Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Solar above, fish below: Double-decker farms could rival US power use

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:00:43 -0000

   Solar panels above, fish below: That’s the idea behind aquavoltaics, an emerging way to pair solar power with fish farming. Freshwater aquaculture …

2. As the Japanese Countryside Empties Out, Wildlife Is Disappearing

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:05:42 -0000

   The Japanese population is in decline, but the downward trend is especially pronounced in rural areas. The loss of people might be expected to lead …

3. The Arctic Polar Vortex Is Collapsing Earlier in the Season Than Ever Documented—but We Don’t Know How It’ll Affect Global Weather

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 -0000

   Something strange is happening in the skies above the Arctic: the polar vortex is collapsing unusually early. The polar vortex is a ring of westerly …

4. Ten days of elections around the world may shape future of climate debate

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:11:40 -0000

   From the US to Brazil, Israel and Serbia, the far right have been delivered a number of mammoth blows In the wake of the US midterm elections, the …

5. You Can’t Make America Healthy by Letting Polluters Off the Hook

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:04 -0000

   One might think, from President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of his administration’s plan to gut federal methane protections, that he was doing everyday Americans a huge favor. He claimed that this action was a win for consumers, but the real winners are polluters. They’ve been handed yet …

6. How The Oligarchs Lost in the Midterms

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:35:06 -0000

   Billionaires don’t often lose elections. They did this time. If you want to know who the biggest midterms loser is, that is, of course, Donald Trump. …

7. Canada Gets One Step Closer to Becoming an Energy Superpower

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:36:20 -0000

   On routs begetting routs, Google’s second CCS project, and Poland’s nuclear progress Current conditions: Late-week downpours and cooler temperatures …

8. This Greek ship has collected enough waste from remote shorelines to fill 22 Olympic swimming pools

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:02:22 -0000

   The 20-member cleaning team has created the largest database on marine pollution in the Mediterranean. With the longest coastline of any country on …

9. King tides, rain are flooding South Florida. What are we doing about it?

   Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:11:00 -0000

   Historic, chart-topping king tides submerged South Florida last week, flooding more places deeper and longer than they’d ever seen before. This week, …

10. Voters Just Changed the Trajectory of the Supreme Court

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:01:00 -0000

    The blue wave didn’t just hand Democrats control of the House and Senate. They’ve won back favorable terrain on the future of the federal …

11. October was warmest on record globally as El Nino intensifies: Report

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:10:02 -0000

    A European agency says 2026 may be the second warmest year on record. Last month was the warmest October on record for global temperatures and the …

12. New Florida Property-Tax Cut May Bring an Unwanted Side Effect

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:41 -0000

    The reduction in local-government funding, including for firefighters and building inspectors, could lead to higher home insurance rates. Florida’s …

13. Trump’s Vaunted Multiracial Coalition Is Dead

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The pundit class couldn’t get enough of the narrative that nonwhites were constructing a durable multiracial MAGA coalition. So much for all …

14. The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It's Been in a Decade

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:05:21 -0000

    Scientists at NASA and NOAA found the hole to be nearly three times the size of the United States this year. The ozone hole has made its annual …

15. The U.S. States Losing the Most Forest

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:10:00 -0000

    Forest land is rapidly disappearing in the United States. According to a recent report from the U.S. Forest Monitor, a collaborative research program …

16. A Massive Polar Vortex Could Form in the Next 24 Hours

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:23:00 -0000

    A polar vortex is a large circulation of strong winds that spins around the North Pole, 10 to 30 miles above the Earth’s surface. Winter weather may …

17. This $749 device turns seawater into drinking water

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Former SpaceX engineers launched a startup that aims to make clean drinking water more accessible around the world. If your city’s water supply gets shut off in a disaster, extra bottled water in your cupboard won’t last long. A startup founded by former SpaceX engineers proposes a different option …

18. Earliest polar vortex collapse threatens to unleash weather chaos

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:45:36 -0000

    An “unprecedented” polar vortex collapse in the Arctic is threatening to cause weather chaos across Europe. Powerful westerly winds circulating above the North Pole typically trap some of the Earth’s coldest air in the region. However, the swirling winds have started to shift in recent days. The …

19. Florida Shattered Rain Records This Week. Was That Just a Preview?

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:30:03 -0000

    Parts of the state recorded two feet of rain in a day. Will this El Niño winter deliver even more? On the Florida peninsula, this time of year is typically pretty dry. The hurricane season is winding down, and the warm, tropical atmospheric conditions that can bring daily downpours throughout the …

20. ‘No Escape’ for refugees on the frontlines of the climate crisis

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The climate emergency is an immediate crisis for refugees, with three in four – nearly 90 million people – living in countries facing high to severe …

21. Will NC get a cold, snowy winter? Here’s what the NOAA forecast says

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:26:19 -0000

    A very strong El Niño was always going to bring more rain to the area. But will it mean more snow for North Carolina? All of North Carolina is “leaning …

22. New Map Shows Which States Face Heavy Snow Next Week

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    The Climate Prediction Center’s latest hazards map flags heavy snow and high winds for mid-November, while the possibility of an unusually early polar vortex disruption clouds the outlook beyond it. Two West Coast states face a moderate risk of heavy snow from Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. …

23. Bono explains why he doesn't 'feel up' to negotiating with Donald Trump's administration

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:57:56 -0000

    Bono doesn't feel "up to" working with Donald Trump's administration and thinks the US political climate is very different to how it has been in the past.

24. 4 things Democrats could do for the environment with a simple Senate majority

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:00:15 -0000

    The Democrats’ upcoming simple majority in the Senate will enable them to take multiple actions on climate, public lands, endangered species and other environmental issues. But the lack of a veto-proof majority means that Democrats’ power will still be somewhat limited, given the need for President …

25. The Question Now Isn’t About Democrats. It’s What Will Republicans Do?

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:24:03 -0000

    Now that Donald Trump is the lamest of lame ducks, will Republicans finally realize that they have spines and do what’s right for the …

26. COP31 host Türkiye is home to one of Europe's largest solar farms. Why can’t it kick coal?

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:02:50 -0000

    As Türkiye prepares to host the UN climate summit, one critic describes the country's climate targets and policies as “critically insufficient”. Row …

27. Data center protesters break into Microsoft site in Amsterdam

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:38:53 -0000

    Protesters are demanding a pause in data center construction in Europe. Campaigners planning protests in 16 countries say the AI building boom …

28. Inflation is never coming down

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:03:47 -0000

    Last week, Donald Trump joked that $5,000 could at most buy you a hamburger and “maybe a small dessert” at Mar-a-Lago. “It’s not a good place if …

29. 2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:54:05 -0000

    Paris (France) (AFP) – The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday. This year still has a "20 percent chance of tying or exceeding" 2024 as the …

30. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is changing the color of the ocean

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:15:00 -0000

    The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area in the Pacific Ocean where debris naturally accumulates, is full of tiny bits of plastic—so full, in fact, …