Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:40:28 -0000

    Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards. BRUSSELS — More than 80 …

  2. Record-breaking heatwaves will persist for 1,000 years, study finds

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:07:00 -0000

    Reaching net zero carbon emissions will not bring quick relief from extreme heat. New research shows that once the world stops adding carbon dioxide, …

  3. Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

    Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that …

  4. The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:05:10 -0000

    About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as “the hobbit” thanks to its small …

  5. Compute Is the New Oil

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

    America and the Gulf must work together on artificial intelligence.

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    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:48:25 -0000

    Heavy tropical storms and torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods and landslides in several parts of South and Southeast Asia. The downpours, which began late last month, have ravaged Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. As climate change exacerbates natural disasters across …

  7. What lies beneath Greenland could change what we know about rising seas

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:42:20 -0000

    A new study led by researchers at the University of Ottawa provides a series of highly detailed 3D models of the Earth's temperature beneath …

  8. Ms. Global: 300 Schoolchildren Kidnapped in Nigeria, Italian Parliament Recognizes Femicide and More

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:58:38 -0000

    The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s …

  9. FIFA Peace Prize For Trump Draws Wide Criticism

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:54:30 -0000

    President Donald Trump received the first FIFA Peace Prize during the World Cup draw in Washington, a moment that quickly stirred global reactions. …

  10. Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills

    Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:40:34 -0000

    For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new …

  11. Alaska hits back at insurers accused of using ‘woke’ underwriting to reshape energy policy as ANWR reopens

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:41:54 -0000

    EXCLUSIVE: The state of Alaska sent warning letters Monday to four major insurance firms, saying their climate-related policies may violate state insurance and consumer-protection laws by creating an uneven playing field for energy projects. The news comes as Alaska’s congressional delegation led a …

  12. How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0000

    EUREKA, Calif., and ZHANGBEI COUNTY, China– Twenty miles off the misty northern coast of California, off of Humboldt Bay, there's a plan to build offshore wind turbines to power more than two million American homes. The marine terminal that will assemble the turbines was supposed to be shovel-ready …

  13. Heath officials issue warning as 'completely improbable' disease reported in Southwest US: 'It's a very big problem'

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

    Health officials in Arizona are sounding the alarm on how changing weather patterns are affecting the transmission of infectious diseases.What's …

  14. COP30 and South Asia

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:19:00 -0000

    Meera Gopal joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the outcomes of COP30 in Belém, Brazil and the implications for South Asia. In this episode of Beyond …

  15. Trump’s EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered “Safe” to Inhale

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:53:55 -0000

    The chemical industry finally got its wish. Industry lobbyists have long pushed the federal government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging …

  16. Trump’s Tiny Car Dream Has Big Problems

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:58:20 -0000

    Adorable as they are, Japanese kei cars don’t really fit into American driving culture. It’s easy to feel jaded about America’s car culture when you …

  17. 20 Plants That Look Similar To Hibiscus For A Low-Maintenance Tropical Vibe

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:10:00 -0000

    With their large, trumpet-shaped blooms and rich, bright colors, hibiscus flowers are a wonderful addition to any garden. However, these plants may …

  18. Warmer climate triggers pest infestations in Bangladesh, India tea estates

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:55:49 -0000

    The extended summers, delayed monsoons and shorter winters — collectively featuring a warmer climate — are triggering pest infestations across tea …

  19. Air New Zealand tests a new generation of electric planes

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:56:00 -0000

    Battery and hydrogen-powered aircraft are cleared for takeoff. Air New Zealand has cleared its runways to test both all-electric and hydrogen-powered planes. Although in its early stages, the four-month “intensive proving program” may help one day usher in a new era of sustainable flight. Aircraft …

  20. Photographers document people forced to leave home due to climate change

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:32:20 -0000

    In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to put faces to the environmental damage caused by rising global temperatures. Some 16 years later, the photographer-couple has followed up with “DISPLACED,” a portrait series examining the lives of those forced to move due …

  21. Six modifiable risk factors linked to almost half of cancer deaths

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:03:00 -0000

    When I worked on the latest Global Burden of Disease cancer study, a global project that tracks cancer patterns and deaths across countries, I found …

  22. New Worries at Chernobyl After IAEA Finds Radiation Shield Has 'Lost Primary Safety Functions'

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:09:39 -0000

    A protective shield built over the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is no longer capable of blocking radiation, the …

  23. Louvre Sinks to New Low After Flooding Damages Hundreds of Books

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:15:53 -0000

    It’s the latest disaster at the world’s most-visited museum. A major water leak in the Louvre’s Egyptology department has damaged about 400 rare …

  24. Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:36:51 -0000

    A new global atlas captures humanity’s entire built environment—from megacities to remote villages.

  25. Netflix's 'Train Dreams' is a deeply moving climate drama — sort of

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:03:10 -0000

    “Oh you’ve been on a fast train and it’s going off the rail / And you can’t come back, can’t come back again…” — Solomon Burke, “Fast Train”Joel …

  26. South Africa’s water, energy and food crisis: why fixing one means fixing them all

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:56:25 -0000

    South Africa faces serious water, energy and food problems. Drought, overuse and ageing infrastructure strain water supplies. Coal-fired electricity …

  27. Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:23:21 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of the …

  28. The World’s Tallest Geyser Usually Blasts Water Hundreds of Feet High. Now, It’s Gone Silent.

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:52:44 -0000

    Steamboat Geyser is the world’s tallest active geyser, and it used to be really active. For the past several years, the feature blasted steaming hot water hundreds of feet into the air above Yellowstone National Park, sometimes dozens of times annually. But the geyser hasn’t erupted in over 230 …

  29. Better Mousetraps for the Home: Innovation that Never Stops

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:51:36 -0000

    From rising costs to aging homes needing repairs to pressing safety issues, homeowners are dealing with more stress points than ever before. The good news? Today’s industry innovators are energized, imaginative, and determined to build a “better mousetrap” for nearly every problem we may face in our homes. Here are several creative reminders that even long-standing challenges in the home can be dramatically mitigated when innovators refuse to accept the status quo.

  30. I Grew and Harvested Root Vegetables Year-Round for Michelin-Starred Chefs – I Urge You to Do These 3 Things in Winter to Guarantee Yours Are Perfect

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:00 -0000

    Homegrown vegetables offer year-round delights; it needn’t stop when winter arrives. Even when the temperatures drop, winter root vegetables like …