Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People

    Thu, 14 May 2026 11:24:50 -0000

    "It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity." As if oil shortages, perpetual wars, and the existential angst of AI …

  2. Heatwaves in high 40 degrees Celsius are ‘new normal’ for India and Pakistan, scientists warn

    Fri, 15 May 2026 05:54:28 -0000

    Temperatures reaching the high 40 degrees Celsius across India and Pakistan are no longer extreme weather events but a regular feature of the …

  3. Spain, France and Portugal miss out on top 10 most climate-resilient capitals – see full list

    Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:10 -0000

    Europe has been identified as the planet’s fastest-warming continent, underlining the ‘urgency’ to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience. …

  4. Maine’s Wild Blueberry Farmers Are Fighting to Survive a Climate in Crisis

    Fri, 15 May 2026 07:41:18 -0000

    Few foods carry the soul of a place quite like Maine’s wild blueberries. Smaller, more intensely flavored, and deeply rooted in Indigenous and …

  5. New El Niño forecast warns of a powerful shift amid hurricane season

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:02:05 -0000

    The chaotic climate force is known for boosting hurricane activity some places and reducing it in others. Here's what to know as a new forecast warns that a "very strong" El Niño could be brewing. El Niño is coming "soon" and it could reach "very strong" levels later this year, according to a May …

  6. El Niño predicted to emerge soon, may be historically strong

    Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:35 -0000

    (NewsNation) — This year, El Niño is emerging faster than expected, as federal forecasts say there is a possibility for a historically strong climate …

  7. The War in Iran is Causing an Energy Crisis Nobody Can Opt Out Of

    Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:02 -0000

    For years, the case for clean energy has been framed around the future. Lower emissions. Lower costs. Long-term resilience. But markets and policymakers rarely move on future benefits alone. They move when risk becomes immediate. Over the past eight weeks, that risk has come into view. The IEA’s …

  8. The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Is this what the industry needs right now? The Tesla Semi has officially arrived. The company recently released a photo of the first vehicle rolling …

  9. A Massive Phytoplankton Bloom Is Forming Off the United States' East Coast

    Thu, 14 May 2026 18:08:56 -0000

    In the middle of April, NASA researchers watching the images coming back from satellites began to notice something strange. Pretty, but strange. Huge …

  10. On Tangier Island, Documenting Rising Seas and a Devout Community

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:32:41 -0000

    “Been Here Stay Here” examines the complicated Chesapeake Bay dynamic when many residents don’t believe in man-made climate change. Tangier Island is disappearing. Its shoreline has been eroding for decades, but rising sea levels now threaten to submerge the Chesapeake Bay site completely. Some …

  11. The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:21 -0000

    Higher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases. The signs now are that the hantavirus is not the next pandemic. But …

  12. Green New Deal champion AOC absent as New York weakens climate law

    Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:00 -0000

    ALBANY, New York — As Gov. Kathy Hochul unravels a signature climate law, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has remained silent. Her reticence marks a stark change. Right after her first election win in 2018, the Congressmember joined protesters in the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call …

  13. This Year’s Beijing Auto Show Has a Lesson for Trump

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:10:03 -0000

    Fresh off the plane back, Kate Logan and Jeremy Wallace talk with Rob about their impressions on the state China’s EV market. The Beijing Auto Show is …

  14. Canada aims to double its electric grid by 2050 with clean energy and lower costs for users

    Thu, 14 May 2026 20:29:39 -0000

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a clean electricity strategy Thursday he says will help double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 and lower energy costs for the majority of Canadian households. Canada is facing major challenges, including tariffs imposed by the United States, higher …

  15. Gen Z Is Pioneering a New Understanding of Truth

    Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    The first generation to truly grow up online, Generation Z and their cohort live in a social media ecosystem that blends facts and feelings. It’s …

  16. Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily

    Thu, 14 May 2026 14:56:15 -0000

    President Donald Trump is stopping offshore wind projects in the United States, just as the industry was poised to grow significantly. Offshore wind energy has the potential to deliver large amounts of clean energy along U.S. coastlines. Three offshore wind farms are open in the United States and …

  17. Q&A: ‘We are spending more than the planet can give us. That is a road to nowhere’

    Fri, 15 May 2026 07:19:00 -0000

    Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action. André Hoffmann has …

  18. How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe

    Fri, 15 May 2026 08:47:47 -0000

    Political debates about the future of forests in Sweden and the EU are reaching an impasse. Producing more wood comes at the expense of nature and …

  19. Trump’s ‘weird war’ on wind power will jeopardize our energy future and cost Americans billions

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Picking the wildest fantasy promoted by President Trump as a basis for public policy is increasingly challenging — is it his yarn about schoolchildren being secretly abducted from their classrooms and given sex-changing operations? The notion that the vaccines given to children are like “a vat, …

  20. How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse

    Thu, 14 May 2026 11:16:06 -0000

    Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned. The price of …

  21. American innovators are rewriting cement’s recipe — and its rulebook

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    How do you clean up one of the world’s most essential building materials? ClearPath Action, a conservative clean energy nonprofit, is highlighting …

  22. Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

    Wed, 13 May 2026 12:02:57 -0000

    At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private …

  23. In the age of gerontocracy, a teen president is YA fantasy

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:45:04 -0000

    A new political thriller is mulling what would happen if the United States had a 17-year-old as president. The big picture: The premise is meant to …

  24. Restoring the Flow: A Milestone in the Revival of the Everglades

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:40:00 -0000

    Patterson Boulevard looks like a road to nowhere. In fact, it’s hardly a road at all, just two dirt tracks into the Florida swampland, hemmed in by …

  25. Ten times worse than benzene — California updates its science on two chemicals in everyday air

    Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:55 -0000

    Two toxic contaminants present in California’s ambient air appear to be much stronger carcinogens than previously known, state environmental health officials announced Thursday. The draft finding from the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment finds that acrolein and ethylene oxide …

  26. The US City on the Brink of Running Out of Water

    Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    "We’re running out of water." That blunt warning from Republican Congressman Michael Cloud, who represents Corpus Christi in the U.S. House, captures …

  27. Methane, federalism and Earth’s fragile moment: Va. must take legislative action on climate change

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:25:50 -0000

    Given the absence of national climate leadership in our current political environment, states and localities are more critical than ever in advancing …

  28. Utah just approved a data center twice the size of Manhattan that will consume more electricity than the entire state

    Thu, 14 May 2026 21:15:00 -0000

    Box Elder county commission in Utah has approved an enormous new data center that, upon completion, will be twice the size of Manhattan and consume …

  29. Instantly worth $7.7 billion — startup digging for limitless underground energy goes public

    Fri, 15 May 2026 06:40:00 -0000

    A major clean energy startup just got a significant vote of confidence from Wall Street.According to a report from the New York Times, Fervo Energy — …