Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Earth’s 2 biggest oceans are showing a strange—and unsettling—new pattern

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The 2026 Super El Niño is reshaping hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Here’s what that means for you. This weekend much of the Eastern Seaboard got hit with an unusual September nor’easter, bringing torrential rains, damaging winds, and coastal flooding from northern Maine all the …

  2. Tom Cruise Trades Stunts For Satire As Toxic Tycoon 'Digger'

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:19:00 -0000

    Tom Cruise is taking on one of his riskiest roles in decades, tackling the politics of climate change and corporate greed in new film "Digger" which …

  3. A hard-hitting ad campaign throws shade at Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg to highlight the real tech innovators

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    A better future won’t just be built by billionaires, the Mozilla Foundation says. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos might be the among the …

  4. In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:10:42 -0000

    Alito will sit out the first case the Supreme Court hears this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies. He had previously pushed back. WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a major climate change case …

  5. The Pacific Ocean Is Doing Something Weird as It Warms: Young Water Gets Older, And Old Water Gets Younger

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    You might not notice it gazing out from the shore, but water ages. As it gets older, it loses the oxygen dissolved in it, used up by marine life, …

  6. Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15: UN

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:16:00 -0000

    Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in economic benefits, according to a report …

  7. The Last Recession Wasn’t Trump’s Fault. The Next One Will Be—Utterly.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump is following one of the Republican Party’s long-standing traditions: burning the economy to the ground. About once a month, I go to Google News …

  8. The invasive species that may run rampant as sea levels rise

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:50:47 -0000

    More than a hundred invasive species may colonise coastal waters worldwide by mid-century as sea levels rise due to climate change, a new study warns. …

  9. Storms are intensifying as temperatures rise. Which countries are most at risk?

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:02:23 -0000

    From colour-blindness to women’s clothing, early warning systems must ensure no one is left behind. “Climate change is making storms more intense, …

  10. The Aral Sea, Once the World's Fourth-Largest Inland Lake, Was Drained Dry. Now It's a Ticking Carbon Bomb

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:49:08 -0000

    Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's …

  11. Huge 'hybrid storm' will form over the US

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:42:39 -0000

    The National Weather Service says tropical moisture will surge over the Southwest into the central U.S. Several days of heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding risks. A soggy, potentially dangerous week is ahead for a "huge" section of the central United States, forecasters warned, as the …

  12. Underwear, turkey eggs: Ontario farmers find ways to help environment | The Narwhal | The Narwhal

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Norm Lamothe soiled his undies twice. The second time, he was much happier with the result. Soiled them — in a manner of speaking that is. After two …

  13. ‘The tree against hunger’ could feed millions. So why is it only cultivated in one place?

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:20:12 -0000

    Nicknames for crops can be highly complimentary. Cotton, for example, has basked in its “White Gold” reputation since the 19th century, while wheat rules across many regions as the “King of Cereals.” As monikers go, though, few can match the level of flattery bestowed upon “the tree against hunger,” …

  14. The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Storms driven by El Niño are pulling chunks of coast away. This season, El Niño is offering a glimpse of what the future has in store for California. Engorged with warm water, its waves powered by a frenzy of hurricanes, the Pacific Ocean has been clawing away huge chunks of the coast. Waves …

  15. UNGA 81: Five key takeaways from general debate

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:40 -0000

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns the future will be shaped by four tests: AI, climate change, war and inequality. The 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on Monday with artificial intelligence (AI), the Israel-Palestine conflict and the US-Israel war on Iran dominating …

  16. This grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields – if more Americans eat it

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start …

  17. Hurricane Nolo takes another turn, Polo to bring deep tropical moisture to Southwest desert

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:41:08 -0000

    Polo aims for Baja California, Nolo flirts with Category 5 strength, and Rachel intensifies as the Pacific’s relentless late-September storm train …

  18. I’m Terrified of What Will Happen to This Country When We Run Out of Water

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:50:42 -0000

    How will Americans react when they turn on the taps and nothing comes out? This is the kind of journalism that used to be a lot more common than it is now. Texas Monthly has produced a magisterial exercise in reporting on the subject of the dying Rio Grande river. The piece, to which I can’t do …

  19. Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:01:55 -0000

    DETROIT (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to …

  20. This Is a Crucial Week in the Fight Against Trump’s Assault on the Law

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:08:24 -0000

    Remember when the DOJ defied the judge who ordered those El Salvador–bound planes to turn around? Well, this week brings a new and important chapter …

  21. Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:55:00 -0000

    As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year …

  22. Like Gathering Cattle with a Butterfly Net

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:57 -0000

    When a cow is grazing on public land, she becomes other people’s business. If she spends too much time in one place, say, in the creek-side shade of …

  23. The World Produces 8 Million Tons of Spent Coffee Grounds. Now, Scientists Found a Way to Use Them to Manage Heat

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:01:00 -0000

    Researchers in South Korea put spent coffee grounds through some extreme testing, and the results could give all that waste a useful second act. The global population consumes an astonishing 2 billion cups of coffee a day. While coffee’s benefits abound, there is one downside: a whole hell of a lot …

  24. Fossil Fuel Bonds in U.S. Public Pension Funds

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:18:36 -0000

    What the latest data show Our latest analysis draws on data from Urgewald’s Investing in Climate Chaos 2026, which identifies institutional investor …

  25. Justice Alito Won’t Participate in Supreme Court Case on Climate Change

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:39:00 -0000

    The justice previously indicated he wouldn’t recuse himself over his ownership of oil-and-gas stocks WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will sit out a major case on climate change, a surprising about-face for the conservative justice after he resisted calls earlier this year to recuse …

  26. Why Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Texas’s Gina Hinojosa and others slamming the party for focusing too much on so-called cultural issues are pushing a flawed electoral and policy …

  27. The Next Front in Trump’s War Against Immigrants

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The administration’s changes to the public charge rule is another effort to make would-be citizens believe that any level of participation in civic …

  28. The AI-Fascism-Climate Disaster Pendulum Is Lowering, But We Can Stop It

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:48:07 -0000

    There are many ways in which the swinging pendulum could lower onto the neck of the human.The human could come to represent something wholly …

  29. Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:24:06 -0000

    A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. Conservative organizations are filing open records requests by the dozens at public universities, demanding emails, research drafts, correspondence with law firms and other …

  30. The U.N. has issued its first joint declaration on sea level rise

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:25:26 -0000

    Ratu Ilisoni Vuidreketi remembers a particular palm tree from his childhood: strong and tall, bearing coconuts, and firmly rooted in the solid, …