Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Winter is ending, but the polar vortex is still in March's forecast

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:03:23 -0000

   The infamous weather pattern is actually partly influencing our weather as February ends. And it may again throughout the month of March. Hello spring? The weather forecast is looking promising for warmer weather as the calendar turns to March. In the East, a dramatic warm-up is in the forecast, and …

2. Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here’s what the science says about its effects on health

   Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0000

   Of all the pesticides out there, few have sparked more controversy than glyphosate. The world’s most used weed killer, glyphosate is perhaps better …

3. Groundbreaking New Battery Technology Just Broke The Voltage Barrier

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:17:00 -0000

   We've seen a lot of different attempts to come up with more efficient designs for batteries over the years (including the groundbreaking EV solid …

4. How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply?

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:30:37 -0000

   The U.S. and Israel's military strikes against Iran pose serious risks to oil markets and by extension the global economy, although the extent of the …

5. The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.

   Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0000

   The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades. The Colorado River …

6. Polar vortex split to impact Northern Hemisphere weather in March 2026

   Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:45:32 -0000

   Another warming of the Arctic stratosphere is now underway, with the polar vortex forecast to undergo a final split in March 2026. The zonal mean …

7. Officials weigh drastic action as US region faces water supply crisis: 'We're approaching really dangerously low levels'

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0000

   After heavy rains pounded Central Texas over the summer, many believed the state's drought was over. However, officials are on the verge of making an …

8. Biologists Uncover 500-Year-Old Trees in Oregon’s Mountains

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:05:51 -0000

   The mountains of Oregon have a way of keeping secrets, but this one towers over the rest: living trees that germinated before the first European maps …

9. Map reimagines US states by population and America looks completely different

   Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:49:23 -0000

   A newly designed U.S. map resizes states based on population, making small states massive, shrinking large ones, and turning NYC into a giant. When we …

10. With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:15:09 -0000

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected …

11. Here's how much firefighters make in every US state

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:27:09 -0000

    Every day, firefighters in communities across the US risk their lives responding to emergencies. And in the age of worsening wildfires driven by the climate crisis, their jobs have become more important than ever. So how does pay correlate to such a key job? As we'll see below, firefighter wages …

12. The Story We Tell About Energy Will Determine Its Future

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:30:00 -0000

    There’s a fight underway about how to characterize this moment in energy and climate. Depending on who you ask, we’re living through an era of energy security, energy addition, or climate realism. The long-standing phrase energy transition remains operative for much of the world—though others …

13. Australian documentary Floodland uncovers the human toll of the 2022 Lismore floods

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    On February 28, 2022, Lismore experienced catastrophic floods — the highest flood level on record, peaking at 14.4 metres — inundating people's homes …

14. The Largest Hailstorm That Shocked U.S. Farmers

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:27:13 -0000

    In the summer of 2023, U.S. farmers were taken by surprise when a historic hailstorm swept across the Midwest, leaving a trail of devastation. This …

15. Alaska's melting glaciers are revealing long-lost frozen bodies

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    In 1952, 52 servicemen died in a plane crash in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The discovery of their bodies may have been aided by a warming planet. The lower end of Colony Glacier is convulsed into folds and ridges taller than houses. Strewn across this expanse of blue and white ice are rusted …

16. Experts Predict a Massive Aphid Explosion This Spring — Here’s Why

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:30:11 -0000

    Something tiny, green, and relentless could swarm gardens in record numbers this spring. Aphids rarely command headlines, yet agricultural specialists and extension offices across the country already warn about conditions that favor explosive population growth. These soft-bodied insects reproduce …

17. Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:28:17 -0000

    The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, …

18. 'The world remains unprepared': Why scientists are calling for a global assessment of climate change

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:26:01 -0000

    A group of experts is pushing for a global assessment of avoidable climate risks to help inform governments and citizens. The world remains …

19. A new type of geothermal energy found in desert southwest

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:39:04 -0000

    The discovery in the Nevada desert could make a big difference to consumers in the future.

20. Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpiece

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:33:00 -0000

    Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more than three decades to remove a light …

21. Environmental Groups Are Suing the Government on More Issues Than They Have Before

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:37:00 -0000

    National organizations are increasingly filing lawsuits in a judicial system that often favors the president and his team. Among like-minded advocacy …

22. Can Nations Agree How to Mine the Sea? This Is the Year, She Says.

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:01:48 -0000

    Leticia Carvalho heads a global authority that’s been struggling to set rules for a decade. President Trump’s aggressive push on ocean mining makes her task more urgent. After a decade of debate, by year’s end the world should finally have a rulebook for mining the deep sea, Leticia Carvalho, the …

23. Utility CEOs Can’t Stop Talking About Affordability

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:34:22 -0000

    It’s either reassure investors now or reassure voters later. Investor-owned utilities are a funny type of company. On the one hand, they answer to …

24. Thousands of dead puffins are washing up on Europe’s beaches – why it’s been such a dangerous winter for seabirds

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:16:28 -0000

    February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal. There’s evidence that these …

25. Newsom’s High-Stakes Water Gamble: 9 Million Acre-Feet or Bust by 2040

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:11:08 -0000

    Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising the stakes on California’s long-running water wars, unveiling the California Water Plan 2028 with a statewide goal to …

26. Study: Grasslands could shrink by half due to climate change

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:31:55 -0000

    A new study from a research institute finds that the world's grasslands could shrink by half as climate change becomes more intense, threatening global food systems. Chaohui Li, the study's lead author, joined CNN's Kim Brunhuber to discuss.

27. The Trump administration is disappearing climate change data

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    On Feb. 12, the Trump administration repealed the landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, flouting decades of scientific consensus. This …

28. Texas heat wave may have set record for nation’s hottest winter temp ever recorded

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:32:37 -0000

    FALCON HEIGHTS, Texas - A heat wave that has had South Texas sizzling this week may have broken yet another record. A sprawling area of high pressure …

29. 'There are so many bones everywhere': The whale graveyards that transform the deep sea

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows. Had they died naturally, their bodies would usually be scattered across the ocean. These images tell the story of a deep-sea denied of vital sustenance, and entire ecosystems that will never come to be. In …

30. Here's Where Automakers Freeze Their Lugnuts Off For Cold Weather Testing

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:25:00 -0000

    For those of you living in a place like San Diego, you probably experience nearly the same climate year-round. Designing and engineering an …