Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. ‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:54:00 -0000

    “You’d see massive glacier calvings, and you’d just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you’d be like … ‘can you not put two and …

  2. Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    The progressive Democrat tells WIRED how he would tackle the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks that have battered Michigan. Michigan is …

  3. The US’s first UL 3700 balcony solar microinverter is here

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:38:08 -0000

    Hoymiles has launched the HiFlow Pro, the first US microinverter certified to meet UL 3700, North America’s new safety standard for plug-in balcony solar. Plug-in balcony solar gives homeowners and renters a smaller, less expensive alternative to a conventional rooftop system. The setup typically …

  4. Summer heat could be hurting your heart without you knowing it

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    New studies hint that rising temperatures may trigger inflammation tied to heart attacks, strokes, and accelerated aging. Sadashiv Yadav, 46, …

  5. U.S. Is Backing Anaerobic Digesters. Scientists and Advocates Say Stronger Guardrails Are Needed.

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:55:27 -0000

    There are no federal methane standards for manure digesters, leaving operators to rely on voluntary guidance. In the United States, a technology …

  6. A record El Niño is poised to be this year's next big supply shock for the global economy

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:20:01 -0000

    El Niño is poised to cause the next big inflationary shock to the global economy, Deutsche Bank says. In a note to clients on Monday, the bank warned that a particularly intense warming phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean could be on the way this year. When paired with other existing inflationary …

  7. The Aral Sea Has Been Drying Up For 60 Years. New Research Shows It's Also Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    If you've ever walked past a drying lakebed in the peak of summer, you might have noticed some very unpleasant smells emanating from the mud. That …

  8. ‘You’re never told not to talk about it, but you self-censor without even realising it’: Pro cyclist opens up about fossil fuel sponsorship amid a sweltering Tour de France

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:34:07 -0000

    It has been a sweltering Tour. In a warming world, in which Europe is heating at twice the global average rate, it could hardly have been …

  9. Call It the Summer of 100-Degree Records

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:33:08 -0000

    This month alone, New York City hit 100 degrees for the first time since 2012. Boston reached 101. Philadelphia hit 103, Washington 102, Atlantic …

  10. How the U.S. Auto Industry Is Losing the EV Race

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:48:22 -0000

    Airdate: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 9 AM There was a time when U.S. automakers dominated the global car industry with their products and innovations. …

  11. Trump Attacks Nation’s Top Scientific Body Over Climate Chapter in Manual

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:57:46 -0000

    The president joined Republican officials who slammed the National Academies of Sciences for a chapter about climate science in an educational guide for judges. President Trump has jumped into the fray over a hotly contested chapter on climate science in a reference manual for judges. Hours after …

  12. Letters to the editor, July 21: ‘The world should impose tariffs on the United States, as Trump policies are making his country one of the largest emitters of all’

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Blowing smoke Re “Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke” (Online, July 17): U.S. complaints about smoke from Canada’s wildfires ring pretty hollow when one recalls that the Trump administration professes that climate science is fake science, and has called efforts to hold …

  13. From the South to the Coasts, New Highways Are Threatening Black Land

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Timothy Williams’ family has lived in the same community for over 150 years, but he is afraid that they are one big storm away from losing it all. …

  14. Repeated heatwaves fuel eco-anxiety and anger among youth: 'It feels like we're living in a dystopia'

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:47:23 -0000

    In the wake of the third heatwave to hit France since May, frustration and anxiety have gripped part of the younger generations, faced with what some …

  15. Triassic inferno: Fires raged across Europe for millennia during past global warming

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:20:05 -0000

    The end-Triassic mass extinction, 201 million years ago, is linked to volcanism that resulted from the break-up of Pangea and which pumped out vast …

  16. Why Is the Federal Government Dumping Toxic Chemicals Onto Public Lands?

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:44:25 -0000

    A few years ago, Lori Ann Burd, environmental health program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, hiked a mountainside in Oregon that …

  17. These giants are thriving on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. But there's a problem – their eggs aren't hatching

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:32:23 -0000

    Adult populations of Aldabra giant tortoises may appear stable, but the number of young tortoises surviving to replace them has plummeted, say …

  18. Piketty Offers a Vision for Sharing What We Have Left, But How Do We Convince the 1%? | Common Dreams

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:40:04 -0000

    It’s inspiring to see the World Inequality Lab researchers directly engage in the post-growth debate with a grand vision of global economic …

  19. This failed Tennessee dam should stay dead

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:15:00 -0000

    Henry Liu is a rising junior at Yale University. About 40 miles south of Nashville, on a river recognized as one of the most biodiverse in the world, stand the remains of a failed dam that just won’t stay dead. Emotions are running high as a movement to complete the long-abandoned Columbia Dam on …

  20. Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:13:33 -0000

    SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, …

  21. Who Will Lead The United Nations? - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:02:29 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The 2026 UN Secretary-General election is occurring at a critical moment, with the next leader inheriting interconnected global …

  22. As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored. The Arctic is warming four times faster than other …

  23. Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis—and devising solutions

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:11:15 -0000

    This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.Since moving into a public …

  24. Scientists Turned Pumpkin Peel Into a Food Wrapping That Beats Plastic on 3 Key Measures

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Making food last for longer is something humans have been working on for millions of years, and we're not out of ideas yet. Since ancient times, food …

  25. Are Electric Cars Making Us Healthier?

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:26 -0000

    This story has been co-published by Reasons to be Cheerful and the Outrider Foundation.At the turn of the century Beijing had one million vehicles. …

  26. Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:30:00 -0000

    The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping one cephalopod from making a home there. In a first, …

  27. How heat waves are messing with your sleep

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:17:54 -0000

    Residents across Europe have struggled to sleep during the latest record heat waves. But as the planet continues to warm, sleep deprivation could …

  28. Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:11:55 -0000

    The Trump administration has illegally weakened national protections against air pollution from soot, the tiny particles released by motor vehicles, …

  29. Tropical depression spins across Gulf, expected to bring high winds, heavy rains

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:45:46 -0000

    A tropical depression continued to spin along the Gulf Coast of Florida as of late afternoon July 20, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, which had formed July 19, remained a tropical depression as of the 5 p.m. ET update from the hurricane center. "The depression is expected to …

  30. Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:50:38 -0000

    Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously. Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all …