Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. 99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this Wednesday

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:23:58 -0000

    On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion people – will experience daylight or twilight simultaneously …

  2. What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:10 -0000

    The military conflict in Iran led to higher gasoline prices in the United States and around the world. In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in …

  3. More ‘deadly’ heat is on the way: Can Europe’s waterways cool us down and replace air con?

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:30:26 -0000

    “District cooling offers clear benefits for cities aiming to safeguard public health and cut emissions.” Europe’s next heatwave is already building …

  4. Climate-smart apartments designed to beat the heat

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:27 -0000

    While most of France suffered from last week's heatwave, a certain number of Montpellier residents were in total comfort in their apartments – without air conditioning. From Middle Eastern-inspired latticework maximising ventilation to curved facades acting as giant sunshades, everything has been …

  5. The plan to make climate science harder to erase

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere. When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National …

  6. The overlooked wiring problem in the clean-energy transition

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:39:48 -0000

    A household-scale “nanogrid” with direct current (DC) wiring could trim electricity use by almost a tenth compared to a conventional alternating …

  7. Our Food System Depends on Domesticated Bees. Can They Survive Industrial Agriculture?

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:56 -0000

    When we think about the workers that keep California’s agriculture afloat, we rarely think about the bees that fertilize our crops. In places like …

  8. 3.1 billion-year-old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:18 -0000

    In the 45°C heat of the midday April sun, I swing my sledgehammer into the terracotta-varnished lobes of pillow basalt overlooking a sparse, almost …

  9. 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 …

  10. Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:27 -0000

    Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists (Maria)The author writes, “Much of the US just sweltered through the July 4 holiday …

  11. The One Watering Mistake Experienced Gardeners Say Kills More Plants Than Pests, Drought, or Bad Soil Ever Could

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Michael had been gardening for nearly fifteen years, and people in his neighborhood often came to him with questions about vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees. They usually expected him to recommend expensive fertilizers or miracle products whenever plants struggled. Instead, he almost always …

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

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:24:48 -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 …

  13. Weather Service Scrambles in Hurricane Season After Trump Purge

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:08:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s mass layoffs have dramatically reduced the number of staffers at the National Weather Service—and thus the amount of data it can …

  14. Collapse of Atlantic Currents May Already Be ‘Locked In’

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:56:25 -0000

    A vast system of Atlantic currents that delivers warmth to northern Europe is at risk of collapse, according to a growing body of research. The …

  15. Summit County's first certified Passive House aims to withstand Colorado wildfire smoke, extreme weather

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:36 -0000

    As smoke from wildfires hangs over much of Colorado this summer, a new home taking shape in Silverthorne is being designed for exactly those kinds of …

  16. Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator to Resign

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:37:38 -0000

    Aaron Szabo will step down as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office this month, he told employees, after overseeing rollbacks of a range of pollution limits. The top air pollution regulator at the Environmental Protection Agency told employees on Tuesday that he is leaving the …

  17. Big Oil Takeover 'Now Complete,' Watchdog Warns as Exxon Lawyer Joins Trump DOJ

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:16:09 -0000

    The executive counsel at the fossil fuel behemoth ExxonMobil is leaving his role to join the Trump Justice Department's newly renamed Energy and …

  18. Is Your ‘Eco-friendly’ Paper Bag Actually Sustainable? No — and Here’s the Math to Prove It.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -0000

    Is paper sustainable? A deep dive into lifecycle data reveals paper bags may be worse for the climate than plastic. Key Takeaways Paper has had a decade-long head start as the “sustainable” alternative, and yet the global packaging waste problem is far from solved. • For entrepreneurs making packaging …

  19. As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A heat wave scorched much of the eastern United States over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing extreme temperatures that caused roads to buckle, snarling holiday traffic. Nowhere was this more dramatic than on a stretch of concrete-paved Interstate 97 south of Baltimore, where one lane of traffic …

  20. Conflict, climate, no cash: Why poverty persists

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:45:17 -0000

    With just under five years left to complete the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, a new report shows what's hampering progress. And what the …

  21. Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At least in California, which has become a test bed for emerging means of cleaning up livestock emissions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Anthony Agueda, a …

  22. Inside the Carrington Event, the 1859 solar storm that changed history

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:29:12 -0000

    Scientists still talk about this phenomenon today. Plus, more shocking storms recorded In history.

  23. ‘Can you help us?’: US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe's climate rules

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:57:44 -0000

    Your guide to the political forces shaping the energy transformation

  24. Bay Area Escape Routes Jam Up as Wildfires Hit the Gas

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:18:20 -0000

    Heat-driven wildfires are tearing across hillsides faster this season, and local officials say evacuation plans built for slower-moving blazes are …

  25. Why Europe's trees are dying

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:40:06 -0000

    In Europe, trees are increasingly dying prematurely. A new study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) on …

  26. Lake Powell Should be Drained to Save Lake Mead, Scientists Say

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:41:49 -0000

    The long-running effort to keep water levels high enough at Lake Powell has prompted a more radical proposal from one Colorado River advocate: send …

  27. 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 …

  28. 300,000 Kilometers and Still Going: The Engineering Secret Extending EV Battery Life

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:47:07 -0000

    There is always someone at a holiday dinner ready to recount a neighbor’s $12,000 battery bill at year four. The story spreads like a bad Reddit …

  29. Trump Takes Aim at the California Coastal Commission

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:56:38 -0000

    Airdate: Tuesday, July 7 at 10 AM Since 1976, the California Coastal Commission has been regulating activities along the state’s more than 800-mile …

  30. Drone footage shows catastrophic flooding in China after deadly typhoon

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:29:20 -0000

    Nanning, capital of China's southwestern Guangxi region, raised its flood control response to the highest level as rivers and reservoirs swelled with the passage of Typhoon Maysak, Chinese s…