Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. U.S. Announces Colorado River Cuts for 3 States Amid Drought

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:25:52 -0000

   Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture. Federal officials on Friday sharply cut how much water Arizona, California and Nevada can draw from the Colorado River over the next two years in an attempt to …

2. Hands On: Stories that build change

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:59:47 -0000

   Communities across the globe are responding to environmental pressures like climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution with local knowledge and …

3. Five Outrageous Things Trump’s New Attorney General Has Already Done

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:29:20 -0000

   It didn’t take Todd Blanche long to take a wrecking ball to long-standing Department of Justice principles. In just his first week in office, Todd …

4. El Niño could be 'strongest in living memory'. When will Europe feel its wrath?

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:20 -0000

   Experts warn that 2027 could be the hottest year on record globally, as a powerful El Niño clashes with human-caused climate change. The El Niño event …

5. ‘The Sun was dark and its darkness lasted for 18 months’ – what we can learn from worst volcanic eruptions in history

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:32:45 -0000

   Europe was plunged into darkness and suffered from intense crop failures and famines in the years AD536 and AD1258, after massive volcanic …

6. This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:28:32 -0000

   Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific. Such an event would have serious knock-on effects for …

7. El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:12:07 -0000

   Met Office predicts ‘unprecedented’ sea surface temperature rise of 3C (5.4F) plus will heighten extreme weather risks. The impact of this year’s El Nino event is expected to be the most intense in more than a century, United Kingdom forecasters have warned. The effect of the event will drive the …

8. Will the Supreme Court Reject Police Militarization?

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The LAPD wrecked a business owner’s shop while chasing a fugitive, and the city is refusing to compensate him. The next stop could be the Roberts …

9. How to See Pacific Salmon Make Their Epic Annual Migration

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   SalmonCam livestreams and national parks offer a front row seat to watch as millions of salmon leap upstream—avoiding the bears hoping to catch them midair. Every year, millions of salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to their natal rivers and streams in one of North America's most remarkable …

10. The Only Truth About Trump’s America Is That Everything Is a Lie

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:24:01 -0000

    Our government is braindead. If they get their way, we’re next. As bad as you think things are, they’re worse. How do I know? I mean, besides that I am …

11. Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:05:33 -0000

    HAUTVILLERS, France (AP) — Champagne producers are racing to pick their grapes as the region’s earliest harvest on record gets underway, after extreme heat and drought accelerated ripening, leaving growers a narrow window to preserve the quality of the region’s world-famous sparkling wine. On the …

12. Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is causing more extreme heat in Europe, contributing to the major heatwaves experienced there so far this year. …

13. What Is Nuclear Energy, and Why Is It Making a Comeback?

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Energy security concerns augmented by recent years of war in Ukraine and the Middle East have fueled a global resurgence of nuclear energy. In Asia, …

14. Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:50:08 -0000

    In rural Kurdistan, locally managed solar power is keeping villages running and opening new possibilities for farming and livelihoods. For years, the day in Kulak ended when the generator powered down. Like thousands of villages across Iraq, this small farming community in the semi-autonomous …

15. Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:05:20 -0000

    Sea ice has been disappearing from East Greenland, allowing giant whales to take advantage and move into previously inaccessible areas. That is the conclusion of a decades-long study that has recorded - and filmed - hundreds of the world's biggest whales including humpbacks, minke and fin whales, …

16. MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:11:16 -0000

    NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump’s promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday. The letter, signed by at …

17. El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:33:21 -0000

    The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned. The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of extreme weather. Added to the effects of human-induced climate …

18. What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:28:01 -0000

    This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far. It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office …

19. Companies Are Bracing Themselves For El Niño’s Ripple Effects

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:14:56 -0000

    The warnings from meteorologists have been growing slowly but steadily in recent months: the most severe El Niño on record may be coming soon. Record-breaking temperatures and a slew of extreme weather events are likely to follow. For companies and investors, alarm bells are already sounding. …

20. Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health'

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:53:16 -0000

    Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Williams, Behavioural Scientist, WHO Consultant, Lecturer in psychology and a public health researcher at Swansea University. What concerns Dr. Williams most is that the health consequences of extreme heat, particularly for older adults, are emerging …

21. In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works. The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than ever before …

22. Why Australia's weather is seeing a soaking while a record El Niño is forming

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:19:00 -0000

    El Niño is synonymous with drought in Australia, but another rainband is lining up to soak the nation this week. This follows multiple widespread …

23. Sean Duffy’s Travel Show Is An Ethical Nightmare

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:29:59 -0000

    It’s also really boring. The second episode of The Great American Road Trip, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recently released vanity project …

24. Wildfires Have Burned 7.5 Million Acres, which Is A Record

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:05 -0000

    More from ClimateCrisis 247 Global Food Supply Hits “Perfect Storm” • Gas Price Threat Is Good For Environment • Wildfires Causing Large Explosions • 50,000 …

25. Wait, Are Dems Ahead in ... Arkansas?

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:24:00 -0000

    Read about a wild poll showing Tom Cotton trailing Hallie Shoffner, Xavier Becerra’s senior slump of a campaign in California, and more ... You’re …

26. Livestock Heat Deaths in Transit Doubled in UK's Record-hot Summer of 2025

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Nearly 6,600 animals – mostly chickens – died in transport over 3 months, government data shows This article originally appeared on Carbon Brief. Twice …

27. Marmolada, shrinking ice and weaker permafrost: 'Dolomites under strain'

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:24:47 -0000

    Marmolada glacier in retreat, permafrost deteriorating and high-altitude water dwindling: Legambiente warns of a crisis in the Venetian …

28. Albania's tourism paradox

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:03:00 -0000

    Albania wants to turn its natural beauty into an economic engine. But environmentalists warn that this development may destroy the very thing tourists came to see.

29. One ship paid $4 million to skip the Panama Canal line. Here’s why that matters for your wallet

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:29 -0000

    In early August, dozens of vessels were waiting for their turn in the Panama Canal. Some had been stuck for more than a week. One chemical tanker has been there over a month. Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either …

30. Transforming Britain’s Old Coalfields Into Clean Energy Sources

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:31 -0000

    In the town of Gateshead in North East England, coal mining runs thick in the blood. Up to the final coup de grâce delivered by Margaret Thatcher’s …