Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Victoria’s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines?

   Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:13:46 -0000

   There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth’s forests in an era of climate change and more frequent bushfires. Some …

2. Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:05:29 -0000

   President Donald Trump has always been crystal clear about his disdain for wind farms, but his second term’s landmark effort to halt new wind farm …

3. NATO soldiers say they can't let their guns get too warm if they want them to work on frozen battlefields

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:35:01 -0000

   SODANKYLÄ, Finland — Among the many challenges NATO soldiers face in the harsh Arctic environment, the possibility of frozen weapons is one that risks leaving them most vulnerable. It's anything but easy to keep guns, drones, and other equipment in the right conditions far above the Arctic Circle, …

4. Trump’s Fed chair pick could lead shift on climate change

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:03:04 -0000

   US President Donald Trump’s nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve has already had an impact on the markets, but his criticism of the …

5. Why this US cold snap feels bone-shattering when it's not record-shattering

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:33:23 -0000

   The brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America for the past 11 days is not unprecedented. It just feels that way. The first quarter of the 21st century was unusually warm by historical standards – mostly due to human-induced climate change – and so a prolonged cold spell this winter is …

6. Extreme heat will make Northern Territory unlivable within 40 years, activists warn

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:39:54 -0000

   The Climate Justice Alliance, a coalition of health, housing, environmental and social service organisations, says rising temperatures and …

7. Historic Winter Storm Sends More North Carolina Beach Homes Crashing Into The Ocean

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:23:50 -0000

   Coastal erosion and rising sea levels are blamed for the loss of more than 30 homes, which often are left to topple due to high removal costs. Several more beach homes have crashed into the ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, littering the shoreline with hazardous debris while raising the …

8. Massive Minnesota fraud case puts AG Keith Ellison under microscope as climate ties resurface

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:30:39 -0000

   A sweeping fraud scandal is putting Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in the spotlight, reviving questions about his controversial ties to progressive environmental causes. Ellison, who has served as attorney general since 2019 after more than a decade in Congress, has long-drawn conservative …

9. Significant weather pattern change coming, and it will give you spring dreams

   Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:40:48 -0000

   The Arctic grip on Michigan, the Great Lakes region and the eastern U.S. is about to give up its hold. The weather pattern is going to flip-flop to …

10. Some Ski Resorts May Close Due to weather

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:58:11 -0000

    Ski weather needs to be cold and snowy. Climate change has warmed the areas where many ski resorts operate and made them drier. Douglas A. McIntyre, …

11. Kenyan woman hugs a tree for 3 days and inspires a movement

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 03:55:31 -0000

    Young Kenyan environmentalist Truphena Muthoni has set a Guinness World Record (GWR), for the second time, after embracing a tree for 72 hours. She …

12. Why Hospitals Are Phasing Out a Popular Operating Room Anesthetic

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:00:28 -0000

    For decades, hospitals have relied on desflurane, a popular anesthetic, to put patients to sleep on the operating table. But the chemical is a potent …

13. The Trump administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:09:46 -0000

    The Trump administration has created an exclusion for new experimental reactors being built at sites around the U.S. from a major environmental law. The law would have required them to disclose how their construction and operation might harm the environment, and it also typically required a …

14. Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines. In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper …

15. Unions push for new temperature rule to let tradies walk off the job: 'Getting worse'

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:19:18 -0000

    Countries like Japan already enforce mandatory occupational health and safety heat requirements, and Australia is being urged to catch up. Australian …

16. South Florida Sees Record Cold On Feb 2 In Fort Lauderdale, Key West

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    Fort Lauderdale, FL - South Florida woke up to unusually cold conditions Monday as Fort Lauderdale and Key West recorded their coldest temperatures …

17. MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rules

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:17:30 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, Lee Zeldin did something out of character for an Environmental Protection Agency leader who has been hacking away at regulations intended to protect Americans’ air and water. He announced new restrictions on five chemicals commonly used in building materials, …

18. Researchers make concerning discovery after surge in wild animal attacks — here's what's happening

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:30:00 -0000

    A study conducted across Turkey revealed that wolf disturbances often occurred close to rural livestock farming. The findings offer food for thought …

19. Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not.

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:15:33 -0000

    A House hearing exposed sharp divisions over whether loosening environmental laws and expanding logging will protect communities from catastrophic …

20. Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:22:35 -0000

    Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and …

21. George Saunders Takes on Mortality, Morality and Climate, Comically, in New Novel ‘Vigil’

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:18:06 -0000

    Airdate: Tuesday, February 3 at 9 AM George Saunders is one of America’s most celebrated writers. His worlds and characters often live in a reality …

22. New book 'Meat' explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:20:39 -0000

    In his new book “Meat,” Bruce Friedrich argues that the way we produce meat is unsustainable — for the climate, the planet and public health — and …

23. Western Ski Resorts and Their Terrible, Horrible, No Snow, Very Bad Year

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:10:32 -0000

    Little snowpack, strikes by mountain staff and Trump administration policies that are keeping international visitors away have made this a difficult season in the Rockies and beyond. Bare slopes. Closed terrain. Canceled vacations. In the Western United States, the 2026 ski season is shaping up to be …

24. Chocolate Isn’t Chocolate Anymore

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:02:44 -0000

    Chocolate isn’t chocolate in many cases. Climate change in cocoa-producing nations, the Ivory Coast and Ghana, has severely damaged crops. Supply has …

25. Fusion Doesn’t Need Magnets or Beams Anymore

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:13:39 -0000

    What if the key to solving humanity’s energy crisis has been hiding in plain sight, dismissed for decades as an impossible dream? In this overview, …

26. ‘It Seems Like China Listens to Everything I Say’: Elon Musk Says China Is Out-Executing the U.S. on Energy By Using His Playbook

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:10:40 -0000

    Elon Musk says the fastest way for the United States to dramatically increase its effective energy output isn’t by building new power plants: it’s by …

27. Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    “Cultivated” offerings join a herd of alternative meats that are challenging the traditional ways of raising livestock. I recently ate a pig that’s …

28. A new path to the top of the world

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:33:00 -0000

    A French-Nepali team is building a new route up Mount Everest that avoids the Khumbu Icefall. Due to the popularity of Mount Everest, as well as increased fragility of the icefall due to climate change, this part of the route is exceptionally risky. Team member Antoine Erout joined The World to …

29. Was January a Mass. record-breaker for cold temps?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:02:39 -0000

    If January seemed a little colder than usual across Massachusetts, that’s because it was. And the harsh finish to the month made it feel even more …

30. Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold. Living in …