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. 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 …

3. 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 …

4. 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 …

5. 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 …

6. Migratory Birds Spread Avian Influenza To Greenland’s Polar Bears - Eurasia Review

   Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:29:03 -0000

   Key Takeaways: A Cornell University study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases found antibodies to influenza A and highly pathogenic avian …

7. 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 …

8. 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 …

9. 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 …

10. 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 …

11. 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 …

12. 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 …

13. 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 …

14. 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, …

15. DOJ's noncitizen voter list is unreliable, officials say. And, U.S. pollution rises

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:46:59 -0000

    Today's top stories Los Angeles County election officials say that the Justice Department's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote is "unreliable," based on their preliminary analysis. They also say some of the individuals on the list have indicated they were born in the U.S. and may …

16. 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 …

17. 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 …

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. 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 …

20. 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 …

21. 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 …

22. 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…

23. 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. …

24. 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 …

25. Scientists Transplanted 306 Square Meters of Wild Salt Marsh Into The World's Largest Wave Machine And Let a Simulated Extreme Storm Rip

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    If we really want to know how our coastlines are going to fare under extreme conditions, we're going to need some extreme scientific …

26. Oil Industry Consultant Joins Climate Denial Group Run by Tory Peer

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:51:04 -0000

    Kathryn Porter, a consultant to the fossil fuel industry and a prominent critic of emissions reduction policies, has joined the UK’s foremost climate …

27. Rising emissions and temperatures: The cost of Trump's climate retreat

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:19 -0000

    The world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree temperature limit, with Donald Trump's US withdrawal from climate action worsening the outlook, …

28. 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 …

29. Sea life booms and busts, explained

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:59:05 -0000

    Rare hybrid crabs surged to record numbers in the Bering Sea after a 2018 marine heatwave – one of many booms and busts reshaping populations of jellyfish, squid, octopuses and migratory fish. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more on the ocean and its wildlife.

30. Pete Hegseth’s Pathetic Warrior Cult Has Undermined the Military

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:54:51 -0000

    The self-styled secretary of war’s attempts to rebrand the Department of Defense have gotten mired in a familiar pattern of failure. Pete Hegseth and …