Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Solar‑powered vertical fish farms thrive in Kenya

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0000

   Fish farmers in Kenya have found a sustainable way of carrying out aquaculture in dry areas: a high-rise fish farm. We take a look at a drought-beating idea.

2. New Study Finds Air Conditioners Will Exacerbate Climate Change As Planet Warms

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:00 -0000

   As global temperatures rise, the very thing we turn to to keep ourselves cool could be a significant contributor to increased emissions and an even warmer planet. A new study published today in the journal Nature Communications estimates that, by 2050, air-conditioning use is expected to more than …

3. Brown specks on satellite image spark warning of 'catastrophic consequences' for beloved species

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:03:11 -0000

   Seven years of data has sparked a worrying theory about Antarctica's beloved emperor penguins. Scientists have discovered a “catastrophic” new threat …

4. Advancements in solar technology that are changing the way we power the world

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:55:38 -0000

   Solar technology has come a long way over the decades and has made energy consumption cleaner across the world. Other solar energy advancements …

5. Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest winds in an Atlantic storm

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:34:21 -0000

   Hurricane Melissa, which claimed at least 95 lives last fall, got an upgrade from the National Hurricane Center in a post-season review. As the record-breaking hurricane approached Jamaica, its estimated highest sustained winds topped out at a terrifying 190 mph on Oct. 28, tying with 1980's …

6. Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:07 -0000

   The UK's first geothermal power plant is set to go live, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground. On Thursday morning, the Cornish plant will be switched on after nearly two decades in development which required Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) to …

7. A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:55:59 -0000

   When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider climate change or the ozone layer. Space may feel separate from …

8. Bulgaria ski station becomes refuge for digital nomads

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:01:07 -0000

   Climate change may threaten the value of Bansko's prime ski slopes, but the Bulgarian resort has found an all-seasons solution to boost its economy, …

9. Trump says AI data centers should be powered by tech companies. Will that actually lower your electricity bill?

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:25:00 -0000

   At his State of the Union address, the president announced a ‘ratepayer protection pledge.’ Experts say it may not do much good. The growing backlash to data centers, and the rising electricity bills that accompany them, has become difficult for politicians to ignore. President Donald Trump is now …

10. UN approves first carbon credits under Paris Agreement market mechanism

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:21:12 -0000

    Paris Agreement’s carbon credits enable cross-border trade to support emissions reduction and climate goals worldwide. The United Nations has approved the first credits to be issued under a carbon market established by the Paris climate accord, aimed at reducing emissions – a mechanism that has …

11. Norway’s $2.2 Trillion Wealth Fund Weighs In on Retracted Report

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Back in December, the retraction of a key climate report was seen as proof that the economic cost of global warming had been overstated. Now, …

12. Experts issue warning as powerful Antarctic phenomenon reaches 'tipping point': 'It's not one single threshold'

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Antarctica may be a continent, but it is actually composed of differing regions — many of which are getting closer to a precarious tipping …

13. Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:34:00 -0000

    The Trump administration’s arguments in dismissing the health risks of climate change are not only factually wrong, they’re deeply dangerous to …

14. Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump's EPA killing clean energy contracts

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:18:49 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled both the Trump administration and the nonprofits picked to run a $20 billion “green bank” program over the termination of their contacts, questioning whether federal officials made up reasons to block the program and whether the …

15. ‘Major, Sudden’ Weather Phenomenon Could Soon Hit US

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:31:39 -0000

    A rare and potentially disruptive atmospheric event may unfold over the Northern Hemisphere soon, raising the prospect of significant weather shifts …

16. Nvidia rolls back 2 hot-button topics in a slimmer — and more China-focused — annual report

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:50:19 -0000

    Nvidia's annual report, released Wednesday, came in leaner this year. The chipmaker axed or trimmed sections on climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion compared with last year's version. A 2025 section titled "sustainability and governance," which delved into clean energy and emission …

17. Lessons to Avoid Societal Collapse From 5,000 Years of History

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:14 -0000

    Societal collapses happen more often than you think, and there’s much we can learn from the past to avoid or, at least, delay another one. This week’s …

18. A ‘Blizzard’ Gives Mayor Zohran Mamdani Pretext For A ‘Climate Lockdown’ – OpEd

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:56:01 -0000

    It’s snowing. Outside the big picture windows of the flat where we stay when we come to Brooklyn, a gentle snow falls. It gusts in the bare tree …

19. How India is scaling its energy-technology innovation ecosystem

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:50:04 -0000

    India’s energy transition is one of the defining stories of the global clean energy narrative. As of late 2025, India’s installed renewable energy …

20. The Island Without Freshwater: How 400-Year-Old Roofs Solved a Modern Water Crisis (and It Has Lessons For the World)

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:33:28 -0000

    Bermuda’s limestone architecture is a masterclass in survival.

21. Tax credits for solar panels are available, but the catch is you can't own them

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:40:11 -0000

    PHILADELPHIA — On a recent cold morning, Micah Gold-Markel helped his installation crew hoist new solar panels onto the roof of a two-story, red brick house. The installation was like many others his company, Solar States, has performed since 2008, with one big difference: This time, the homeowner …

22. The nation’s largest public utility is reviving coal amid political pressure and the AI boom

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. The …

23. Big breakthrough: Vacuum-deposited perovskite cells retain 80% performance after 1,080 hours

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:03:56 -0000

    Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in producing perovskite solar cells as they have developed a multi-source co-evaporation recipe that …

24. Sam Alito has an oil money problem

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:10:50 -0000

    On Monday, The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case about the fossil fuel industry’s responsibility for climate change. This is huge news for …

25. Lee Zeldin: We Leave Your Health Up To The Corporations

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:11:16 -0000

    Trump had his henchman gut regulations on green house gas emissions. Another Trump brain-dead lackey who happens to run the Environmental Protection …

26. Calls for Indigenous Sovereignty Grow in the Arctic as Region Warms

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Within North America’s Baffin Bay, one of the Arctic’s rarest natural phenomena forms: an expanse of open water that never freezes, even in the …

27. It’s time to rethink how we care for our public lands and waters

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:43:46 -0000

    Tracy Stone-Manning is the president of The Wilderness Society and former director of the Bureau of Land Management under President Joe Biden. Lynn …

28. Roundup needs legal protections. This is the wrong way to do it.

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:58:11 -0000

    Glyphosate’s link to cancer has long been tenuous at best. President Donald Trump recently invoked special wartime authorities to boost the production of glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller. No one wants America to become overly reliant on foreign pesticides, but this is the wrong way to go about …

29. 6 US States With the Most Wild Turkey

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:46:58 -0000

    Ever looked out your window and spotted a wild turkey strutting through your yard? These birds have made one of the most remarkable comebacks in …

30. A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:45:00 -0000

    In Asheville, North Carolina, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat. This story was produced by Grist and co-published …