason why runs much deeper than gas prices. Amy Richards, a 56-year-old …

5. How to build an air purifier in 6 simple steps

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0000

   Let's clear the air about how easy it is to construct a $75 filter cube. Though invisible itself, the air we breathe is a microcosm of identifiable pollen, fungal spores, viruses, dust particles, and fine particles of human pollution from everything from cars to asphalt sidewalks. It’s not something …

6. New NAACP voter tool puts data centers on the ballot

   Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:42:42 -0000

   This article was originally written by Willy Blackmore for Word In Black. With Election Day [tomorrow], the NAACP launched a new electoral tracker …

7. UAE announces 'Planting Week 2026'; Abu Dhabi, Dubai aim to plant over 78 million trees

   Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:28:48 -0000

   The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the launch of the 47th Planting Week, which begins tomorrow and runs until …

8. Europe’s crumbling coastlines face a €800 billion crisis. Is it time to move inland?

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:02:54 -0000

   Economic losses from coastal erosion exceed €1 billion per year across 28 European countries Nearly one in two Europeans live near a coastline, but …

9. Why Were Tens of Millions of American Bison Hunted to Near Extinction?

   Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:04:08 -0000

   Millions of Bison roamed the American Great Plains in the early 19th century. They were an essential part of the ecosystem and a tremendous resource …

10. What the Black Death proves about rewilding

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:06:23 -0000

    The 1300s saw one of history’s most devastating pandemics: the Black Death. Caused by an infectious bacterium, it swept quickly across Europe, …

11. Canada can develop infrastructure and protect biodiversity

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:52:35 -0000

    Nearly 200 countries recently came together in Armenia for the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference to review progress toward halting and …

12. Why You Shouldn't Toss Your Old Halloween Pumpkins In The Trash

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    The only thing scarier than Halloween? Getting rid of a sad looking jack-o’-lantern when it's over. When confronted with a rotting, deflating carved pumpkin, your first instinct might be to beeline to the trash as quickly as possible. But experts caution against doing so—warning that trashing …

13. Paper straws could be doing more harm than good, study suggests

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:11:36 -0000

    Paper straws have been marketed as a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic, but a new South Korean assessment suggests they may carry a greater pollution-related health burden. South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment commissioned the assessment from the Korean …

14. What If We Poured All of Earth's Water on the Sun? (longer one - 26 - 30 mins

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:46:15 -0000

    Things are getting hotter and hotter here on Earth. It's getting out of control.

15. How Fiction Shows the Possibilities of Radical Environmental Activism

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:08:19 -0000

    From Edward Abbey’s The Monkey Wrench Gang to the “ecotage” novels of today, literature helps us grapple with the enormity of the planet’s crisis—and …

16. Trump cut funding for farmers — then unlocked billions for them before Election Day

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Whether it’s enough to smooth over tensions with that constituency remains to be seen. The last two years have been a rough going for farmers and …

17. InfraCredit secures Green Climate Fund accreditation to unlock climate financing

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:10:37 -0000

    InfraCredit, Nigeria’s specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has secured accreditation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), opening …

18. New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:11:00 -0000

    "The numbers continue to sort of boggle our minds." Nearly 15 years worth of hard-won pollution reduction efforts are set to be undone in the United …

19. Elon Musk Made Off With $16 Billion of Taxpayer Money

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:03:19 -0000

    In theory, contractors are legally barred from political giving because that smacks of bribery. In practice, Musk gets a 2,200 percent return on his …

20. Something Ancient Is Waking up Under Earth’s Surface—and It’s Turning Water Orange and Toxic

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Soil frozen for millennia is thawing, and its chemical payload is traveling downstream. No place on Earth is insulated from the impacts of climate change, and that includes the remote Alaskan wilderness. Here, pristine streams criss-cross the landscape and support a diverse ecosystem of fish, …

21. Super El Niño, Polar Vortex Collapse Could Hit US At Same Time

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:14:42 -0000

    Two major atmospheric phenomena could influence U.S. weather in the coming weeks as a super El Niño continues to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, …

22. I tried plug-in solar and loved it—but there’s a catch

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    As new laws roll out across the U.S. enabling plug-in solar panels, I tested one kit to see how it works. Getting solar installed on your roof typically involves weeks of planning and red tape and hiring an installation crew to do the work. I tried a very different option: a plug-in solar panel. …

23. Climate skeptics used AI to review their work. It told them they were biased.

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:23 -0000

    Published October 31, 2026 Scientists handpicked by the Trump administration to write a critical review of climate science used various LLMs to …

24. Fifty years on, Julius Dam remains a lifeline for outback communities

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:37 -0000

    In 1971, a devastating drought exposed a serious problem in the outback mining city of Mount Isa. Despite having a major dam, the city was running …

25. Melting Himalayan Glaciers With Western Greed - OpEd - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:08:53 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The article argues that Nepal’s 26 August glacial collapse and flash floods, which killed 1,455 people and left about 5,300 missing, …

26. Bhutan: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Damages Solar Irrigation Project in Punakha.

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:51:43 -0000

    Punakha, Bhutan - October 29, 2026 A glacial lake outburst flood from Shintaphu Lake partially damaged a newly built solar-powered irrigation system in Dochhukha-Dzomlingthang, in Bhutan’s Punakha district, on the night of Thursday, October 29. Footage showed muddy floodwaters engulfing and toppling rows of solar panels, with uprooted vegetation, trees and logs scattered across the site. The flood swept through part of the Mo Chhu river basin. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “Clip Lions via Spectee”. Video Location: Dochhukha-Dzomlingthang-Ritsa Chiwog, Guma Gewog, Punakha District, Bhutan Video Recording Date/Time: October 29, 2026

27. How Europeans can become ‘better grid citizens’ – without cutting their electricity use

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:02:56 -0000

    Green technology is allowing more Europeans to take control of their energy bills and help the continent’s outdated grid. European gas prices have hit …

28. UK Tries to Map Out Risks to Public Services of Extreme Weather

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    Extreme weather is having a measurable impact on Britain’s public finances as areas including railways, prisons and healthcare are increasingly …

29. Microplastics found in freshly fallen snow in Sierra Nevada • Florida Phoenix

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:05:42 -0000

    Microplastics are everywhere — including in Nevada’s snowpack. After years of skiing on freshly fallen snow in remote locations across the Sierra …