Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:13:17 -0000

   Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest …

2. How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:33:23 -0000

   Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the …

3. ‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

   Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:17 -0000

   Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study. Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin …

4. A ‘Super El Niño’ Could Be Coming—Here’s What That Means for You

   Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:35:59 -0000

   Climate models suggest this year could bring one of the strongest El Niño events on record, driving more extreme weather and smashing global …

5. Severe Storm May Have Just Broken Alarming Record: ‘This Is Nuts’

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

   A severe storm in the Midwest may have just broken an alarming record, as photos and video afterward showed hail the size of baseballs scattered …

6. China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables

   Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:45:29 -0000

   Beijing’s decades-long push to reduce its dependence on foreign oil with huge investments in clean energy sources like electric vehicles is now paying off. As the price of oil soars to $100 a barrel and countries scramble to limit the fallout of the sudden loss of Middle East fuel, China has two …

7. Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Weather App?

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0000

   We asked the Dark Sky guy what it takes to get the forecast right. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts How are we still getting caught in the rain? This week’s Galaxy Brain explores the world of weather forecasting—specifically the apps on our phones that we …

8. EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:05:52 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical …

9. As Iran war spreads, ICE rampages, jobs plunge, and Epstein files hide, climate crisis doesn't pause

   Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:02:15 -0000

   As has been true every day for the totality of Trump 2.0, we’re victims of a political lahar, a seemingly unstoppable deluge of the regime’s actions …

10. Why China could emerge a winner from Trump’s global energy shock

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    China’s evolution into an “electrostate” may help insulate it from spiking oil prices. As the threat of strikes by Iran forces oil tankers destined for Asia to idle in the Persian Gulf, some top Republicans have declared an economic victory against a rival super power. “This is China’s nightmare,” …

11. New York City Rebuilds a Waterfront Park to Hold Back Rising Seas

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:04 -0000

    Along Manhattan’s East River, visitors have flocked to the gently rolling topography of a new park landscape. As they stroll or bike along a …

12. Trump revives problem that past Republican president solved

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:28:01 -0000

    Despite his frequent bluster about fixing the problems ailing the U.S., a new report from The New Republic broke down how President Donald Trump …

13. Colombian president warns US against building an empire in Latin America

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:52:31 -0000

    Gustavo Petro tells POLITICO his continent is not a “land to be conquered,” as he criticizes American top diplomat Marco Rubio’s view of the …

14. Uh, Scientists Have Significantly Miscalculated Earth’s Sea Levels

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    After analyzing 385 studies related to coastal areas and sea level rise, scientists found a significant discrepancy between geoid measurements and actual sea levels, especially in the global south. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study suggests that the scientific community …

15. Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:52:37 -0000

    Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company. The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to break up one of the world’s leading climate and weather laboratories, transfer its work to universities and private …

16. Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:25:54 -0000

    A class action lawsuit has been filed after a sewer line collapsed and spilled contaminated water into the Potomac River, near Washington, D.C. In …

17. Climate Scientists Used the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers to Find Out if Middle Earth and Westeros Could Actually Exist

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:28:35 -0000

    It’s a seemingly whimsical exercise, but it serves serious purposes.

18. Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:14:49 -0000

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration ramped up a battle with California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission standards Thursday, suing air regulators over rules aimed at curbing pollution from cars. President Donald Trump has long fought California’s efforts to curb …

19. Meet the ‘firefighting’ donkeys of Spain

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Known as Doñana’s Firefighting Donkey Battalion, this unit is responsible for preventing wildfires in parts of Spain—all thanks to their seemingly bottomless appetites. Each summer in Spain, wildfires blaze across the country. Thousands of acres are lost to flames not only due to heat and drought, …

20. Under pressure to back off key components of its deal with Alberta, Ottawa insists it’s holding the line

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:28:03 -0000

    Ottawa is insisting that it won’t back down on core provisions of last fall’s deal with Alberta on energy policy, as it faces pressure to make further environmental compromises in the interest of getting more Canadian oil and gas to market. Sitting down with The Globe and Mail recently, amid …

21. Imagine If the Trump EPA Cared Enough to REDUCE Our Daily Exposure to Carcinogens

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:07:11 -0000

    Now the EPA is going to bat for cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide, again pumping more pollution into our air. The Environmental Protection Agency has …

22. Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Easy-to-install solar panels that plug into a regular outlet are getting attention just as Americans are worried about rising energy costs. That's because these plug-in or balcony solar panels start shaving off part of a homeowner's or renter's utility bill right away. "A year ago, nobody was …

23. Forest advocates accuse EU energy firm of Dutch biomass certification fraud

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:21:42 -0000

    For years, a battle has raged between EU nations that claim their forest biomass certification policies safeguard against deforestation, promote …

24. Alpine glacier holds history dating back to the Romans. And it’s melting—fast.

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are racing to document 6,000 years of history stored inside the Weißseespitze ice cap. Deep inside the frozen Eastern Alps, the Weißseespitze ice cap (pronounced VICE-zay-shpitt-suh) sits at almost 11,482 feet (3,500 meters) above sea level. Overlooking the mountainous border between …

25. Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:09:18 -0000

    CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — At this month’s Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented “tropical” conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety. “I’m here to …

26. The world just smashed the emergency glass on oil prices. Now it’s up to Trump for a long-term fix

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:34 -0000

    Dozens of countries have done the unprecedented, releasing an historic amount of crude from emergency reserves to prevent high oil prices from crippling the economy. If that doesn’t work, there’s only one serious option left: ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz. Those nations this week …

27. The race for Paris: Why France’s capital has likely gone green for good

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:43:57 -0000

    With France preparing to vote in the first round of the municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future. But while conservatives once fought tooth and nail against the left’s dream of a city of more trees and …

28. The Colorado River is running out of water

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:02:32 -0000

    For over 100 years, the Colorado River has powered the economies of 7 western states. As climate change makes winters drier, that’s no longer feasible.

29. E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:32:11 -0000

    The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments. The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas, from …

30. This Indian University’s Roof Fits 9,000 People — and the Idea Came From a 1,000-Year-Old Stepwell

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:41:50 -0000

    Most university buildings treat their rooftops as mechanical afterthoughts, a surface for HVAC units and waterproofing membranes that no one is meant …