Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate …

  2. The Grand Old Illusion of ‘Ethical’ Capitalism

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:53:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s Big Oil bonanza is an environmental disaster — but the industry’s reaction exposes a larger truth about capitalism itself. Listen to …

  3. Floating Installation Turns Climate Data Into Immersive Light Experience

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:45:20 -0000

    Suspended high above the atrium of the MIT Museum, a vast, netted sculpture by Janet Echelman invites visitors to look up and think forward. Titled Remembering the Future, the installation transforms complex climate data into a luminous, immersive work that merges art, science, and …

  4. EU experts back broad 'forever chemicals' ban

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:16:30 -0000

    A highly anticipated report from scientific advisers to the European Union finds that PFAS present 'growing risks' to the population and the …

  5. The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We were just trying to create something that made us happy.” The best snow-forecasting app for skiers and snowboarders isn’t from any of the …

  6. Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:01:17 -0000

    Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health — and will leave behind …

  7. ‘Suddenly energy independence feels practical’: Europeans are building mini solar farms at home

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:43 -0000

    Many consumers want to know how long it will take them to make back the upfront costs of solar. Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels has come …

  8. Are high gas prices good news for EVs? It’s complicated.

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Fossil fuel volatility can have ripple effects for all of us. I live in a dense city with plentiful public transportation options and limited parking, …

  9. More than 100 daily high temperature records are expected through Sunday, forecasts show

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:05:15 -0000

    High temperatures are expected to continue baking large sections of the U.S. through the end of the week, potentially setting more than 100 new daily …

  10. D.C. cherry blossoms burst into peak bloom, earlier than normal yet again

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:34:40 -0000

    The seventh-straight early bloom fits a long-term trend driven by human-caused climate change. A cold winter wasn’t enough to hold back an early arrival of D.C.’s famed cherry blossoms. On Thursday, the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin reached peak bloom earlier than normal for the seventh year in a …

  11. Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:57:25 -0000

    Kate Marvel, a well-known author, joins an estimated 95,000 people who have left federal science agencies since President Trump returned to the White House. Kate Marvel, a widely known climate scientist and author, has resigned from her position at NASA, citing the Trump administration’s attacks on …

  12. Two women, two different continents - but they've the same problem with their farms

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:07:23 -0000

    Jackline Mugoboka farms a small area in rural Rwanda. Louise Skelly is a sheep farmer in County Down. Very different worlds, but both are experiencing the effects of climate change. The two women have met and exchanged stories of extreme weather, along with the similarities and differences between …

  13. Environmental groups and states sue EPA over Trump's emissions rollback

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:30 -0000

    Last year, 7 million people around the world, 600,00 of them children, died from a slow-moving, silent and largely invisible killer: air pollution. In the U.S. alone, that number was 135,000 people, roughly the population of Dayton, Ohio. Poor air quality also accrues an economic cost of about $800 …

  14. Plenty of biodiversity data, but too few conservation answers

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:52:13 -0000

    For decades, conservation has depended on a deceptively simple act: counting. Scientists tally birds along migration routes, measure forest cover …

  15. Why this battery company is pivoting to AI

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:02:50 -0000

    SES AI is hoping for a new life after more than a decade in the battery manufacturing business. Qichao Hu doesn’t mince words about how he sees the …

  16. India’s delayed climate plan sets modest emission target

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:55:53 -0000

    India’s much-delayed 2035 climate plan underestimates the country’s clean energy potential and allows for an acceleration of emissions growth, …

  17. Early hurricane season forecast sees 'very concerning trend'

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:42:58 -0000

    AccuWeather's first hurricane season outlook says the number of storms may be unremarkable, but warm water temperatures can cause surprising dangers. Early hurricane season forecasts have begun rolling out and will continue over the next several weeks, with the June 1 start to the season in the …

  18. Land animals evolved from ocean ancestors – new study unravels the genetics behind the transition

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:52:33 -0000

    The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new …

  19. A Decade of Global Climate Caution Is Sealed by India’s Wary Goals

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:52:42 -0000

    After the US retreat from action on climate change under President Donald Trump and a timid set of new goals from China, attention focused on India — …

  20. India's updated climate plan targets 47% emissions cut and 60% clean power capacity by 2035

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:44:03 -0000

    • India has announced its Nationally Determined Contributions for 2031–2035 under the Paris Agreement.• India aims to cut emissions intensity, raise …

  21. As It Boosts Renewables, China Still Can't Break Its Coal Addiction

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

    In 2021, China’s leader Xi Jinping made two important promises intended to signal China‘s commitment to fighting climate change. At the Leaders …

  22. Spotlight on France - Podcast: French Greens, skiing's melting future, nuclear radio hoax

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:21:04 -0000

    A look at France's local elections, and what happened to the 2020 "green wave". The small French ski resort fighting to keep its slopes open despite diminishing snowfall. And the 1946 radio programme that was accused of causing a nuclear scare. France's far right has made further inroads into the …

  23. Migratory Freshwater Fish Numbers Are Close To Collapse, UN Report Warns

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:23 -0000

    Migratory freshwater fish populations crucial to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in freefall and risk collapse, …

  24. Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic Ties a Record Low

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:33:38 -0000

    Ice plays a vital role in reflecting away planet-warming sunlight. The Arctic is warming much faster than most other parts of the world. Wintertime sea ice in the Arctic has tied last year’s record low, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said on Thursday. Sea ice in polar regions acts like a …

  25. Japan makes breakthrough in dirty diaper recycling

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    The typical diaper takes 500 years to decompose in a landfill. Earth has a big diaper problem. Families in the United States toss out over 1 trillion of the soiled garments every year, making it the third most common consumer product piling up in landfills. They also aren’t going anywhere anytime …

  26. Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:48 -0000

    It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and …

  27. Trump Thinks He Can Magically Control the Price of Oil

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:10:07 -0000

    And he has zero understanding of the complexity of the markets his Iran war is messing with. Amid the deadly, illegal, half-baked war the U.S. and …

  28. View: The Green New Deal fades as climate activism evolves

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:22:06 -0000

    David’s view The Sunrise Movement, a nine-year old climate nonprofit, is politically inseparable from the Green New Deal that it organized hundreds of …

  29. Petrochemical Prices Are Soaring

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:56:13 -0000

    On ethanol’s win, India’s ‘modest’ renewables target, and ‘transformative’ NRC changes Current conditions: The first forecasts for the 2026 Atlantic …

  30. Iran was already running out of water. Then came the ‘war on infrastructure.’

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:25:28 -0000

    Drought, a legacy of overpumping, and now military strikes are driving the country’s fragile water and food systems to the brink. Last week, following …