Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Exclusive: Data Center Cancellations Top $260 Billion in 2026

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:16:22 -0000

   Local opposition has exacted a much higher cost for developers than has been previously understood, according to new Heatmap Pro survey of public …

2. Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:22:12 -0000

   A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on …

3. Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:18:08 -0000

   Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in …

4. Will Trump’s diesel order do anything?

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 -0000

   Why red-dye diesel probably isn’t the fix the White House needs. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is trying to fix …

5. A Pacific 'Blob' is Pulsing Up the West Coast. Here's What's to Expect.

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:25:06 -0000

   Scientists say the Kelvin wave could be dangerous for people—and deadly for wildlife—as it travels up the California coast. Sea levels across the west coasts of the Americas are rising after a massive bulge of water, driven by wind changes and a warmer ocean, inched its way east along the equator …

6. Florida citrus waste becomes climate solution in Hardee County

   Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:06:05 -0000

   Representatives from VoLo Foundation, which organizes Florida Climate Week, stand in front of a Tigercat 6040 as it turns discarded citrus trees into …

7. Amy Coney Barrett Raises ‘Quibble’ in Big Oil Supreme Court Case

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:09:15 -0000

   The Supreme Court's new term opened Monday with a potentially landmark case pitting states and local governments against some of the world’s largest …

8. A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research shows

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:07:44 -0000

   A sharp increase in human activity is having an impact on the way a Himalayan bird lives and communicates, two studies by Indian researchers have found. The monal, a pheasant native to Himalayan mountain forests, is deeply woven into the region's cultural, folklore and identity. The eye-catching …

9. How Dome Fire in Yosemite compares to others. And why some fires lately are more intense

   Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:16:01 -0000

   Wildfires aren’t an anomaly in Yosemite National Park. Data from the National Parks Service shows thousands of fires have burned in parts of Yosemite …

10. Patagonia’s CEO is worried about political apathy—so the company offered 112,000 people $100 to help 3 friends plan to vote

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:26:27 -0000

    Patagonia has spent decades getting young people off their screens and into the outdoors, sporting the Fitz Roy mountain logo on their fleeces. Its …

11. Trump Is Pretending to Create Jobs in Key Midterm States

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Will voters in Iowa and Alaska fall for his fake steel mill and gas pipeline? The political ascent of Donald Trump has forced me to adjust upward my …

12. Now’s the time to get your family ready for El Niño. Here’s how to start

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:39:38 -0000

    Now’s the time to prepare for this year’s potentially historic El Niño season.The climate pattern could bring rain, flooding and mudslides in the …

13. New Trump-era movie is mind-bending, pretentious and a total box office bomb

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:25:31 -0000

    In the age of President Donald Trump, a man who dismisses man-made climate change as "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and …

14. Newly available satellite data show just how flawed some river models can be

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:40:01 -0000

    "Is there enough water? What's happening with climate change? How do I operate my hydro plant? In a world of water problems, there are problems that …

15. It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:55:50 -0000

    To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet. A low-pressure system in the western Gulf of Mexico should soon become a tropical …

16. Solar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracks

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:21 -0000

    Solar farms in desert areas could reduce dust pollution in cities downwind, according to a new Chinese study. The findings reveal unexpected …

17. Australia Touts New Funds For Pacific Infrastructure At Fiji 'Pre-COP'

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

    Australia announced new funds aimed at protecting frontline communities and infrastructure in the Pacific from the impacts of climate change on …

18. Liberal justices look for 'escape hatch' as high-stakes climate case lands at Supreme Court, experts say

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:19:42 -0000

    Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor's repeated questions concerning whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a high-profile climate case that could expose oil companies to lawsuits across the country steered conservative lawyers to believe that the liberal justices are …

19. Australia’s Energy Experiment Proved the Skeptics Wrong

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:04 -0000

    Just over 10 years ago, a wind storm sweeping through the state of South Australia appeared to deal a death blow for the energy transition. With tornado winds gusting to nearly 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour, damage to two transmission lines cascaded into an emergency that shut down the state’s …

20. What U.S. Supreme Court judges said at a hearing on climate damages from oil and gas

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:03:42 -0000

    The U.S. Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated …

21. A Dying Sea Can Create Its Own Extreme Climate, Scientists Discover

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Imagine following the retreating shoreline of the Dead Sea. As the water withdraws, ground once submerged comes into view. But beneath the remaining …

22. Scientists Just Found the Coldest Place on Earth to Ever Exist

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:03:26 -0000

    Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. The search for Earth’s ultimate deep freeze has moved …

23. Conservationists are discovering ‘bright spots’ around the globe. Here’s why they matter

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:01:24 -0000

    Every few years, the elders of Muluk, a tiny coastal community in Papua New Guinea, close a stretch of their reef to fishing. They do this to give …

24. 20 Times Nature Completely Wiped Out A Powerful Empire

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:57:52 -0000

    When Humans Think They Beat Mother Nature Empires can build enormous cities, raise huge armies, and create impressive systems for moving food and …

25. Climate Champion Australia Digging More Coal

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:53:00 -0000

    Australia's coal mines are expanding as exports boom, awkward timing for a nation preparing to champion clean energy as lead negotiator for the UN's …

26. Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:54:22 -0000

    Regulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with …

27. Climate damage already ‘locked in’ – but these 10 insights show our future is still being decided

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:14:02 -0000

    From rising sea levels to food systems fuelling climate change – experts have laid out 10 insights that require urgent action. Past emissions have …

28. How long will the heat wave last? Here's what to expect this weekend

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:22:28 -0000

    A long, dangerous heat wave likely will stick around Ventura County at least through Oct. 8, as cities set record high temperatures day after day. Highs could remain in the triple digits in some local communities, including Ojai and Piru, and reach into the high 90s in other inland spots, from …

29. Future Hurricane Isaias could revive a name tied to a deadly tornado legacy

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:15:24 -0000

    The next named storm, future Hurricane Isaias, has a history of tropical tornadoes, as it produced 39 twisters back in 2020, the largest number of …

30. Pathetic Republicans “Trans”-ition to Their Vile Closing Argument

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A month out, the GOP is all in on playing the anti-trans card. Here’s how the Democrats need to answer it. Well, we’ve entered that time-honored phase …