Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Solar panel breakthrough could almost double the efficiency of today's panels

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:39:32 -0000

   Here's hoping the new approach trickles down to consumer panels someday. Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Researchers at the Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) have discovered a novel way to design solar panels that can dramatically increase their energy efficiency. …

2. A ‘geologic freak’ called the Smackover may end America’s lithium dependence on China, and Big Oil is already there

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:06:00 -0000

   Global lithium demand has jumped more than 400% just this decade, to over 1.5 million metric tons per year. By 2035, that demand could approach 4 …

3. Turkish villagers demand COP31 leaders see for themselves devastation caused by coal

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:03:36 -0000

   IKIZKOY, Turkey, Nov 8 - Local official Nejla Isik is among the villagers living beside a coal mine who demand that world leaders gathering in Turkey …

4. Stephen Miller Will Drag the GOP Further Into the Electoral Abyss

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:58:41 -0000

   After a bruising election in which voters across the nation repudiated Trumpism, the White House has decided that what’s needed is a bigger dose of …

5. In Memoriam: The Cybertruck

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   In a week of bad news for Elon Musk, Tesla has decided to end production of its sometimes-dangerous, always-stupid homage to its CEO’s folly. The …

6. As COP31 Antalya kicks off, can world move beyond big promises?

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:55:05 -0000

   Droughts, floods and extreme heat are upping the pressure on delegates at the UN climate talks in Antalya, Turkey. Can countries move beyond pledges …

7. When will winter weather arrive? November forecast has unusual answer

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:59 -0000

   Widespread chilly weather still seems a long way away despite what the calendar says. One of the warmest Novembers on record is expected in the U.S. Widespread chilly weather still seems a long way away despite what the calendar says, as the nation is forecast to see one of the warmest Novembers on …

8. It’s all about water at Science Week 2026

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   A jam-packed programme of events will take place across Louth as part of Science Week 2026 as the Louth Science Festival brings interactive science …

9. What midterm election blue wave rebuke of Trump means for renewable energy

   Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:24:38 -0000

   As recently as 2022, many leaders in corporate America and the investment community were singing the praises of ESG — environmental, social, …

10. 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 …

11. The Nations Blue Wave: Breaking Down Where U.S Politics Are Heading

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:50:16 -0000

    Amid the 2026 Midterm Election that delivered a major win for the Democratic Party, there was debate over whether a “Blue Wave” would be possible in …

12. North Pennines National Landscape prepares for climate change

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:16:55 -0000

    Climate change readiness and helping people access the countryside are among priorities in a five-year plan for a national landscape. The North Pennines National Landscape Management Plan 2026-31 has been adopted by the Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, County Durham and Northumberland …

13. Sudan war and climate change see parents struggle to feed their children

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:36:32 -0000

    War, poverty and climate change are all affecting Sudanese, with increasing cases of child malnutrition. Port Sudan, Sudan – After a two-and-a-half-hour journey from the village of al-Lalouba, Layla Ali arrived in Port Sudan to get help for her five-year-old son, Adam. His severe malnutrition had …

14. Nationals leader Matt Canavan supports Paris Agreement but says EU trade deal goes too far

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:35:27 -0000

    Nationals leader Matt Canavan says Australia should stay in the Paris Agreement, but has rejected backing a free trade deal with Europe he says will …

15. Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Completely Over-the-Top” Disaster Movie Is the Biggest Movie Streaming on Netflix – and Its Message Is Still Relevant 22 Years Later

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:45:00 -0000

    Disaster movies have always come with a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to the believability of the circumstances that generate their …

16. The Tide Could Be Turning on Global Climate Cooperation

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:14:54 -0000

    The U.S. midterms were not fought on climate policy, and the Democrats’ overwhelming win should not be read as a sign that the United States is on a clear path back to climate leadership. But there are good reasons to think the shift can still prove significant for global climate action. Over the …

17. Earth's rocks have a missing layer spanning up to a billion years. Scientists finally know what happened to it

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Imagine opening a history book and finding several chapters torn out. This was what geologists looking into the rock records of Earth’s past …

18. Burnham claims closer food and farming ties with EU will help cut cost of living

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:01:25 -0000

    The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Closer food and farming relations with the EU could help bring down the cost of living, Andy Burnham claimed, adding that a coming summit with the bloc …

19. ‘Brief burst of intense heat’ could give hard-to-recycle wind turbine blades a second life

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:02:39 -0000

    Europe risks becoming a dumping ground for hard-to-recycle wind turbine blades but new research has found a ‘hot’ solution Wind energy has been …

20. Permafrost Is Thawing From the Inside Out—and It’s Unleashing an Entirely New Kind of Landslide

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:57:12 -0000

    Wildfires from decades ago may be secretly melting the frozen ground from below, setting off a disastrous chain of events in the present. The largest northward-flowing river in North America, Canada’s Mackenzie River carries roughly 78 cubic miles of freshwater out of Great Slave Lake, winds through …

21. A fishing town in Alaska was thriving. Then something attacked

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:23:56 -0000

    Portlock, Alaska, was established in 1914 on the south coast of the most northwestern state of America. Fittingly enough for a town named after a …

22. 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 …

23. Future warming events will outdo the extreme heat waves of the recent past, new study finds

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:00:01 -0000

    The extreme heat waves we have seen over the last few years may only serve as a preview of what is to come as a result of climate change. A new study …

24. Environment minister lauds home battery subsidy scheme despite search for savings

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:47:15 -0000

    Environment Minister Murray Watt says he and all other ministers have been told to find savings in their portfolios, as pressure on the federal …

25. 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 …

26. 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 …

27. 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 …

28. Alabama Power spent more than $6 million on ads last year — and customers can be billed for half of them until 2029

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:30:00 -0000

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. …

29. The Waters Off California Are Unrecognizable

    Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:33:33 -0000

    El Niño is driving whole tropical ecosystems north. Up and down the West Coast, ichthyologists—professional fish nerds—can barely contain themselves. Whale sharks normally in the Sea of Cortez have been seen as far north as Malibu. Spotter planes have photographed giant manta rays flapping their way …

30. AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:01:00 -0000

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As United Nations climate talks kick off in Turkey on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres has an urgent message for …