Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Former WHO chief Mike Ryan says climate ‘is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse’

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    Former World Health Organisation chief Mike Ryan has said the climate crisis is “the fifth horseman of the apocalypse.” Speaking at a Dóchas event in …

  2. This grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields – if more Americans eat it

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start …

  3. Sand deficit: Coastal erosion is so bad in California that the residents of this mostly Republican city may tax themselves to restore the beach

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:35:09 -0000

    For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves …

  4. Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:54:01 -0000

    HILO, Hawaii — Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California …

  5. Environmental Threats Loom Large In The Himalayan Region - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:59:12 -0000

    Key Takeaways: After an Aug. 26 glacial-melt flood on the Tibet–Nepal border that Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah called a “Himalayan tsunami” (article: …

  6. ‘Love letter’: California AG takes aim at Trump’s links to Big Oil

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Democrat Rob Bonta is preparing to fight the president’s rollback of a regulatory keystone on climate. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is angling for a high-profile legal fight with the president that he says could derail the administration’s sweeping effort to gut climate regulations. The …

  7. Hurricane season is broken. Two oceans are historically out of whack

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:05:14 -0000

    El Nino is just one reason for a wildly uneven hurricane season. The Atlantic is historically quiet, while the Pacific is a parade of powerful storms. The 2026 hurricane season has been remarkable, from the potentially record-breaking calm in the Atlantic Ocean to the hyperactive eastern and central …

  8. The Worst Possible Way to End the Trump Era

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    A recent survey found a little too much affection for an extremely unconstitutional way to oust the president. One of my many cataloged memories of …

  9. Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico as coastal storm grips Northeast, New England

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:59:56 -0000

    With the former Category 5 hurricane on track to strike Baja California on Monday, its moisture will fuel widespread, beneficial rains while also …

  10. Nor'easter lashes US with punishing rain and wind

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:18:24 -0000

    The violent weather system hit cities including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, killing at least one person and knocking out power for as many as …

  11. Planet China

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    From electric vehicle exports to massive overseas infrastructure projects, China is having a big—and contradictory—environmental impact …

  12. ‘A gold mine’: How old EV batteries could help prevent Europe from wasting solar and wind energy

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:58:50 -0000

    Repurposing retired EV batteries could lower Europeans’ energy bills and prevent wind and solar farms from being switched off. Retired electric …

  13. Bill Gates says AI without regulation is ‘completely irresponsible’

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:34:42 -0000

    The billionaire cofounder of Microsoft says without restrictions, AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’. Not requiring AI to have safeguards and be subject to outside monitoring is “completely irresponsible” and could lead to global harm to humanity, said tech mogul Bill Gates, in a series of media …

  14. This weather threat costs us billions. And it’s about to get worse.

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are chasing hail to understand what’s happening to these dangerous projectiles. This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk Collaboration. At a specialized cold lab in Boulder, Colorado, where indoor temperatures hover around …

  15. The herring fishery that took 400 years to rebound—and what it teaches us today

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:08 -0000

    From the 13th to the 16th century, herring from the Sound—the strait in the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden—was one of northern Europe's most …

  16. AI could be used to kill 1 billion people, Bill Gates warns — as he calls for restrictions

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:49:06 -0000

    Tech billionaire Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence had the potential to kill a billion people in the wrong hands — as he joined the call to put safety restrictions on the technology. The Microsoft co-founder called for greater government oversight on AI during a talk with NBC’s “Meet …

  17. How an American teacher’s $5,000 donation helped turn a Chinese desert into a lush, green forest

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Ronald Sakolsky couldn’t believe his eyes when he visited China’s Mu Us Desert for the first time in 26 years. “Seeing it with my own eyes, that was the biggest surprise,” he said. HONG KONG — Ronald Sakolsky never thought his money would go this far. What was once a vast, dry desert in northern …

  18. Terrifying Super El Nino simulation shows just how dangerous the 'Godzilla' weather phenomenon is

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:45:00 -0000

    A chilling new simulation is laying bare exactly how dangerous the 2026 'Godzilla' El Niño could become, as forecasters warn it might turn out to be …

  19. 'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic is like nothing else we've ever seen on Earth

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:57:17 -0000

    The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the …

  20. Cheer this latest strike against NY pols’ climate posturing

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:07:02 -0000

    Judicial rulings against New York’s bogus Climate Superfund law marks yet another well-deserved blow to politicians’ global-warming posturing. The …

  21. Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required …

  22. 'It's extremely controversial': The bizarre, once-shunned idea that could finally cool our heating planet

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:39:03 -0000

    Human life is facing one of the biggest challenges in its history. Rampant climate change, driven by industrial activity, threatens our entire …

  23. Trump says he ended Biden electric vehicle rule, updated fuel economy standards

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:04:42 -0000

    President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden …

  24. Trump rejects combining US-China AI efforts

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:39:18 -0000

    The US president said the country should not cooperate with China on the technology despite growing concerns. United States President Donald Trump has said the country will not be heeding growing calls to regulate the development of artificial intelligence. On Saturday, as he departed the White …

  25. Smoke ecology studies what can be done to prevent harms from wildfire smoke

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:43:45 -0000

    A new field of study called "smoke ecology" strives to understand the smoke blowing off wildfires, and whether anything can be done to protect the …

  26. Trump TV's intentional brainrot

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:45:24 -0000

    Despite everything, I sometimes find it hard not to sympathize with Donald Trump. Like Trump, I also chose to make the site of a future climate catastrophe my permanent home. Like Trump, I live in a home more than a century old and spend each day disgusted with the handiwork of the previous …

  27. The Pacific Is a Mess of Hurricanes

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:37:35 -0000

    Hawaii is on its third close call this season. If you could look down at the Pacific Ocean right now, you’d see three hurricanes spinning in a row, between 15 and 20 degrees north. Furthest east is Polo, an unusually strong hurricane that has been churning off the southern coast of Mexico for nearly …

  28. Monster storms slam US east coast

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:58:00 -0000

    A massive, unseasonably early nor'easter is slamming the coastal northeast of the US. From New York to Boston, tens of millions of people are bracing for high winds, heavy rains and dangerous coastal waves.

  29. Scientists Blasted Water With Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than Sunlight. It Still Didn't Evaporate Faster.

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    One of science's defining aspects is that its findings and ideas are open to empirical debate. But with plate tectonics and feathered dinosaurs firmly …

  30. States test climate tools as Paris goal slips

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:15:06 -0000

    States still have powerful energy and technology tools to cut emissions, but the path is getting harder as the Trump administration retreats from …