Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Hurricane Lowell leaves trail of destruction across Kauai

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:43:07 -0000

   The storm lashed Hawaii’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and strong winds, leaving most Kauai residents without power. Now extensive recovery efforts begin. POIPU, Hawaii — On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the …

2. Global heat is stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:03 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August’s sizzle also helped push the …

3. Here's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:26:10 -0000

   AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next …

4. ‘It hits us in the gut’: Mont Blanc faces defrosting and rock falls from climate change as communities ‘weep’ for the mountain peak

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:28:28 -0000

   For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and …

5. Development Goals Falter as Civil Society Is Shut Out

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:19:10 -0000

   BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 9 2026 (IPS) - When the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) ended in New …

6. Heat spikes over Tibet may help explain severe Californian flooding

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

   In 2017, California experienced its wettest winter on record. Record-breaking rain in January of that year caused major flooding, inundating hundreds …

7. August hottest month ever recorded globally, says EU monitor

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:04:17 -0000

   Paris (France) (AFP) – The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change …

8. August Ties the Record for Earth’s Hottest Month on the Books

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:12 -0000

   Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead. Last month tied July 2023 as the planet’s hottest month on record, European scientists said on Thursday, as human-caused warming pushes the …

9. Yes, AI companies are gambling with our lives—but not only in the way you think

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:59:00 -0000

   While tech executives debate the threat posed by superintelligence, the AI boom is already threatening humans when it comes to our health. When AI researcher Jacob Coxon warned on X that OpenAI and Anthropic are “gambling with our lives,” he was talking about the threat of “self-improving …

10. Fighting Wildfire Haze With an Airplane and Lots of Salt and Water

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:39:33 -0000

    As the smoke started wafting into her corner of Malaysian Borneo from Indonesia, Elaine Sim started wearing a face mask outdoors. Then she bought four air purifiers for her home. Finally, she tried to seal her windows with tape. Wildfires have been raging across Indonesia for weeks and have raised …

11. Why the climate crisis must break Canberra’s hamster wheel of daily reporting

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:12:56 -0000

    The greatest success of fossil fuel corporations — and the politicians and commentators who support them — has been convincing the media that there's …

12. 'Alarm Bells Ringing': US Summer Heat Shatters Record

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:41:00 -0000

    The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the …

13. Global temperatures hit record highs as El Niño strengthens: Report

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:02:07 -0000

    August global temperatures surpassed highs set in 2023, 2024. Global temperatures are once again reaching new records as potentially historic El Niño …

14. Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:20:40 -0000

    Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. …

15. How Donald Trump Broke the Banks

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump and his minions are letting Wall Street run wild. What could possibly go wrong? Here’s some bad news for anyone who wants a sane and functional …

16. Why Trump’s Angry New Tirade at Canada Is About to Backfire on Him

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:13:17 -0000

    Trump’s latest threats to punish Canada could hurt a lot of American workers—including in states with big races this fall—even as they reveal MAGA’s …

17. August was world’s joint hottest month on record, scientists say

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:59:48 -0000

    August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied …

18. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into China’s Massive Overseas Investments

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:47:52 -0000

    Chinese companies have built or financed $1.5 trillion in roads, dams, mines, power plants and other projects around the world in recent decades. The …

19. Lessons from India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:30:31 -0000

    What India’s state-level EV strategies can teach policymakers worldwide. Authored by Swapnil Fulari, clean transportation specialist, NRDC India; …

20. Anthropic researcher resigns, warns the AI race could end in human extinction

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:27:00 -0000

    Crystal ball: What's more concerning than the prospect of AI bringing about the end of humanity? It's the people working at these companies making …

21. Sea level rise threatens more than a quarter of a million properties as bill surges to $855b

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:18:14 -0000

    Climate change means Australia's love of the coast is facing a multi-billion-dollar reckoning, research suggests, as rising seas threaten to turn its …

22. At 80, The UN Is Broken, But China And The Global South Can Help Rebuild It - OpEd - Eurasia Review

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:49:52 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The author says the UN at 80 is failing its founding promise: the Security Council is paralyzed by the veto, the U.S. is withholding …

23. Record-breaking rain in California was caused by abnormally high temperatures on the other side of the world, study finds

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Scientists have identified a "climate teleconnection" between the Rocky Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, where warm spots left a kink in the jet …

24. The EU approved an antideforestation law. The US paper lobby sought to weaken it

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:12 -0000

    When the European Union’s new anti-deforestation law threatened to expose the environmental costs of logging in North America’s forests, the American …

25. The Remnants of a Lost ‘Supercontinent’ Just Rewrote the History of Life on Earth

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:04 -0000

    A team discovered that Gondwana, an ancient landmass that formed more than 500 million years ago, was in fact large enough to be deemed a …

26. Will the Bond Market Mayhem Make Rich People Want to Pay More Taxes?

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    We are not going to “grow our way out” of this crisis, no matter what Scott Bessent says. And we’re not going to cut our way out of it, either. I’ve …

27. Beating the heat: Tackling the summer months in Qatar

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:54 -0000

    As temperatures soar past 50°C, Qatar taps cutting-edge engineering and cooling technology to keep cities productive. From district cooling networks …

28. Heat forces French champagne makers to stiffen their drink

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:14:20 -0000

    Drinking this year's champagne might give you a heftier headache as France's record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday. French authorities have allowed champagne houses to make their bubbly with alcohol content of up to 15 percent, a …

29. See How Much Corals Have Declined in Just 40 Years

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:13:59 -0000

    As the oceans warm, coral reefs face an uncertain future. Scientists are piecing together the current state of their global decline. The world’s coral reefs are in dire shape, according to a new report. Hard corals, as opposed to soft corals, form the stoney bases on which reefs typically grow. In …

30. How to enhance ocean health and resilience with marine rewilding

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:59:02 -0000

    Ocean ecosystems are under extreme stress on several fronts including overfishing, ocean acidification, climate change and marine warming. While …