Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. This El Niño Will Be Unlike Any in the Past Eight Decades

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Die-offs and floods have started already, a prelude to supercharged storms and droughts. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, along the equator, scientists have drawn a box. It’s a big box, two-thirds the size of China, yet hardly anyone lives inside it. This rectangular swath of open ocean is …

  2. Online Army Draws Attention To Elon Musk And The Nepal Flood Disaster

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:43:53 -0000

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work at the "DOGE" budget-cutting office is in the news again, following the devastating flood in Nepal last week. The post …

  3. The Old Farmer’s Almanac winter forecast is out. Here’s what to know about the coming season

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:10:09 -0000

    This winter is looking mild for most of the U.S., according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac’s new winter forecast. Temperatures should be around average …

  4. JONATHAN TURLEY: University of Pennsylvania professor calls for litmus test for all Democratic candidates

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:44:25 -0000

    University of Pennsylvania professor Michael Mann is the vice provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action and has pushed candidates to commit to major environmental reforms. Notably, he seemed to pivot in an interview with Peter Dominick on a podcast last week, calling for all Democratic …

  5. Democrats: Make Peace With Becoming a Little Radical

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    If the party wants to win elections and defeat Trumpism for good, they’ll all have to get out of their comfort zone. As I said a few weeks ago, I …

  6. West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Adam Kalkstein compared the administration’s order to trying to teach the law without mentioning the Constitution. This story was originally published …

  7. Politicians Loved Data Centers. Now They’re Running Away From Them. (w/ Nathaniel Rich)

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:36:22 -0000

    Tim Miller talks with author and Tulane professor Nathaniel Rich about climate change, the growing backlash to data centers, their security and …

  8. Miami Is Sinking Into The Ocean

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:59:00 -0000

    The Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change shows that many East Coast cities are sinking into the Atlantic. None has a bigger problem than Miami. …

  9. "There should be a Pillar 3 in AUKUS: Polar Security"

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:15:00 -0000

    Australia is struggling to back up its claim to 42 percent of Antarctica CANBERRA — Antarctica is no longer a remote zone insulated from geopolitics. In her latest report, Australian Strategic Policy Institute senior fellow Elizabeth Buchanan argues that resource insecurity, strategic competition and …

  10. ‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:48:13 -0000

    Mark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, his face drawn tight, as he announced that talks with Canada's biggest trading partner had …

  11. The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People are increasingly freaked out about other issues’

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:49:16 -0000

    Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke …

  12. Europe’s scorching summer has ‘charged’ the Mediterranean Sea. What weather will September bring?

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:25 -0000

    Weather forecasters have warned that parts of Europe will be entering “flash-flood season” following a blistering summer. Europe’s blistering summer …

  13. Sea-level rise, fuel shortages and missile tests top the agenda as Albanese heads to Palau for Pacific talks

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:17:21 -0000

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Palau’s capital Koror this week for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, and regional security is expected to top …

  14. Giant Sinkhole Opens in Florida Forest

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:05:23 -0000

    Somewhere between the whisper of longleaf pines and the steady hum of cicadas, the ground gives way and a circle of vanishes. The scene feels …

  15. Before and after satellite photos capture destruction left by flash flood in Nepal

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:58:57 -0000

    Nepal halted rescue work in the flood-hit Trishuli valley on Friday (August 28) after a lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border began to …

  16. Nepal's foreign minister calls for global climate change crackdown as flooding death toll rises

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:36:00 -0000

    Nepal's foreign minister Shisir Khanal blamed the catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 675 on rising temperatures and called for a global …

  17. Nepal-China flood disaster: What’s the latest toll, how many are missing?

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:24:46 -0000

    More than 3,000 people remain missing days after the devastating floods triggered a collapsed glacier near China-Nepal border. The death toll from devastating floods near the border between Nepal and China has risen to nearly 800, with thousands missing following Wednesday’s disaster. Rescue efforts …

  18. Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:02:08 -0000

    More than 6,000 liters are produced daily by thousands of climbers and guides, according to a study. Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Nepal and China, is in transition. Study after study shows that it’s melting. With record numbers of climbers hoping to summit its peak, the mountain …

  19. Gray Whales Are Suffering Through a “Catastrophic Mortality Event” on the Pacific Coast

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:21:54 -0000

    Environmental groups plan to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect the ocean giants whose numbers have nearly halved in 10 years.

  20. Map Shows US States Facing ‘Record’ Snow This Winter

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:01:00 -0000

    Just two weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association updated its prediction for the El Niño, which continues to strengthen and now …

  21. When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:57:04 -0000

    The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely began with falling ice and rock …

  22. 'Unbearable' heat in uncooled Alabama prisons | Alabama Reflector

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:01:23 -0000

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

  23. Toyota files patent that looks to solve one of the biggest issues facing a solar-powered EV

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:13:35 -0000

    A patent has been filed by Toyota, that could be a game-changer when it comes to one problem facing a solar-powered EV. We’ve been hearing more and …

  24. Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:52:41 -0000

    DHADING, Nepal — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a …

  25. Fears of more flooding in Nepal, 100 Americans among the missing as rescue efforts step up

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:29:28 -0000

    Nepal’s flood alert system said Sunday that heavy rainfall in some areas meant water levels were expected to rise, prompting fresh warnings for people living along waterways. KATHMANDU, Nepal — Authorities in Nepal have warned of the risk of further flooding after heavy rainfall, as China sheds …

  26. Nepal flood exposes risks from melting glaciers and thawing permafrost as Himalayas warm

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:44:15 -0000

    The mud tsunami in Nepal has brought the risk from the warming climate to mountain communities into sharp focus. Thousands of people are still …

  27. These men had a hellish escape from Nepal’s flooded hydro tunnels. They were the lucky ones

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:31:24 -0000

    As water, concrete and debris stormed through the darkness, almost sweeping him off his feet, Ram Chandra tightly gripped onto one of the rungs studded into the roof of the tunnel he was working in on the banks of Nepal’s Trishuli river. His quick reaction likely saved his life. He and the small …

  28. India steps up monitoring after Nepal disaster – but what are ‘hanging glaciers’ and should we be worried?

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:47:36 -0000

    India has stepped up monitoring of its Himalayan glaciers in the days since a deadly flood struck neighbouring Nepal, as scientists warn that a …

  29. Michael Hill Tightens Climate Governance in First Year of AASB S2 Reporting

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:53:10 -0000

    An announcement from Michael Hill International Ltd. ( ($AU:MHJ) ) is now available. Michael Hill International has released its FY26 Sustainabilit...

  30. Number of missing Australians in Nepal rises, as China links disaster to climate change

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:21:33 -0000

    In brief Australians have raised millions for Nepal relief as survivors face desperate conditions. • China says global warming contributed to the glacier …