Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. What Florida's extreme drought means for the upcoming hurricane season

    Sun, 03 May 2026 17:53:55 -0000

    This article originally appeared on PolitiFact Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, causing widespread wildfires and …

  2. Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it

    Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Scott Boyd walks through deep mud where the Stillaguamish River empties into Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. This flood-prone river mouth north of Seattle changed dramatically in October when the Stillaguamish Tribe removed two miles of earthen levee. The ridge of dirt kept the river and …

  3. A year on from the election, what has the Albanese government achieved?

    Sun, 03 May 2026 19:20:58 -0000

    This time last year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was jubilant. Having just won 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, Labor had its …

  4. Why It's Probably A Good Idea To Leave The World's Largest Proven Oil Reserve Alone

    Sun, 03 May 2026 21:25:00 -0000

    Oil is big news. That's unlikely to change any time soon, as much of what we produce in the modern world relies on it, from air mattresses to yarn …

  5. India Is Blocking a Cheap Way to Beat the Heat Wave

    Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:18 -0000

    Keeping 1.4 billion people cool in 47 degree Celsius (116 degree Fahrenheit) heat was never going to be easy. In India, it’s about to get a whole lot harder. A heat wave that’s baking the subcontinent sent electricity demand soaring last week, as tens of millions of air conditioners cranked up to …

  6. The US just found millions of tons of lithium in Appalachia, enough for 500 billion cellphones — and experts say it could power the next century of American tech and weaken China's grip on batteries

    Sun, 03 May 2026 18:40:00 -0000

    Lithium buried beneath parts of the Appalachian region could supply the United States with hundreds of years of material essential for batteries, …

  7. The oil spill in Tuapse and the lessons Russia didn't learn

    Sun, 03 May 2026 09:51:27 -0000

    While the human toll of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine remains its most devastating consequence, another aspect of Russia’s onslaught is often …

  8. Food prices set to rise by 50% on start of cost-of-living crisis by November

    Sun, 03 May 2026 23:01:00 -0000

    UK food prices are on track to be 50% higher by November compared to levels at the start of the cost-of-living crisis in mid-2021, according to …

  9. The US-Israel War On Iran Has Precipitated the Biggest Energy Crisis Since the 1970s

    Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The US and Israeli war against Iran has triggered a global fossil fuel energy crisis with little precedent in modern history. Iran’s closure of the …

  10. Seattle tops record high temperature Sunday as spring warm trend continues

    Mon, 04 May 2026 01:42:19 -0000

    Temperatures in Seattle scorched past its record high mark Sunday, capping off yet another abnormally hot week this spring and foreshadowing the …

  11. Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels

    Sun, 03 May 2026 23:07:44 -0000

    Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. At one of the city's busiest tram stops, adjacent …

  12. Scientists discover 'hidden treasure' that is spewing out the inside of Earth

    Sun, 03 May 2026 09:05:03 -0000

    Arctic explorers have uncovered a jaw-dropping blast from the past which they’ve described as a “hidden treasure”. The discovery was made in the …

  13. Why the Northern Sea Route is a risky bet for global trade

    Sat, 02 May 2026 19:43:18 -0000

    Russia wants its Northern Sea Route to become an important artery of global trade. However, the arctic shortcut between Europe and Asia is fraught …

  14. Nuclear Fears Resurface Among Younger Generations Amid Global Tensions

    Sun, 03 May 2026 23:21:45 -0000

    By Conor LennonThe threat of nuclear Armageddon, a constant worry for many who grew up during the tense decades of the Cold War, is becoming a cause …

  15. Ranked: The U.S. Cities With the Most Sunshine

    Sun, 03 May 2026 13:22:07 -0000

    This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety …

  16. Why is Europe heating twice as fast as the rest of the planet?

    Sat, 02 May 2026 08:59:56 -0000

    Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since 1980, a new report shows, with 2025 marked by extended heatwaves across the continent, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. RFI examines the reasons why. The European State of the Climate report, published by the European Union's …

  17. Asia-Pacific faces a defining decade as it accelerates decarbonization

    Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:22 -0000

    The urgency of the global climate transition has never been greater, and nowhere are the stakes higher than in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. While …

  18. ‘Failure in their duty’: Why Sir David Attenborough felt let down by world leaders

    Mon, 04 May 2026 00:33:06 -0000

    Broadcaster Chris Packham has slammed world leaders for “forgetting” the forceful message delivered to them by Sir David Attenborough at COP26 in …

  19. We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup

    Sun, 03 May 2026 15:08:24 -0000

    Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Data reporting by Melissa Lewis In …

  20. Northern Michigan’s Extreme Climate Disaster

    Sat, 02 May 2026 13:37:00 -0000

    On April 7, 2026, a light drizzle began to fall from the dark clouds over the forests of Michigan’s lower peninsula. A spring rain, nothing …

  21. Ten Companies Proving That Sustainable Business Is the Future We Need

    Sun, 03 May 2026 09:14:40 -0000

    When it comes to the climate crisis and the future of our planet, it can be easy to feel like the odds are stacked against us. But scattered across …

  22. The Shocking Near-Extinction of 1,280 Humans That Shaped Our Survival

    Sun, 03 May 2026 12:58:45 -0000

    A groundbreaking new study has revealed that apparently 930,000 years ago, our ancestors were down to an astonishingly small 1,280 breeding …

  23. The Trump administration tried to stop the national EV charging program. It’s kept rolling anyway

    Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:30 -0000

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. …

  24. California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River

    Sat, 02 May 2026 16:54:14 -0000

    With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced a new water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written statement Friday night that their plan aims to “stabilize …

  25. Marine heatwave off California threatens extreme weather events

    Sat, 02 May 2026 22:46:00 -0000

    The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records. Experts say it could produce a stormy summer that may threaten lives. Max Darrow explains. The …

  26. Experts confirm this hailstone broke the record as the biggest in Texas history

    Sun, 03 May 2026 20:45:19 -0000

    The record-breaking hailstone came from a supercell thunderstorm that developed on June 2, 2024, in an environment conducive to producing large …

  27. 'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records

    Fri, 01 May 2026 16:24:10 -0000

    Our warming world is set to enter an El Niño period as early as May, with a high likelihood of southern North America experiencing supercharged …

  28. One economist’s ‘radical idea’ to solve the biggest energy crisis in history: a reverse OPEC

    Sat, 02 May 2026 09:46:00 -0000

    The world is facing the largest energy crisis in modern history—and the U.S. may be the country with the most power to do something about it. Oil …

  29. It’s Already a Bad Tick Season. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

    Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:23 -0000

    Ticks are expanding into new places, and more are carrying multiple diseases. Tick season has begun with a vengeance: This year, there were more emergency-room visits for tick bites during the month of April than in any year since 2017. Millions of people are used to coexisting with these tiny …

  30. Nature Loss Brings Catastrophic Risks

    Sun, 03 May 2026 00:50:21 -0000

    A new report from the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) warns that biodiversity loss, alongside …