Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. El Nino is here. It'll be big, bad and costly, scientists fear

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:04:01 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, …

2. It's Official: US Declares El Niño Has Arrived

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:25:47 -0000

   There's a good chance this El Niño could become one of the strongest on record. Now is the time to prepare. After months of anticipation, the National …

3. Feedback Loop Threatens to Undermine Solar Power As a Solution to Global Warming

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:51 -0000

   JAISALMER, Rajasthan — Millions of photovoltaic panels stretching toward the horizon in neat rows bake under the searing Indian sun. By noon, the …

4. A Strange 'Cold Blob' in The Atlantic Signals We're Almost at a Tipping Point

   Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:38 -0000

   There's a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A 'cold blob' of ocean and air that's cooling down while the rest of the …

5. Homeowners Are Getting Hit by an Insurance Cost That Can Change the Whole Budget

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:02 -0000

   Home insurance is changing the cost of owning a house before some buyers even reach closing and before some current owners finish a renewal. The U.S. …

6. World Cup players challenged by dangerously hot weather

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:20:45 -0000

   The World Cup kicked off on Thursday as South Africa squared off against Mexico, one of this year's host countries. Several American cities hosting …

7. Trump Just Gutted A Major Line of Oceanic Defense

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:45:21 -0000

   Just in time for hurricane season, the Trump administration is defunding its global ocean-monitoring system. Buxton, North Carolina IF YOU’VE WATCHED …

8. GOP gov posts picture of James Talarico as a woman while attacking his climate action bill

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:00 -0000

   Talarico cares about the environment, which means he’s a woman? Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) posted a picture of Democratic Senate candidate and state …

9. How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?

   Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:31:27 -0000

   Data centres don’t just use large amounts of water and electricity, they’re heating the environment too, study finds. Tech giants are racing to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. But a growing body of evidence suggests that AI hyperscalers – large-scale cloud service …

10. People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's …

11. El Niño has formed. Forecasters expect a global weather powerhouse.

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:01:40 -0000

    Forecasters say this could be one of the largest El Niño events on record amid unprecedented sea temperatures in a key region. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S. and around the globe. A long-anticipated and dramatic global climate shift has arrived, federal forecasters said June 11 as …

12. The Thomas Piketty doctrine is already here

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:01:41 -0000

    Academics need to get out a bit more. That, at least, is the impression one might form from the recently-released report of the Global Justice …

13. El Niño Slams Into a Global Economy Unprepared for More Chaos

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:34 -0000

    Scientists warn a blockbuster weather event risks pushing costs higher for everything from building materials to groceries. The last time El Niño …

14. Thousands of Fish Are Dying, but I Doubt Lee Zeldin’s EPA Will Do Anything About It

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:45:22 -0000

    Somehow, climate deniers will try to blame this on the Biden administration. This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy (Permanent Musical Accompaniment to This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin' gets …

15. The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it’s a warning for our future

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:44:09 -0000

    Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much of the North Atlantic region plunged back into …

16. El Niño is officially here, bringing domino weather effects across the planet

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:32:02 -0000

    The warm eastern Pacific will induce a chain reaction in the atmosphere. El Niño is here, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency issued an El Niño Advisory on Thursday morning, signifying that Earth has crossed a key threshold into El Niño territory. A …

17. Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the …

18. Turkey’s Quiet Realignment

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    Russia’s loss is NATO’s gain.

19. El Nino returns, likely will intensify into a strong event this year, NOAA says

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:02:48 -0000

    El Nino conditions are expected to strengthen in the coming months, NOAA said. El Nino conditions are present and expected to strengthen in the coming …

20. World will cross 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at current rate - report

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:01:44 -0000

    The rate of human-induced warming remains at an all-time high, according to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change report. The world is edging …

21. The world’s wealthy are migrating like never before

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:15:53 -0000

    THESE ARE unsettling times, even for the rich. Many of those wealthy enough to move abroad for low taxes or their physical or political security are …

22. Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:50:22 -0000

    Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study. Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were …

23. El Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozy

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:36:09 -0000

    Among the effects predicted: drought in the Pacific Northwest, flooding risk in the South, more Pacific hurricanes, high ocean heat and visits from unusual fish and sharks. Prepare for intense heat, drought and some flooding — it’s officially El Niño season, the National Weather Service announced …

24. NOAA Officially Declares El Niño Is Here and Flashing Danger Signs

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:32:29 -0000

    The global weather pattern threatens to worsen floods and heat waves already intensifying due to climate change. But it may also mean fewer hurricanes. Meteorologists said Thursday that an El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and will likely intensify in the coming months, setting off more …

25. Why the Year 536 May Have Been the Worst Year in History

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:27:16 -0000

    Some years are remembered for wars, plagues, fires, invasions, or rulers making decisions that everyone else had to suffer through. Then there’s the …

26. The People Most Devastated by Climate Change Are Now Banned From the US

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:24:52 -0000

    There is a quiet injustice unfolding at the intersection of two of the most urgent crises of our time, and it deserves far more attention than it is …

27. Scientists Say A Potentially Historic Super El Niño Is Taking Shape, The Strongest in 140 Years

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:15:22 -0000

    Scientists around the world are closely monitoring what could become one of the most powerful El Niño events ever recorded. New climate forecasts and …

28. NBC’s new docuseries ‘Surviving Earth’ premieres tonight - How to stream free

    Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:45:51 -0000

    NBC’s “Surviving Earth” premieres on Thursday, June 11 and explores Earth’s resilience spanning hundreds of millions of years, showcasing prehistoric …

29. Earth's rotation rate is changing to a level not seen in 3.6 million years and it could have a serious effect on GPS

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:58:00 -0000

    Something remarkable is happening to the Earth’s rotation, and most of us have no idea what’s going to happen to our GPS. Scientists have discovered …

30. How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:58:48 -0000

    A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental …