Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Fossil fuel transition summit seeks progress beyond stalled COP talks

   Mon, 11 May 2026 16:13:12 -0000

   The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, was viewed by many as a historic achievement and a momentous …

2. See 15 Stunning Images That Won the German Society for Nature Photography’s Annual Contest

   Mon, 11 May 2026 14:42:35 -0000

   Standing on a rugged slope in the Swiss Alps, Luca Lorenz stared out at a frigid world of drifting snow and rock hollows, which offered small respite …

3. The Winners and Losers of the Iran Energy Shock

   Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   How the war created a new geopolitical divide.

4. "1 in 10 people will sustain long-term damage to their lungs, & for 1%, the infection can spread to their brain & spinal cord." What you need to know fungus storms

   Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 -0000

   Top 10 facts about fungus storms They sound like something from a dystopian disaster film: invisible clouds of fungal spores sweeping across …

5. 'Many African countries believe they shouldn't have to choose between funding their development and fighting climate change'

   Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:48 -0000

   International donors are considering the need to direct funding toward the most fragile countries and sectors seen as least profitable, such as …

6. The Trans Canada Trail connected the country coast to coast. Not anymore

   Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   It’s been five years since an atmospheric river dropped a month’s worth of rain on Princeton, British Columbia, in a matter of days. But even with a …

7. Chance of ‘Super’ El Niño Nears 100%, Setting Stage for Hottest Year on Record

   Mon, 11 May 2026 10:30:27 -0000

   Chance of ‘Super’ El Niño Approaches 100%, Setting Stage for Hottest Year on Record (Maria)The author writes, “Climate scientists and meteorologists …

8. When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the future

   Mon, 11 May 2026 12:42:16 -0000

   As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the …

9. Electric Vehicle Calculator Shows Yearly Savings

   Mon, 11 May 2026 14:38:40 -0000

   One of my former co-workers once explained to me how she sold her car and rode public transportation to save $3,000 per year for ten straight years, …

10. A Water Doom Loop Is Coming

    Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:42 -0000

    In much of the Southwest, the ponderosa pine is the one and only truly big tree, thriving in dry heat and poor soils. The painter Georgia O’Keeffe captured the beauty of a stately ponderosa north of Taos, N.M., in one of her most stunning works, “The Lawrence Tree.” The creators of the television …

11. World’s second-highest tsunami goes unnoticed

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:46:03 -0000

    The second-highest tsunami ever recorded struck Alaska in August last year, but almost no one noticed. A landslide from a glacier dropped over a …

12. New fossil discovery has scientists completely reversing their beliefs about Neanderthals' noses

    Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:42 -0000

    Scientists Thought This Was Settled For years, scientists believed they had Neanderthals figured out—especially their most recognizable feature: those …

13. Rolling back NY's climate law, Gov. Hochul says she's living in 'reality'

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:30:55 -0000

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to win a significant rollback of New York’s landmark 2019 climate law, leaving environmentalists furious with a …

14. This summer, the American water crisis becomes real

    Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the U.S., as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil …

15. EU Proposes Changes to Free Emission Permits to Appease Industry

    Mon, 11 May 2026 11:26:02 -0000

    The European Commission put forward updated benchmark values for its flagship carbon market in a bid to address concerns among some governments and …

16. ‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in just one country

    Mon, 11 May 2026 13:37:33 -0000

    On one day in late April, something very unusual happened. Every single one of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities was in just one country: India. This is according to data compiled by AQI, the air quality monitoring platform. There is “no modern precedent,” AQI said on its website. “This is not a …

17. Private jets flocking to Cannes branded 'obscene' as fuel crisis sparks food shortage fears

    Mon, 11 May 2026 13:30:24 -0000

    More than 700 private flights flew to and from Cannes Film Festival for last year’s star-studded event, burning two million litres of fuel. A-listers …

18. These 10 Counties See The biggest Surge in Lyme Disease

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:40:12 -0000

    A warming climate means more favorable conditions for disease-carrying vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Deer ticks especially thrive in …

19. 20 Cities That May Need Evacuation Plans by 2040

    Mon, 11 May 2026 11:26:18 -0000

    Imagine waking up in your hometown and realizing you might one day have to leave it forever—not because you want to, but because it becomes simply …

20. World’s largest solar-powered aircraft crashes after losing power

    Mon, 11 May 2026 15:46:32 -0000

    ‘Solar Impulse 2’ made history by circumnavigating the globe in 2016. The groundbreaking experimental aircraft known as Solar Impulse 2 has met an untimely end. According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, the completely solar-powered plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during an …

21. With more money than ever, California’s biggest pension funds are a political battleground

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    California’s two biggest public pension funds have more money than ever — and they’re hearing from more people than ever on how those assets should …

22. Less climate talk, more growth: US progressives take a lesson from Canada

    Mon, 11 May 2026 15:01:42 -0000

    The News TORONTO — The good news for Democrats: Somebody has figured out how to defeat the populist right and build a progressive governing …

23. It Falls Upon the Left to Defeat Fascism Once Again

    Mon, 11 May 2026 14:59:28 -0000

    The world is at a precipice, facing existential threats while fascism is on the rise. Yet we lack the proper governance structures to address global …

24. “Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”

    Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    In August 2024, I was driving with my children in Southwest Iceland toward the Blue Lagoon, a cluster of hot geothermal pools in the Reykjanes …

25. As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages

    Mon, 11 May 2026 14:51:51 -0000

    This article was written by Alex Brown.From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by …

26. Two Texas Flood Victims Still Haven’t Been Found. These People Won’t Stop Looking.

    Mon, 11 May 2026 03:54:54 -0000

    Lawrence Ervin leans down and unleashes Aurnia, a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois. Sniffing for a scent, Aurnia weaves her pointed black snout through the air. A shepherding dog by lineage, Aurnia’s smooth coat of chestnut fur covers a muscular but tired body. She’s been working in this heat for …

27. Why familiar taste and reliable supply of British tea is under threat

    Mon, 11 May 2026 07:23:23 -0000

28. Giant sinkholes discovered containing untouched ancient forests

    Sun, 10 May 2026 12:50:33 -0000

    Most of us associate sinkholes with frightening abysses, but in China, they’re considered “heavenly” for good reason. Far from being mouths of doom, a …

29. Trump’s crooked ‘art of the deal’ with Big Oil

    Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The American people have seen several big oil scandals over the last century. We have survived Teapot Dome, the collapse of Enron, windfall …