Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:59:56 -0000

   For several decades, Iran has devoted substantial financial, institutional and political resources to military expansion. It has invested heavily in …

2. Why Trump covets Greenland

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:14 -0000

   Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, …

3. World’s First: Extreme Athletes "Death Dive" From 65-Foot Greenland Glacier (Video)

   Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:31:30 -0000

   A pair of extreme athletes has executed a “world’s first” – death diving (aka dødsing) off a staggering 65-foot glacier in the freezing wilds of …

4. WA gold project Warrawoona fined $118,000 over threatened bat

   Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:19:10 -0000

   A mid-tier gold project in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been hit with a record $118,000 fine for environmental breaches amounting to a …

5. 99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this Wednesday

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:23:58 -0000

   On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion people – will experience daylight or twilight simultaneously …

6. This startup is turning roofs of New York rent-stabilized buildings into an enormous, distributed power plant

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

   Fieldston Power helps apartment buildings install solar panels that they otherwise couldn’t afford—and helps lower electric bills for New Yorkers. At an aging seven-story apartment building in the South Bronx, the landlord recently faced an expensive problem: a leaking roof. The repairs were pricey …

7. Why oil prices could go up faster than when Iran war first broke out if renewed fighting lasts long

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:23:00 -0000

   Oil prices rose more than 7% to a two-week high after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over. Joseph Majkut, director of the Energy …

8. Can the United States Hold On?

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:06 -0000

   Our 250th birthday party seemed to me as divisive, troubled and angst-ridden as America itself. The evacuation of crowds from the Washington Mall because of extreme weather captured the moment: President Trump tries to defy and deny natural forces of climate change even as they shape our lives. …

9. Researchers tore down a Tesla and BYD battery to see which one's better

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:58:50 -0000

   The two companies have different approaches, but is one better? Over the past decade, electric vehicle batteries have changed faster than pretty much …

10. Solar-mad Germans turn to battery storage to shield themselves against fossil fuel price shocks

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:42 -0000

    “Consumers have recognised how useful and profitable batteries are, especially in combination with solar systems, heat pumps and EVs.” German …

11. Electric Vehicles Are a Defense Technology

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:07:04 -0000

    Two former defense officials argue that Rivian may be as important to America’s national security as SpaceX. For years, policymakers have debated …

12. The Australian tree reshaping the world's wildfires

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:13:00 -0000

    As Europe experiences another summer of extreme heat and wildfire warnings, one tree imported from Australia is coming under renewed scrutiny across …

13. More countries move to tighten borders as U.S. cracks down on immigration

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:24:30 -0000

    Deportations are ramping up in countries beyond the U.S. as right-wing movements grow and issues from war and persecution to climate change drive up migration. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports.July 8, 2026

14. Barcelona sets new heat record of 40.5C, weather agencies say

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:48:47 -0000

    Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves. Barcelona …

15. Sunrun wants to pay you to turn your home into an AI data center

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:27:36 -0000

    Sunrun wants to turn thousands of solar-powered homes into a giant distributed AI data center – and pay homeowners to help power the AI boom. The residential solar and storage company today launched a pilot program that installs AI compute nodes – that’s a server in a distributed system like the one …

16. What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:10 -0000

    The military conflict in Iran led to higher gasoline prices in the United States and around the world. In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in …

17. Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:30:00 -0000

    Kilometers below the ocean’s surface, Earth’s seafloors are on the move. Across a massive network of underwater mountain chains known as mid-ocean …

18. The world is seeing a record-breaking marine heatwave – and its about to get worse

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:05:50 -0000

    The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years. Right now, the average sea surface …

19. ‘They’re not freak occurrences’: Farmers grapple with protecting crops as heat waves and extreme weather become more frequent

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:37 -0000

    Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her …

20. Experts slash hurricane forecast—here's what it means for Texas

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:07:56 -0000

    A strengthening El Niño is driving a major hurricane forecast downgrade. Houston received some welcome news ahead of the peak of hurricane …

21. In Massachusetts, the season's first blueberries help scientist track climate change

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:52:07 -0000

    The nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Climate change shows up in unexpected places, like blueberries. Weather observers in Massachusetts have been …

22. Mamdani’s AC warning revealed that NY’s power grid is in big trouble — and it’s a problem he helped cause

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    As temperatures hit 100 degrees last week, New York City’s unconventional mayor did something pretty conventional: He urged people to use less …

23. Thousands forced to flee as wildfires scorch Southern Europe

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:32:01 -0000

    Record wildfires are raging across much of Southern Europe, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and leaving tourists caught in the middle.

24. Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator to Resign

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:37:38 -0000

    Aaron Szabo will step down as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office this month, he told employees, after overseeing rollbacks of a range of pollution limits. The top air pollution regulator at the Environmental Protection Agency told employees on Tuesday that he is leaving the …

25. How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Maersk and IKEA are among the members of a growing coalition of companies building industry confidence for the shift. Momentum is building behind a …

26. Our Food System Depends on Domesticated Bees. Can They Survive Industrial Agriculture?

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:56 -0000

    When we think about the workers that keep California’s agriculture afloat, we rarely think about the bees that fertilize our crops. In places like …

27. World's 20 Most Heat-Risk Cities: From Bhopal To Nagpur, India’s 5 In Oxford’s Chilling Climate Report

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:52:44 -0000

    95% of extreme heat-risk cities are in the Global South and the Sub-Sahara, with India, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Ghana representing the most cities, with Iraq's Al Basrah at the highest risk of urban heat, followed by Ahmedabad. We are at the melting point quite literally with global heat surging to …

28. Meat Giant JBS Pulls Back From 2040 Net-Zero Emissions Goal

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:09:35 -0000

    JBS NV, the world’s largest meatpacker, is stepping back from a 2040 net-zero emissions goal, dropping targets for the indirect emissions that make …

29. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Secretive System That Undermines Climate Action

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:44:41 -0000

    An international arbitration system allows corporations to demand big payouts. Governments have been forced to hand over billions.What if companies …

30. Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:27 -0000

    Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists (Maria)The author writes, “Much of the US just sweltered through the July 4 holiday …