Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. More people say they'll vote One Nation. What are they voting for?

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:03:16 -0000

    Once dismissed as fringe, One Nation is now polling far above the Liberals. Yesterday's Newspoll published in The Australian — described by distraught …

  2. The average life of a hybrid car's battery, revealed

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:27:10 -0000

    How much life can you expect out of a hybrid battery pack? Plus, more electric auto trends.

  3. ‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:31:00 -0000

    Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers’ …

  4. Why invasive spotted lanternflies are thriving in the US

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:58:21 -0000

    The species is wreaking havoc on local ecosystems, especially in the Northeast. Scientists are getting a better understanding of why spotted …

  5. Olympic town warms as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:44:57 -0000

    CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed …

  6. In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:07:25 -0000

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable. The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald …

  7. Sinking Giant Concrete Orbs to the Bottom of the Ocean Could Store Massive Amounts of Renewable Energy

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:29:00 -0000

    These underwater batteries could potentially store hundreds of thousands of gigawatt-hours.

  8. The world’s first EV with a sodium-ion battery has landed – and it beats traditional lithium batteries in one key way

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:24:17 -0000

    The world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery for cars has entered mass production and will be sold in China in the upcoming Changan …

  9. Anxiety About All-Time Record Temperatures in 2027

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:09:00 -0000

    A new study says forecasts about rising temperatures are wrong. The problem is worse than feared. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of …

  10. Hospital flooded by Hurricane Helene to be rebuilt in another flood plain

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:15 -0000

    A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face …

  11. Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:33:11 -0000

    Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or …

  12. Earth’s Magnetic Field Flips Regularly — Some Reversals Last 70,000 Years

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:45:00 -0000

    Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation. For at least 4 billion years, …

  13. As farmers face a changing climate, a USDA program designed to help is at risk

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects agriculture and forestry and …

  14. City of Syracuse developing first ever climate action plan

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:14:26 -0000

    Officials hope to finish the plan soon and put it before public review this spring.

  15. The Winter Olympics Need Artificial Snow, But It Comes With a Climate Impact

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:45:16 -0000

    Just before the Winter Olympics kicked off, Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Dolomite town that will play host to a number of the Games’ alpine events, received a healthy dusting of fresh snow, easing earlier concerns about snow reliability after a warm start to the winter. But organizers have already …

  16. As Sustainability Scrutiny Grows, Maritz Turns to Academia for Answers

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:13:03 -0000

    Maritz has teamed up with the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business and its Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) program, …

  17. Rising threat of Kala-Azar disease in Kenya: a growing health concern

    Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:09:26 -0000

    A devastating outbreak of the deadly kala-azar disease is surging across Kenya, fueled by climate change and hampered by a critical lack of …

  18. African climate science-policy has a serious blind spot: the slowing Atlantic circulation

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:58:22 -0000

    The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The …

  19. Goodbye Solar Panels: This Tiny Wind Turbine Is Perfect For Mobile Power

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:51:27 -0000

    If you've ever gone off grid before — maybe for a camping trip or while living the van life — then you already know how important mobile power is. Of …

  20. Ancient seafarers helped shape Arctic ecosystems

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the pristine High Arctic sits the Kitsissut island cluster, also known as the Carey Islands, nestled between northwest Greenland and northeast …

  21. Climate Risk Threatens Credit Ratings for Dozens of Countries

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:08 -0000

    Nations that pollute the least are among the most vulnerable to disasters and face the highest barriers to the financing they need to protect …

  22. Antarctica's newest research station holds a lesson for snowy cities

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Discovery Building features a wind deflector that prevents snow from piling up next to the building. It could change how we build in harsh climates. It has been two weeks since Winter Storm Fern swept through the United States, and many cities are still busy digging themselves out of waist-high …

  23. Tipping points and ecosystem collapse are the real geopolitical risk (commentary)

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:25:23 -0000

    The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the Middle East. Trade disruption and financial …

  24. The Climate-Smart Program Trump Didn’t Kill (Yet)

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:31:19 -0000

    New guidelines for the clean fuel tax credit reward sustainable agriculture practices — but could lead to greater emissions anyway. The Treasury …

  25. Cleveland logs rare stretch without a thaw — the longest in more than a century

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:29:32 -0000

    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland’s prolonged winter freeze is set to break Tuesday, ending one of the city’s most persistent stretches without a thaw in …

  26. When cold weather becomes a death sentence

    Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:01:58 -0000

    As temperatures outside the DeKalb County Jail plunged into the teens, a tragedy was unfolding inside the Georgia jail. Lamar Walker was begging for help and slowly freezing to death, according to a federal lawsuit filed by his family. Walker, 34, was arrested in December 2022 on charges of …

  27. Financing biodiversity: Lisa Miller on investing in nature

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:03:36 -0000

    Lisa Miller did not arrive at biodiversity finance through spreadsheets or climate models. Her starting point was animals. Growing up in Australia, …

  28. Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:20:23 -0000

    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with cattle-keeping communities in the …

  29. What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes' future

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:45:00 -0000

    Using old records, scientists created a new dataset on how ice coverage has shifted since 1897. Researchers are already using it to study a declining …

  30. Facing $32 million in federal cuts, Austin looks to self-fund rooftop solar

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Full story AUSTIN, Texas — With the Trump administration entering its second year, U.S. energy policy looks completely different than it did 13 months …