Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Potentially historic El Nino takes shape, with far-reaching US and global impacts expected

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:07:59 -0000

    NOAA is confident the fall and winter seasons will bring a very strong El Nino. El Nino conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be very …

  2. ‘Trying to bury the science’: US climate research under siege

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:08:10 -0000

    Scientists saw a “broad attack” on attribution science, including from Republicans in Congress seeking to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.

  3. A Legendary Flood in Medieval Europe Wasn't a Single Disaster—It Was 16 of Them

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:10:19 -0000

    The findings offer important lessons about crisis response, as well as the interconnectedness of natural disasters. St. Mary Magdalene’s flood of 1342 …

  4. Strong El Niño could deepen hunger crisis – and other climate and nature news

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:34:23 -0000

    1. El Niño raises global food security risks A powerful El Niño could push nearly 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by the end of next …

  5. The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:32:28 -0000

    Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people …

  6. People Aren’t Just Sick of Donald Trump—They’re Sick of His Wife, Too

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Melania is the most disliked First Lady in modern history. Her solution? A new reality show coming this fall. Something’s off with Melania. This …

  7. Stunning Wisconsin Outcome Hands Dems a Surprise Weapon Against MAGA

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:23:48 -0000

    How David Crowley’s upset win in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary sets the party up for potential wins in state legislative races, and in bigger …

  8. NZ’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:10:32 -0000

    The latest update of nationwide flood maps, to be released next year, will give communities across New Zealand the clearest picture yet of the …

  9. Early-Onset El Niño

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:40:46 -0000

    The global weather disrupter appears to be taking a toll, and its peak could still be months away. About 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, the first signs of El Niño have come to Kiribati, an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. Alyssa Atwood, an associate professor in the Earth, ocean and …

  10. Brazil Supreme Court upholds laws that led to downfall of Amazon soy moratorium

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:21:09 -0000

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a major blow to the future of the country’s soy moratorium, upholding state laws that deny tax incentives to farmers who complied with the agreement barring the purchase of soy grown on deforested Amazon land. At the same time, the …

  11. Want to do something about climate change? Talk about it

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Two-thirds of Americans are worried about climate change, but many don’t realize how they can play a significant role in climate action — at least, …

  12. European drought shrivels crops despite farmers’ best efforts to adapt

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:47:27 -0000

    The drought roasting much of Europe this summer is taking a heavy toll on crops across the continent, from potatoes in the Netherlands to corn in Bosnia. Triodos, a Dutch bank with a focus on sustainability, has warned that this could reduce gross domestic product across the EU by 1 percent for …

  13. More than 135 million people in Europe face temperatures over 35C

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:38:39 -0000

    Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world and in some places is ill-equipped to deal with hot weather. More than 135 million people across Europe, mostly in France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, face temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) as the continent’s latest …

  14. Iran oil spill: the war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot heal

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:13:20 -0000

    Oil slicks moving along Iran’s southern coast have reached the Hara mangrove forests of Qeshm Island. Iranian authorities say the extent of the …

  15. A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:49:55 -0000

    It’s been 10 years, but Paulo Gomes still vividly remembers the terror he felt that his wife, Lucirene, would never return from the hospital, that she would die instead of the dengue she contracted from a mosquito bite, her body racked with fever and excruciating pain. She did come home, after 15 …

  16. The Best Photos of the Big August Solar Eclipse

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:47:30 -0000

    It’s been a century since the Iberian Peninsula has been in the full shadow of the moon. Here’s what it looked like in the path of totality. For the …

  17. Experts, organisations unite to tackle 'supercharged' El Niño heat in red centre

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:12:50 -0000

    In the face of a potentially sweltering El Niño summer ahead, researchers, experts and health practitioners gathered in Alice Springs this week to …

  18. Putting tiny backpacks on butterflies—for science

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:09:00 -0000

    With the Project Monarch App, users can track their 3,000-mile-long migration. How do you track the movements of the majestic monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)? By giving each bug a solar-powered radio backpack, of course. The orange, black, and white polka-dotted pollinators are native to North …

  19. Why heat, wildfires, and drought are slowing Europe’s move to green energy

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:04:00 -0000

    Searing heat, wildfires, dwindling water levels: Europe is suddenly facing a “climate emergency” scientists and green-energy advocates have been …

  20. The warming climate is forcing marathons to consider changes to keep runners cool

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:01:46 -0000

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Paul Grinvalds has completed 114 marathons in all 50 states, but he still wilts when he races in temperatures beyond 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 Celsius). It’s the same for most runners, as the body can’t cool down during exertion, and heat makes that even harder. “One thing …

  21. Trump’s DOJ Tried to Break a Texas Activist Community. It Failed.

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Many of the activities used to incriminate the Prairieland defendants—who received extraordinary sentences—are the stuff of ordinary organizing. …

  22. Taking heed of nature’s chorus – and of each other

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:18:37 -0000

    “Soundwalking” – or giving an ear to all that the natural environment communicates – holds lessons for how can better listen to one another. It …

  23. There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:01:31 -0000

    A wildfire needs a name long before anyone knows what caused it. When the pines of the Gironde in southwestern France caught light in July, the fire …

  24. Trump and the GOP Have Quietly Broken Their Big Promises on IVF

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Forget the year 2024, when the Republicans claimed to be huge supporters of in vitro fertilization. Now, many are waging war on IVF and calling for …

  25. Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:05:35 -0000

    Romania has shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe. The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next …

  26. Did Trump admin pay German energy company RWE $1.2B to stop building offshore wind farms?

    Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:10 -0000

    The Trump administration has already paid several other energy companies to drop in-development offshore wind projects. In August 2026, social media …

  27. Record-breaking heat takes mounting toll on the U.S. economy

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:27:00 -0000

    When a heat dome descended on Minnesota in mid-July, Duluth-based Canal Park Brewing Company had its air conditioning blasting. Then it cut out. Faced …

  28. Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:34:02 -0000

    Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat. But in tropical cities, the peril is surging. Already burdened by hot-humid equatorial …

  29. UK records hottest day of the year as temperature tops 38C

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:48:09 -0000

    Grass fires in Stourbridge have affected six houses and forced residents to evacuate while the UK bakes in another heatwave. ITV News' Midlands …

  30. Trump administration ends funding for Arctic climate report

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:35:49 -0000

    The Trump administration said it would stop funding the Arctic Report Card, the longstanding effort to collect research on how the fastest-warming …