Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:25:00 -0000

   Many of the organizations are UN-affiliated agencies and panels focused on climate, labor, migration and social policy. The US State Department said …

2. ‘He Feels Personally Jilted’: Gavin Newsom’s Grudge

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   How Trumpian does Gavin Newsom want to get? The California Democratic governor has achieved social media success and 2028 buzz by taking a page out of President Donald Trump’s all-caps social media playbook. But he’s also been following Trump’s lead in making things personal with corporate …

3. "It dies, roasted alive" – Meet nature’s 10 strangest killers that weaponise fire, wind and heat to kill

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:03:03 -0000

   Meet the animals that turn heat, wind and fire into killing tools Nature is famously red in tooth and claw. Animals kill each other for many reasons, …

4. Full list as Trump announces shock move that will see US leave 66 key international organizations

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:38:30 -0000

   U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and United Nations entities, …

5. The copper boom is just getting started

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:46:27 -0000

   The meteoric rise in the price of copper will likely continue thanks to a growing supply deficit that could reach 10 million metric tons — 25% of …

6. Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints where they shouldn’t exist—forcing science to rethink early human history.

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:21:20 -0000

   A Discovery That Wasn’t Expected Archaeologists studying this ancient lakebed in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert weren’t looking for evidence of early …

7. In 2025, the US suffered a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse. Last year began …

8. Eight Big Climate and Energy Questions for 2026

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:30:00 -0000

   Plus, the U.S. pulls out of international climate bodies, and what to know about Venezuela’s oil As President Trump discusses his plans for Venezuela’s oil and covets Greenland, in part for its minerals, a key question for 2026 is: What’s his next target?

9. Oil Spills Are Pushing Indian Fishers to the Brink

   Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:52:13 -0000

   The stone-studded nose pin twinkled as Kiliyamba ambled through the dimly lit two-bedroom house in Ennore, a coastal town near Chennai, the capital …

10. US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:11:16 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on …

11. Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical supply – despite the high latitudes the whole country sits at. Germany has been through several significant …

12. Familiar groups mobilize immediately after ICE shooting of Minnesota protester

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:36:38 -0000

    Within hours of a Minnesota protester being fatally shot after allegedly attempting to run over ICE agents, a familiar network of far-left protesters for causes ranging from communism to climate change mobilized across the country. The deceased, identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by the …

13. Your dog's dinner might have a bigger impact on the climate than your own

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:20:00 -0000

    A new study that compares pet food types like dry kibble, wet food, and grain-free could help you lower your pup’s carbon pawprint. Dog owners have a lot of choices nowadays when it comes to picking out pet food for their pup. Dry kibble or wet? Beef or chicken? Frozen, fresh, or raw? Brands even …

14. US to withdraw from dozens of UN, international organisations

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:19:16 -0000

    The sweeping changes will see the US quit major forums for cooperation on climate change, peace and democracy. United States President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to withdraw the US from 66 United Nations and international organisations, including major forums for cooperation on climate …

15. Trump withdraws U.S. from 66 international organizations and treaties, including major climate groups

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:28:24 -0000

    President Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In a presidential memorandum, Trump said it is “contrary to the interests …

16. Trump orders US withdrawal from 66 international organisations under ‘America First’ policy

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:21:38 -0000

    U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organisations, saying they no longer serve American …

17. How Morocco is powering food security through clean energy and innovation

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:51:46 -0000

    The world faces a dual challenge: feeding a population expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050 while drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. …

18. The western US is in a snow drought – here’s how a storm made it worse

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:39:06 -0000

    Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from …

19. The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:01:55 -0000

    The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into the water. A few months ago, the oceanographer Adam Subhas and his colleagues turned the sea red. At first it looked as if the scientists had dumped a few barrels of beet juice …

20. On thin ice

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    When Alec Hembree fell through the ice on Lake Wingra last winter, he remembered, “it was instantaneous.” It was just after dark on Jan. 20. The …

21. Caught between Trump and Musk’s rockets, a Mexican village despairs

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:51 -0000

    The saga of Playa Bagdad, just over the border from a SpaceX launchpad, highlights the unintended environmental and social impacts of the global space race. MATAMOROS, Mexico — The first time Daniel Santiago saw one of Elon Musk’s super rockets blast off, he thought it was the most magnificent thing …

22. President Trump withdraws United States from UN Climate Treaty

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:49:53 -0000

    The White House announced the US would withdraw from a total of 66 international organizations, saying they were 'contrary to the interests of the …

23. America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:10:43 -0000

    President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. “We’re gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be,” he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stunned the world with what many policy …

24. The Case for Downsizing FEMA

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:44 -0000

    In my 20 years of responding to the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and fires, I often encounter Americans who are furious that financial assistance from the federal government is often limited and falls short of covering disaster recovery costs. For the survivors of the Los Angeles fires a year …

25. Climate and Weather Disasters Cost the U.S. $115 Billion in 2025

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from Climate Central. There were 23 such events in 2025, causing 276 fatalities and a total of $115 billion in damages. “2025 is another very active year that we've seen in a series …

26. Opinion | What's really fueling Trump's interest in Greenland

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:20:50 -0000

    There are two central reasons that the United States has increasingly threatened to assume control of Greenland, a Danish territory. The first, and …

27. City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:00:09 -0000

    Meltwater on a city‑sized iceberg in the Southern Ocean is rapidly forming a giant pool on its surface – possibly a sign that it is close to breaking …

28. Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:50:40 -0000

    A "boring" time period may not have been so boring after all. Researchers have retrieved samples of 1.4 billion-year-old air from ancient crystals and …

29. The Donroe Doctrine Is a Scam

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:32:23 -0000

    In both Venezuela and Greenland, the Trump administration is proposing taxpayer-funded grabs of oil and rare earths so that Trump’s billionaire …

30. Critics decry Trump pulling US out of UN climate treaty as 'a new low'

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:22:24 -0000

    Experts say withdrawing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a "strategic blunder" for the US. Donald Trump has been …