Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump Is Pretending to Create Jobs in Key Midterm States

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Will voters in Iowa and Alaska fall for his fake steel mill and gas pipeline? The political ascent of Donald Trump has forced me to adjust upward my …

2. Solar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracks

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:21 -0000

   Solar farms in desert areas could reduce dust pollution in cities downwind, according to a new Chinese study. The findings reveal unexpected …

3. Tom Cruise skewers the oil industry

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:02:41 -0000

   I went to see “Digger.” It was weird! The first note I jotted down while watching “Digger” on the big screen this weekend: “This is so over the top, …

4. The two-metre question that could wipe out a population

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:06 -0000

   IN BRIEF World leaders will spend a day on Tuvalu's main atoll as part of the pre-COP31 summit. • The summit has drawn criticism on several fronts, …

5. Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?

   Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   Federal forecasters say this year the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. It's already being called "Super El Niño" and even "Godzilla El Niño." El Niño is a natural climate pattern that has far-reaching impacts across the planet, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of …

6. As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:06:44 -0000

   In the humid tropics of Southeast Asia, afternoon thunderstorms roll through almost every day. Daytime heat causes towering, fluffy cumulonimbus …

7. A storm may be brewing in the Gulf

   Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:22:40 -0000

   And in the Pacific, Super Typhoon Choi-wan is the planet’s eighth Category 5, as another potential powerhouse, Koguma, begins organizing. After a …

8. Indonesia threatens prison time for unauthorized downloads of forest data

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:59:01 -0000

   Indonesia’s government is imposing new restrictions on access to geospatial data, raising concerns among researchers and activists that it will …

9. Pathetic Republicans “Trans”-ition to Their Vile Closing Argument

   Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   A month out, the GOP is all in on playing the anti-trans card. Here’s how the Democrats need to answer it. Well, we’ve entered that time-honored phase …

10. Commercial Gas Kitchens Expose Workers to a ‘Soup of Pollution,’ High Heat

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    A new study from Bay Area researchers found that gas-powered kitchens can expose workers to dangerous levels of indoor air pollution and heat, while …

11. Why Carney Could Win the Nobel Peace Prize - Macleans.ca

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:29:43 -0000

    When the Nobel Committee announces the winner of the 2026 Peace Prize later this week, it will choose from 287 candidates, including 79 …

12. This city is on track to run out of water by 2030. For many residents, that day is already here

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:27:06 -0000

    Shazia knows what life will be like in a major city that’s run out of water because she’s already living that reality — and it’s unbearable. The …

13. The Mesmerizing A Statement Hits Like a Brick to the Head

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:07 -0000

    Tom McCarthy’s A Statement isn’t a hard film to describe, but it is a hard film to describe effectively. Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the …

14. Four Years After Dobbs, Abortion Is Back on the Ballot in a Big Way

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Four states are considering ballot initiatives related to reproductive rights this year, elevating the stakes of an already critical election. Four …

15. A First Ride With Lightfoot, a Solar-Powered Scooter

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Otherlab’s Lightfoot looks like a box on wheels, but this head-turning urban scooter is designed to go farther thanks to the power of the sun. I …

16. Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A new Supreme Court term began Monday with arguments in a blockbuster case about the reach of state power. Boulder, Colo., is suing two big energy companies, arguing they deceived people about the harms of fossil fuels and contributed to disasters that cost Boulder a lot of time and money. The …

17. It’s Time to Bring Back Congress’s Nerd Squad

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Congress once had an office for making sense of new technologies. It may be time to revive it in the age of AI. In the autumn of 2001, a new national …

18. Why the world's powers are converging on this remote corner of the globe

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:04:32 -0000

    in brief A warming Arctic is offering new opportunities and challenges for the world's great powers. • The US is attempting to catch up as Russia and …

19. How much is the European trade deal at risk over NZ’s climate commitments?

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:50:07 -0000

    New Zealand has long traded on its reputation as a forward-thinking, environmentally and socially responsible international partner. A case now …

20. Supreme Court reconvenes to new wave of Trump cases

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:15:00 -0000

    The Supreme Court formally begins a new term, taking on a wave of appeals from President Donald Trump along with major cases on guns, religious …

21. The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Trees are usually seen as climate heroes. But across the Plains states, "woody encroachment" is crowding out the prairie. This story was produced by …

22. New US Supreme Court Cases Could Reshape American Life

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:30:36 -0000

    New US Supreme Court Cases Could Reshape American Life

23. Southeast Asia's haze crisis: Have lessons been learned?

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:50:11 -0000

    Eleven years after catastrophic fires prompted promises of tougher action, Southeast Asia is again choking on transboundary haze, raising questions …

24. Some of Prop 40’s biggest backers say it’s ‘problematic’ — but deserves voters’ support anyway

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Two top California Democrats — Rep. Ro Khanna and billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer — have different approaches on the importance of passing …

25. These Candidates Don’t Talk to Working People—They Are Working People

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Several actual union members are running for Congress as Democrats. Can they win? And just as important, can they make the party do more than pay lip …

26. As Deforestation Surges, Indonesia Hinders Access to Forest Data

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:02:11 -0000

    Indonesia is obstructing access to government data on the state of its forests. The new restrictions come as the country witnesses a surge in …

27. How organizations can publish knowledge that AI can use responsibly

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:47:19 -0000

    In a recent pilot connecting an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to Uruguay’s public energy data, the system attributed a data change partly to …

28. These are the 10 Largest Wildfires in 2026 So far

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:56:10 -0000

    Wildfire season typically lasts from May through November in the United States, and as the end of the season approaches, it is becoming clear that …

29. NYC ‘Heat Season’ is Here, With Some Changes

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:27:19 -0000

    Starting Oct 1, landlords are required to turn the heat on when the temperature drops below a certain threshold. Here’s what you need to know, …

30. How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:55 -0000

    In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change. Like corn in Iowa and cattle in Oklahoma, fish are always a hot topic in Alaska. This year, they could help …