Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Climate change is slowing Earth's spin and making the days longer, NASA-funded study shows

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:43:14 -0000

    NASA-funded study says melting ice and depleting groundwater is causing a shift in mass that's slowing Earth's spin and making days longer Ever feel …

  2. The Jewish Case for Electing Abdul El-Sayed

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The security of Jewish Americans depends on the constitutional order—and the defeat of the MAGA movement that threatens to destroy it. Jews in …

  3. A new report just busted another myth about heat pumps

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:49:41 -0000

    Don't worry: There is there plenty of room on the grid for these electrical wonders — and they'll save ratepayers tons of cash. You may have heard by …

  4. Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:40:44 -0000

    Arctic sea ice is shrinking in both winter and summer, with satellite records revealing that the region's remaining ice is becoming thinner, younger, …

  5. The Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural America

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Across the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts …

  6. Why Brazil's elections matter for the planet

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:52:03 -0000

    Brazil is heading back to the polls, but the impact could be felt worldwide. With the Amazon vital to the health of the planet, the election could …

  7. Five types of disinformation – and how to spot red flags that trigger climate inaction

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:16:52 -0000

    We’re living in an age of constant information: tweets, headlines, reels, reports. It’s everywhere, all the time. But here’s the challenge: not all …

  8. In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Sun at the center of our own Solar System is a great advert for nuclear fusion: ultra-high temperatures and pressures combining to fuse hydrogen …

  9. As El Niño fuels drought in Panama, trees help ranchers maintain their water supply

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Cattle ranchers on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula are using silvopastoral systems to help conserve water. A single stream nourishes the cattle of Ismael …

  10. Why New Jersey is buying flood-prone homes

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    The state’s Blue Acres program helps people move out of areas at high risk of flooding and converts their former properties to open space. As the …

  11. This startup is turning fallen leaves into biodegradable plastic

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Perennial Polymers is turning urban leaf waste into biodegradable plastic without using food crops. First-generation bioplastics were made from food crops like corn and sugar. A new biomaterials startup is using something very different: the autumn leaves collected by cities each fall. The startup, …

  12. Director Alex Gibney on terrifying Musk documentary: 'It's not a funeral; it's a warning'

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour, fire-and-brimstone documentary Musk — about tech oligarch and the world's richest man Elon Musk — is not uplifting. …

  13. 'It melts all sides': Slovenia takes drastic measures to stop its last glacier from vanishing

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:31:14 -0000

    Locals say ‘unique ecosystems’ are vanishing and rivers are losing water as Slovenia’s last glacier melts away. Drop by drop, Slovenia is losing its …

  14. Exclusive: Frontier secures deal with startup that stores CO2 in rocks

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:07 -0000

    Frontier, the group of big companies jump-starting carbon removal markets, has brokered $11.7 million in new purchase deals with the startup …

  15. Wall Street Wants Your Vote on Autopilot

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:16:49 -0000

    Exxon, Tesla, and Goldman Sachs are turning passive investors into an automatic voting bloc built to crush corporate dissent. Last year, after a legal …

  16. Early humans in America endured climate chaos – new research

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:57:18 -0000

    Some 23,000 years ago, during the coldest part of the last ice age, people walked across the muddy margins of an ancient lake in what is now White …

  17. Hurricane Trudy drenching Mexico; Guam braces for another typhoon

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:51:02 -0000

    While the Atlantic slumbers, we need to watch two potential rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the Pacific. The Atlantic has returned to its …

  18. An AI-for-Climate Startup Won Nvidia’s Backing—After Putting the Climate Part on Ice

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:25:00 -0000

    Plus: Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, America’s quietly improving EV charging network and tips from a climate expert on weatherproofing your home Nvidia’s Jensen Huang visited Paris this week to unveil a slate of investments in French startups, the chip giant’s latest move to solidify its position …

  19. El Nino A 'Terrifying' Threat To Coral Reefs: UN Biodiversity Expert

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    A super El Nino fuelling record ocean temperatures poses a "terrifying" threat to the world's fragile coral reefs, the chair of the UN's expert …

  20. A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California’s climate-change wins

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:32:33 -0000

    Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, celebrated the 20-year anniversary of landmark climate legislation he signed while in office alongside Democrats including Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. “California is the perfect example of what can be done when people work together and when we …

  21. The surprisingly hopeful quest to fix concrete

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are racing to reinvent concrete before we pour millions more tons of it. No, Rome was not built in a day, but it was built at breathtaking speed, its temples, amphitheaters, and aqueducts rising with the help of a magical blend of volcanic ash and lime. Today, that miraculous mortar has …

  22. Elon Musk Throws Trump Under the Bus for Ukraine Intel Disruption

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:10:00 -0000

    The tech billionaire said that systems that went offline during a Russian missile attack that killed nine are “owned and controlled” by the U.S. …

  23. Aramco Suffers ‘Extensive Damage’ in Houthi Missile Strike on HQ

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:15:23 -0000

    On Taiwan’s LNG investment, Chinese solar job cuts, and molten chloride fast reactors Current conditions: Temperatures in Washington, D.C., are …

  24. EU: Leaders from Finland, Sweden and Denmark tell Costa: “Do not weaken the ETS”

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:38:25 -0000

    Rome, 15 Oct. (LaPresse) – The leaders of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have warned Brussels of the risk of weakening the ETS system. “Europe’s …

  25. California EV owners, beware: El Niño flooding brings risk of serious battery fires

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Damage from a week’s worth of high surf and El Niño-related storms brought many warnings from officials. Beaches were closed. Homes were evacuated and red-tagged. But one alert was targeted to a specific audience: owners of electric vehicles that were submerged by the flooding. “If you notice smoke, …

  26. Four shifts that could adapt agrifood innovation for a warming world

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:18:32 -0000

    Agrifood systems are entering what might be called the world after: not a temporary disruption we can recover from, but a lasting shift in the …

  27. Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:03 -0000

    The climate is warming up faster than we can respond. According to a new report published Oct. 14 in the journal BioScience, “Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory.” The State of the Climate, an annual report that tracks the Earth’s “vital signs,” monitors several climate …

  28. Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:06:04 -0000

    With control of Congress hanging in the balance, nominees have attacked their rivals’ records, stock portfolios and families, with varying degrees of accuracy. Senate nominees are making their cases in the final stretch of their midterm campaigns, sparring in heated debates in some of the most …

  29. Who Will Pay to Preserve Tropical Forests?

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:31:40 -0000

    For decades, the international community has acknowledged the extraordinary value of tropical forests while failing to invest adequately in their …

  30. For Alejandro González Iñárritu, the scariest part of making 'Digger' wasn't the climate catastrophe

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:17:59 -0000

    On paper, Alejandro González Iñárritu's new movie had all the trappings of a hit. The Oscar-winning director had assembled a star-studded cast led by the inimitable Tom Cruise. He had a twisty and surprising script that uses satire to tackle ambitious topics, and a talented team that built set …