Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. What is Spain’s DANA weather phenomenon and is climate change making it worse?

   Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:38:02 -0000

   A DANA caused the deadly flooding in Valencia in 2024 which killed 200 people. A storm in eastern Spain has killed five people and left cars and …

2. Sea life booms and busts, explained

   Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:59:05 -0000

   Rare hybrid crabs surged to record numbers in the Bering Sea after a 2018 marine heatwave – one of many booms and busts reshaping populations of jellyfish, squid, octopuses and migratory fish. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more on the ocean and its wildlife.

3. Trump’s Vile Tirade About Sen. Elissa Slotkin Exposes Sleazy MAGA Scam

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:45:20 -0000

   The Michigan senator said nothing remotely alarming, but MAGA-world ginned it into a “controversy.” Democrats need to learn how to stand up to this …

4. A Bizarre Plastic-Eating Enzyme Has a Second Talent That Worries Scientists

   Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:34:00 -0000

   Plastic can fool nature’s cleanup crew, but one bacterial enzyme knows exactly where to bite. Researchers have discovered an enzyme that can eat …

5. Unprecedented Super El Niño could bring brutal winter to these US states

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:21:48 -0000

   A Super El Niño is blowing into town and it could make this upcoming winter especially brutal in many parts of the US. Everything from sudden, unpredictable storms, to bursts of warmer weath…

6. 296 km/h: Super Typhoon Champi is now the strongest storm on Earth in 2026

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:58:18 -0000

   Super Typhoon Champi has now grown into the world’s strongest tropical cyclone of 2026, with respect to wind speed.The system in the western Pacific …

7. Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall wrong that Democrat Adam Hamilton ‘wants to shut down the beef industry’

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:50:08 -0000

   In Kansas, beef matters — and Sen. Roger Marshall knows it. As he seeks reelection, he’s declared his Democratic rival Adam Hamilton an enemy of the …

8. Trump’s threats to take Greenland, and Russia’s growing military, are pushing the EU to expand its Arctic presence

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:26:13 -0000

   The European Union laid out a plan on Tuesday to increase its footprint in the Arctic as global warming, conflict and competition for energy …

9. United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

   Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0000

   Countries are not doing enough to cut emissions that cause climate change, according to a new report from United Nations scientists. And the United States is a big part of the problem. The U.S. sticks out as the only major economy where planet-warming pollution increased dramatically last year, the …

10. Pete Hegseth’s Pathetic Warrior Cult Has Undermined the Military

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:54:51 -0000

    The self-styled secretary of war’s attempts to rebrand the Department of Defense have gotten mired in a familiar pattern of failure. Pete Hegseth and …

11. Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:04:23 -0000

    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Machines whirred around Siddiqui as her vision blurred and her heart hammered. The garment factory on the outskirts of Karachi was sweltering. The room was packed with sweating fellow workers and huge industrial equipment that radiated heat. The air felt thick with the …

12. Trump vowed to stop an 'energy emergency.' Then he created a real one.

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    The president used executive powers to boost oil and coal, but he can't fix the shortages caused by the Iran war. On the first day of his second term, …

13. Australia has become a 'last refuge' for these unwanted species

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:32:32 -0000

    IN BRIEF Camels, banteng and some deer thrive in Australia while declining or disappearing elsewhere. • Experts argue conservation should weigh both …

14. Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia's toxic haze

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:51:51 -0000

    When the sun hits the smog enveloping Indonesian Borneo, it turns everything the colour of rust. Cars, houses and streets appear and disappear out of a dim russet fog. There are few better words than "apocalyptic" to describe the way this looks. But it's at night, in the quiet darkness, that …

15. UK Approves Jackdaw Field, Sees Gas Output as Soon as This Month

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:06:58 -0000

    The UK government approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field, reviving a North Sea project that was previously quashed by a Scottish court over its …

16. It Can Happen Here—and Everywhere: Democracy Is in Global Retreat

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s not just the United States that has turned to right-wing authoritarianism to solve all its problems and brutalize the vulnerable. According to …

17. This melting Ron DeSantis statue is a perfect metaphor for climate change

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:45:47 -0000

    Made from a soft metal called gallium, the statue of Florida’s governor is designed to melt under the sun. The face of a silver-colored statue of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis lasted only about 30 minutes in the Florida sun before it melted away to reveal a skeleton underneath. The …

18. Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:04:36 -0000

    NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with her …

19. How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    I helicoptered into the Alaskan wilderness with scientists on the frontlines of permafrost research. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad …

20. UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:07:00 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a hotter world than experts projected last year — …

21. The Trump Scandal That Everyone Overlooked

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:07:27 -0000

    As corruption tops voters’ concerns, Democrats and the press are ignoring Trump’s deal with the oil industry. With the U.S. midterm elections less …

22. World Falling 'Dangerously Short' On Climate Action: UN Chief

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:02:00 -0000

    Global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this …

23. Super El Niño Threatens Heavy Storms, Flooding and Coastal Erosion

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:31:44 -0000

    We’ll talk with experts on what would make this El Niño climate pattern “super” and what you need to know to prepare. NEWPORT BEACH, CA - October 19: …

24. Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Is Both an 'Epic Flop' and 'Near-Perfect' In One Particular Way

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:48:02 -0000

    Tom Cruise dared to try something different from his “Mission: Impossible” movies when he appeared as the titular character in “Digger,” which was …

25. Climate change plus a super El Niño could add up to a record-wet winter for California

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:12:41 -0000

    The Golden State has a long history of cataclysmic floods. California’s climate-change-and-El Niño-intensified extreme weather siege may only be …

26. This Town Was Already in Crisis. Then Rapid Arctic Melting Starting Making Its Tap Water Undrinkable

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:15:54 -0000

    The world's fastest warming town is facing a drinking water crisis. As fossil fuel pollution cranks up global temperatures, no place on Earth is …

27. UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C of global warming

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    It is now impossible for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with emissions on track to cause 2.8°C of warming by …

28. Scientists say authors of a controversial government climate report made basic error

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:27:00 -0000

    Published October 20, 2026 Did the authors of the Energy Department’s controversial 2025 climate report confuse two layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, …

29. 'This is possible': Emissions must fall by 18% in next 4 years to limit worst impacts of global warming

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:38:01 -0000

    “Every additional fraction of a degree and additional year of warming above 1.5°C increases climate impacts and risks, such as the deadly floods, …

30. How a 'festering' threat changed Australia's political landscape

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:32:42 -0000

    IN BRIEF Threats of violence received by members of parliament have increased significantly in recent years. • Anthony Albanese said the political …