Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades. The Colorado River …
  2. Here's how much firefighters make in every US state

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:27:09 -0000

    Every day, firefighters in communities across the US risk their lives responding to emergencies. And in the age of worsening wildfires driven by the climate crisis, their jobs have become more important than ever. So how does pay correlate to such a key job? As we'll see below, firefighter wages …
  3. Polar vortex split to impact Northern Hemisphere weather in March 2026

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:45:32 -0000

    Another warming of the Arctic stratosphere is now underway, with the polar vortex forecast to undergo a final split in March 2026. The zonal mean …
  4. With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:15:09 -0000

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected …
  5. 'The world remains unprepared': Why scientists are calling for a global assessment of climate change

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:26:01 -0000

    A group of experts is pushing for a global assessment of avoidable climate risks to help inform governments and citizens. The world remains …
  6. Alaska's melting glaciers are revealing long-lost frozen bodies

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    In 1952, 52 servicemen died in a plane crash in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The discovery of their bodies may have been aided by a warming planet. The lower end of Colony Glacier is convulsed into folds and ridges taller than houses. Strewn across this expanse of blue and white ice are rusted …
  7. Utility CEOs Can’t Stop Talking About Affordability

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:34:22 -0000

    It’s either reassure investors now or reassure voters later. Investor-owned utilities are a funny type of company. On the one hand, they answer to …
  8. ‘What a Joke’: Trump Blows Up His Own Speech With an Unhinged Bathroom Rant About Being Accused of Creating an ‘Environmental Hazard’ — Leaving the Room Dead Silent

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:51:44 -0000

    It seems President Donald Trump is incapable of giving a public speech without straying off topic to share his thoughts on a random …
  9. Revelation of Human Breasts’ Secret Function Solves Long-Running Mystery

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:36:00 -0000

    For decades, scientists have puzzled over a simple question: why do human women have permanently enlarged breasts, even long before pregnancy or …
  10. Environmental Groups Are Suing the Government on More Issues Than They Have Before

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:37:00 -0000

    National organizations are increasingly filing lawsuits in a judicial system that often favors the president and his team. Among like-minded advocacy …
  11. Trump Is Determined to Poison His Own Voters

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Recent moves on pesticides and mercury pollution will disproportionately endanger people in red counties. As Trump moves to undo decades of work—begun …
  12. Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here’s what the science says about its effects on health

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    Of all the pesticides out there, few have sparked more controversy than glyphosate. The world’s most used weed killer, glyphosate is perhaps better …
  13. El Niño Is Returning With Another Stark Warning

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:30:05 -0000

    A science-fiction trope is the time traveler who visits the present day with a dire warning about the future only to be tragically ignored. It resonates because it’s so believable. In fact, Earth had just such a visitor recently, and we dismissed it completely. Three years ago, scientists warned …
  14. Study: Grasslands could shrink by half due to climate change

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:31:55 -0000

    A new study from a research institute finds that the world's grasslands could shrink by half as climate change becomes more intense, threatening global food systems. Chaohui Li, the study's lead author, joined CNN's Kim Brunhuber to discuss.
  15. 15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over "anti-science" vaccine policy

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:14:55 -0000

    Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.” Scientists have long warned that a warming world is likely to hasten …
  16. The Trump administration is disappearing climate change data

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    On Feb. 12, the Trump administration repealed the landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, flouting decades of scientific consensus. This …
  17. What If Earth’s History Holds a Cataclysmic Event We’ve Forgotten?

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:15:00 -0000

    There is something quietly unsettling about the idea that Earth has lived through horrors so enormous, so total, that virtually no memory of them …
  18. California snowpack totals remain below average despite recent storms

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:23:09 -0000

    The third snow survey of the season was conducted Friday at Phillips Station near Tahoe, showing snowpack levels remained below average despite a …
  19. 'Tip of the iceberg': Australia faces a rising threat

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:53:22 -0000

    In Brief The Australian Federal Police has received a substantial increase in reported threats against politicians in recent years. • Australian …
  20. The fight against ‘Forever Chemicals’ could start with this tool — it reduces PFAS by 98%

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:23:08 -0000

    By now, you’ve probably heard of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These manufactured chemicals have been used for almost a century …
  21. This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

    MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this month, Madison, Wis., was host to the city's 14th annual Frozen Assets Festival. "When our lakes are frozen, they are …
  22. 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.
  23. 2026 Resilience Index Highlights Top Locations For Global Investment - Business Facilities Magazine

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:58:56 -0000

    In a time of inflation hangovers, shifting climate hazards, and mounting cybersecurity gaps, the world’s most resilient countries can distinguish …
  24. US Olympians raise alarm after witnessing 'hard to ignore' changes to sport: 'We're on a dangerous trend unless we do something'

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    As the 2026 Winter Olympics drew to a close in Milan and Cortina, athletes used their platform to raise awareness of a crucial global issue affecting …
  25. Japan discovers metal that could drastically change the world in $107,000,000,000 mission

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:17:39 -0000

    Japan has discovered a brand-new metal that could drastically change the world in a $107,000,000,000 mission to supercharge clean energy. The huge …
  26. Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:08:43 -0000

    Can we safely remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by counteracting ocean acidification? Maybe, suggests a trial in which ships poured 65,000 …
  27. The Quiet Repeal

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:29 -0000

    Fourteen days. That's how long the federal government took to approve an environmental assessment for a uranium mine in Utah last May. It’s a process …
  28. March warming trend on the horizon, but you might need to be patient

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:05:43 -0000

    As climatological winter comes to an end this weekend and we begin what meteorologists think of as spring, there’s still going to be a lot of snow on …
  29. China discovers 'breakthrough' EV battery that could double range to 1,000+ km

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:34:23 -0000

    Chinese scientists have developed a new EV battery capable of delivering over 1,000 km (620 miles) of driving range with an energy density above 700 Wh/kg. China develops new ultra-high-energy-density EV battery China is already dominating global electric vehicle battery sales, with CATL and BYD …
  30. Exclusive: The Sierra Club has a plan to fight Trump — and fix itself

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:33:36 -0000

    The Scoop The head of the largest US environmental activist group has no intention of recalibrating the group’s embrace of social justice issues, …