Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:32:50 -0000

    Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout. MEMPHIS, Tennessee — When Justin Pearson sits at his desk, he looks at a polluted orange sky. It’s the backdrop of a haunting …

  2. French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:51:27 -0000

    France’s vast wildfire near Bordeaux, which scorched an area four times the size of Paris and forced 224,000 people to evacuate, remained contained …

  3. ‘Move immediately’: South Korea issues urgent heat warnings as country bakes in highest temperatures ever recorded

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:12:44 -0000

    South Korea issued a severe heatwave warning as it recorded its highest ever temperature of 42.5C on Sunday, prompting the government to activate an …

  4. Wildfires will only get worse until the U.S. stops ignoring the climate crisis

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    President Trump argued last month that Canada should pay damages — or face additional tariffs — for the wildfire smoke recently “poisoning” American air, and claimed that he strong-armed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the World Cup final in New Jersey, telling Carney he needed to stop …

  5. Germany: As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:44:00 -0000

    Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change …

  6. This mysterious 8000km 'wall' stretches across Africa – but it isn't what most people think…

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:34:51 -0000

    From the windswept Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of the Red Sea in Djibouti, the Great Green Wall initiative stretches for almost 8,000km …

  7. Wildfires rage across Europe as firefighters battle blazes strengthened by gale-force winds

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:49:37 -0000

    Europe’s wildfire crisis fractured along starkly different fronts Sunday: gale-force winds drove flames deeper into the Athens region and forced …

  8. South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:34:35 -0000

    Scientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent. South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since national weather records began more than a century ago, as an intense heatwave grips the country, the latest in a year of climate extremes that have …

  9. A Floating Wind Farm In Portugal Is Having A Surprising Impact On Underwater Habitats

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:44:22 -0000

    According to a UN report, approximately one million species are en route to extinction within decades. For underwater life, in particular, it's out …

  10. Climate change is forcing my Xbox console into summer hibernation

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:06:10 -0000

    In the UK, Summer used to mean a few fleeting days of mild sunshine, scoffing a melted choc ice in my Nan's backyard and still needing to put a …

  11. Super El Nino Map Shows States Bracing for ‘Significant Snow’ This Winter

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:02:11 -0000

    Much of the world is preparing to face El Nino, which is forecast to strengthen over the course of the second half of 2026 into a Super El Nino. “The …

  12. Geology Says There Was a Period When It Rained Continuously on Earth for Approximately Two Million Years and Life Not Only Survived – It Thrived

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:45:00 -0000

    Imagine waking up every single day to the sound of rain, not just for a week or a season, but for longer than human beings have even existed as a …

  13. Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:36:04 -0000

    Jeroen Wouda and Dirk Boom walk slowly along a Dutch dike, prodding at the bone dry surface with metal rods and scanning the parched grass for …

  14. Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:35:43 -0000

    Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern …

  15. Taking Greenland won't fix the US's problems in the Arctic, experts say

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:17:01 -0000

    President Donald Trump's repeated calls to acquire Greenland, reiterated most recently at a NATO summit last month in Turkey, have thrust the Arctic into the global political spotlight. The bigger challenge, they say, isn't acquiring more Arctic territory. It's that the US has spent decades …

  16. 16 U.S. Rivers at Risk of Permanently Drying Up

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:57:00 -0000

    Imagine waking up one morning to find your favorite riverbed a stretch of cracked earth, with nothing but memories flowing where water once ran. This …

  17. China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    More EVs reaching the end of their life means more batteries to recycle. But waste management companies have yet to catch up to the new reality. After …

  18. Western U.S. heat wave brings record temps to Phoenix, wildfire evacuations in Spokane

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:38:08 -0000

    Yet another heat wave scorched the Western United States on Saturday, bringing extreme heat warnings to Southern California and record temperatures in the Southwest and Montana. Wildfires erupted in the Pacific Northwest as the region faced an exceptionally rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” …

  19. Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:58:23 -0000

    Europe's wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its most dangerous front shifted to Greece, where gale-force winds …

  20. Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:03 -0000

    The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers. Republicans in Washington are taking steps to roll back federal workplace heat protections as summer temperatures surge. The Trump administration is …

  21. France’s largest peacetime evacuation ends — with new fires erupting elsewhere

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:49:39 -0000

    Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what …

  22. Wildfires and Extreme Heat Rage Across the West

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:30:59 -0000

    Wildfires rip across the West against the backdrop of dangerous, life-threatening heat. Parts of eight states face significant fire dangers including areas in Washington and Oregon. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY.

  23. Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:51:46 -0000

    Italy is putting nearly all of its major cities on the highest "red" alert for high temperatures, as a new heatwave grips the country. Health officials say 19 cities from north to south - including the capital Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples - are already at red alert, and by Monday all but two …

  24. Trump’s EPA Found a Sneaky New Way to Make Our Air More Polluted

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Recently, millions of Americans have faced orange skies and air-quality alerts. The struggles many people had with the smoke are a sad reminder of …

  25. Trump Administration Proposes To Shut Down National Center For Atmospheric Research

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:20:04 -0000

    Boulder, Colorado – The Trump administration has unveiled plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone of global …

  26. US proposes cuts to Colorado River use for Arizona, California and Nevada

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:26:26 -0000

    The proposal comes as the river faces a historic water shortage, with reservoirs dropping to levels not seen since 1957. Three western states in the United States would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway. On Friday, the …

  27. Solar car parks could cut electricity bills by €32,00 a year. Why is Europe so resistant?

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:37 -0000

    Solar car parks are popping up across Europe, but not every country seems to think they’re a smart investment. Europe’s car parks could be turned into …

  28. On the front line of Europe's battle against wildfires

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:57:52 -0000

    French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home. But Europe's climate-fueled wildfire season is …

  29. Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:21:15 -0000

    BUDAPEST, Hungary— As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a …