Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. This Former G.O.P. Politician Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:50:27 -0000

   Bill Frist, the former Republican Senate majority leader, racked up a slew of notable medical successes during his years as one of the country’s top heart and lung surgeons. He founded one of the country’s busiest transplant centers. One of his patients held the Guinness World Record for being the …

2. Scientists Turned Earth’s Radio Waves into Music. Listen to the Eerie Sounds Made by Lightning and Solar Storms

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:18:51 -0000

   Lightning, auroras and polar winds become an eerie album of planetary sound. At the edge of Antarctica, where the air is clean and the human world …

3. This President From Hell's Destruction Will Last a Very Long Time | Common Dreams

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:49:48 -0000

   The worst that’s happening right now is nothing compared to what could happen in the years to come. I know, I know. Recently, Donald Trump has been …

4. Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:49:54 -0000

   A potentially catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents that control Europe’s climate may already be inevitable. Based on model …

5. Can India, Europe produce solar energy without China?

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:02:36 -0000

   With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a …

6. El Nino: Is Africa ready?

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:59:20 -0000

   A strong El Nino expected later this year could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa. Experts say the warnings are clear, but …

7. No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:46 -0000

   This story was originally reported by Jenae Barnes, Climate Reporter of The 19th. Meet Jenae and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. …

8. Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall

   Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:01:00 -0000

   We weren't seeing the planted forest for the billions of trees. Over the past five decades, China has planted 66 billion trees in a massive wall that …

9. Earning Leadership status with SBTi could cost companies billions

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:00:06 -0000

   The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard rewards companies for taking action on ongoing emissions, but achieving recognition might be too pricey for …

10. Can The World Still Work Together? – OpEd

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:02:03 -0000

    Key Takeaways International Cooperation Under Strain — Eighty years after the founding of the UN, global challenges (war, climate change, inequality) …

11. China's Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:30:31 -0000

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12. The Most Successful Rewilding Projects in the U.S.

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:56:36 -0000

    America’s landscape has undergone dramatic changes since European settlement, with vast ecosystems fragmented or lost to development, agriculture, …

13. Pollution is changing how the world smells

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:48:12 -0000

    Scent is a powerful thing. In people, it’s connected to taste, memory, even cognitive health. For wildlife, smell can even dictate survival. But researchers are increasingly concerned about odor pollution, when the chemicals we add to the environment either overwhelm the existing smellscape with …

14. Deep Tunnel has never reached its limit. After a weekend of heavy rains, it’s almost full

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:07:38 -0000

    The massive system of tunnels and reservoirs was built to contain Chicago’s flood water. After more than 8 inches of rain over the past 30 days, the …

15. Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:52:31 -0000

    Europe is in the middle of something that no longer feels exceptional. Temperature records have broken across the continent, hitting 40°C and above …

16. Scientists are now eyeing a possible ‘Mega El Niño’

    Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:36:18 -0000

    Meteorologists are warning that a powerful El Niño climate pattern intensifying in the Pacific Ocean could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño,” …

17. A Better Way to Build AI

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    America’s dominance depends on getting local communities on board.

18. Incredible portable survival pod fends off bombings, floods and worse

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:57:00 -0000

    A new class of survival capsule wants to turn disaster-proofing into something you can order rather than build. French startup Momentum Technologies …

19. Italy could be the next country to build a solar railway after Switzerland’s successful trial

    Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:00:10 -0000

    Solar railways could soon become commonplace in Europe, following a successful trial in Switzerland. Europe’s infrastructure is embracing the …

20. Lake Powell is on life support as the West vies for what water remains

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:01:53 -0000

    • After a near-record dry winter in the upper reaches of the Colorado River Basin, Lake Powell is nearing a critical level that will force water users …

21. First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there's a big catch

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:45:52 -0000

    Researchers recently performed the first scientific test of sea ice thickening in the field, but there remains a big question mark over how scalable …

22. America’s Next Nuclear Plant Hits a ‘Watershed Moment’

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:21:05 -0000

    On energy inefficiency, global green H2, and New Hampshire’s guerrilla solar Current conditions: Super Typhoon Bavi is slamming into Guam and the …

23. EV batteries are lasting much longer than the industry expected

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:03:04 -0000

    The battery replacement apocalypse never really happened One of the biggest arguments against buying an electric vehicle has long been battery …

24. US Cities Projected To Become Deserts In 50 Years

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:10:00 -0000

    Climate change isn't just raising temperatures – it's transforming the natural geography of the United States. In a study published in the journal …

25. Atlantic hurricane season off to a slow start as El Niño strengthens

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:47:53 -0000

    While activity has ramped up in the Pacific Ocean over the last month, the Atlantic activity levels have been on the quieter side. Find out what …

26. So the American heat wave is over... Or is it? Depends where you are

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:29:51 -0000

    The heat wave is over ... or is it? Although the size of the deadly early July heat wave has shrunk significantly in the past day or so, dangerous heat still persists across portions of the South and West. "The record-smashing heat dome that has been dominating the weather pattern in the central and …

27. Homeowner compares two rooftop solar systems — one clear winner emerges

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:47:00 -0000

    A homeowner's side-by-side solar story is getting attention online for a frustrating reason: One rooftop system has run with barely a hiccup, while …

28. Microplastic filters for washing machines could soon be mandatory in the EU. How do they work?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:02:13 -0000

    Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. A small retrofit device – now sold …

29. How China’s Renewable Technology Benefits The West – OpEd

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:25:31 -0000

    Key Takeaways Western Tariffs Hurt Green Goals — US/EU restrictions on Chinese solar, EVs, and batteries slow the global renewable transition and …

30. Why Flesh-Eating Vibrio Bacteria Is Becoming a Bigger Threat Along U.S. Coasts

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:43:00 -0000

    ​​​​​Learn how climate change and changes to public health policy may be behind the increase of flesh-eating bacteria in U.S. coastal waters. When …