Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. How China built the energy system the world now needs

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:43:22 -0000

   The conflict that erupted at the end of February 2026 was, among other things, an energy shock. Nine weeks of disruption in and around the Strait of …

2. Europe’s current heat wave is so bad the French are considering banning outdoor drinking and adopting AC ‘if necessary’

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:01:15 -0000

   France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in …

3. Europe is expecting record-breaking temperatures. Here’s what to know

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:20:00 -0000

   Big parts of Europe are under high-level warnings for extreme heat, with the most intense conditions forecast in big parts of France, Spain, England …

4. How a ‘Heat Dome’ Over Europe Is Keeping Temperatures Hot

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:57:16 -0000

   Heat domes happen all over the world, and the one over Europe this week is locking in days of near-record highs across Britain, Spain and France. For the second time this year, many parts of western and central Europe are experiencing a prolonged spell of extreme heat, with record-breaking June …

5. A strange ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic could be a sign of trouble

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature. …

6. The Silence on Climate Change Is Totally Unacceptable

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:14:23 -0000

   The science hasn’t changed. The urgency only increases. The public wants action. So why are politicians sticking their heads in the sand? Something …

7. The Caspian Sea has lost an area nearly the size of Sicily: human activities are a major reason why

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:09:30 -0000

   The Caspian Sea, the largest inland body of water on Earth, is shrinking. Not fluctuating, not entering another natural cycle, but shrinking. For …

8. Seattle pollen season keeps getting worse

   Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:20:05 -0000

   Seattleites heading into summer may want to stock up on tissues: A new allergy report found Western cities are climbing the rankings as pollen …

9. Tenzin Seldon: The GLP-1 boom is the biggest climate story no one is pricing in

   Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:05:00 -0000

   The most consequential thing to happen to the American food system in the past two years arrived as a weekly injection. As of late 2025, roughly one …

10. Flagrant unpreparedness to heatwaves highlights urgent need for climate anticipation in France

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:54:37 -0000

    All future public policies must take climate change and its consequences into account. The issue must be made central to the 2027 presidential …

11. How cities are fighting back against the 'heat island effect'

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As temperatures rise, researchers are rethinking how cities measure and respond to urban heat. But experts say successful solutions require finding solutions tailored to local conditions rather than relying on one-size-fits-all fixes. Record-breaking heat and humidity are already upon us at the …

12. Heat stress is intensifying worldwide, scientists say

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:29:22 -0000

    Temperature, humidity, wind and solar radiation can impact heat stress. The number of people who experience heat stress around the world every year …

13. It's almost the same size as Switzerland, home to a 6.5 foot giant, a tiny, very deadly, octopus and is slowly turning the wrong colour...

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:32:45 -0000

    While the Yellow Sea is a remarkable place for wildlife, the area has become one of the most degraded marine areas on the planet One of four seas …

14. Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal …

15. UNICEF says majority of children exposed to climate hazards, and other climate and nature news

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:06:03 -0000

    1. Almost all children at risk from at least one climate hazard – UNICEF Children are "disproportionately affected" by climate hazards, according to a …

16. Petition: Norway’s Pause on UN Environmental Funding Should Push Countries to Take Serious Action on Plastic Pollution

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:34:24 -0000

    Norway, the largest donor to the UN Environment Program (UNEP), has paused its funding amid stalled global plastic treaty negotiations. Alongside …

17. Scorching heatwave forces school closures, train cancellations across Europe

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:01:15 -0000

    More than 800 schools in several parts of France were closed Monday as a record heatwave, which killed three people over the weekend, was set to intensify. Both France and Belgium have announced cuts to their rail services as authorities across Europe issued health alerts in a bid to cope with …

18. Bay Area Communities Resist Data Center Boom

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Airdate: Monday, June 22 at 9 AM Communities across the Bay Area, including Gilroy, Oakley and Pittsburg, are pushing back on new data centers in …

19. Children in hot car among at least 18 dead in France as Europe bakes

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:05:04 -0000

    At least 18 people have died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave over Europe has smashed temperature records in …

20. Australia has already spent over $100 million dealing with Varroa mite. Here’s what we can do next

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:18:30 -0000

    The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our …

21. Europeans are making the most of cheap solar panels – by creating green garden fences

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:20 -0000

    Solar fences are gaining ground in Europe, as households continue to invest in renewables amid the war on Iran. Europeans are transforming their …

22. Private companies want to geoengineer the sky. The rain billions of people depend on could be disrupted

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:42:12 -0000

    Private firms are making plans to cool the planet by releasing reflective particles high into the atmosphere, an approach known as solar …

23. Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:34:33 -0000

    When the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989, Exxon President Lee Raymond oversaw the …

24. Heat waves increase the West’s wildfire risk

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. When heat waves hit the Western United …

25. Lake Superior Just Started Behaving Like an Ocean – And NOAA Says It’s Rewriting Freshwater Science

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:45:00 -0000

    You probably grew up thinking lakes are calm, predictable, and a little bit boring compared to the ocean. Then you meet Lake Superior, and that idea …

26. Europe Heat Wave Sends Power Prices Soaring as Alerts Spread

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:02:28 -0000

    A heat wave gripping western Europe is forecast to strengthen this week, with days of dangerously hot and humid conditions and record-breaking …

27. Planet’s heat bill comes due as one billion more people face extreme heat stress than in the 1970s

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:39:50 -0000

    Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations around the world are experiencing one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, …

28. Melting Ice Is Revealing Ancient Treasures, But Experts Say Time Is Running Out to Save Them

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:20:00 -0000

    The discovery of a 3,400-year-old leather shoe changed everything. When Norwegian hiker Reidar Marstein spotted the remarkably preserved footwear emerging from melting ice in the mountains in 2006, he wrapped it carefully and contacted a local archaeologist. The find ultimately helped launch what …

29. The 24-hour hotline helping save the world’s biggest freshwater fish

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The ‘megafish’ living in southeast Asia’s Mekong River once faced extinction. A new rapid response system is helping reverse their dire outlook. Kampong Cham, Cambodia — In early January, at the peak of Cambodia’s fishing season, Chea Seila was driving north along the Mekong River when her phone …

30. What a strong El Niño could mean for Australian communities, jobs and food prices

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:41:23 -0000

    Climate models are now confidently projecting the world will experience a very strong El Niño weather event this year. For Australia, this Pacific …