Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Indian PM Narendra Modi calls out BRICS nations, telling summit it’s time to act on their agreements and convert ‘files to real-life impact’

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:16:37 -0000

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are increasingly …

2. New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:50:15 -0000

   The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s …

3. It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very nearly ended life on our planet entirely

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:57:00 -0000

   The time nearly everything died Known fittingly as the ‘Great Dying’, the End-Permian mass extinction is the third of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ and - in …

4. We asked AI whether it would lead to human extinction in a decade. Here’s what it said

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:20:15 -0000

   When artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon quit tech giant Anthropic earlier this month, he warned that the company and its rivals were …

5. Judge strikes down Trump-backed data center on public land

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   The Biden administration originally approved the same patch of federal land for a solar farm in 2023. A federal judge has halted what would have been …

6. My generation can restore its legacy and save the country in November | Opinion

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   I am a member of the Baby Boomer generation (1946-1964), a.k.a. the Luckiest Generation, because of all our advantages. We avoided the Great …

7. America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit …

8. 'Living sand' aims to bring crops to infertile desert wastelands

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:03:00 -0000

   Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates is associated with a lot of challenges. Most of the country is desert, and only about 5% of its land is …

9. You can thank El Niño for this year's record-slow Atlantic hurricane season: Here's why

   Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:37:28 -0000

   The Atlantic is experiencing a record-slow hurricane season this year thanks to an especially strong El Niño. Mid-September is considered peak …

10. AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center …

11. End Times Fascism - a new book by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:09:08 -0000

    In their new book, “End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World,” to be released on Sept 15, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor provide a …

12. There could be no Atlantic hurricanes this year – but there’s a catch

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:32:37 -0000

    Forecasters say it’s possible that the U.S. may not see any Atlantic hurricanes this season, potentially breaking a century-old record. The last time …

13. Wealthy Europeans Are Moving North as Temperatures Climb

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    After nearly a decade in Spain’s Costa del Sol, the heat was becoming unbearable for Gabriele Pohl. Temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit were making it difficult to go out during the day, and water shortages were making her business, which uses horses to coach business leaders, …

14. Trump’s Geothermal Energy Time Bomb Is About To Explode

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:06:31 -0000

    Geothermal energy has emerged as another up-and-coming existential threat to the US coal industry, with support from the Trump administration.The …

15. Mosquito-borne illnesses increasing in US. See map of affected states

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:02:59 -0000

    As Western states fight a rise in West Nile virus and the South contends with a surge in dengue fever, mosquito-borne diseases have left some Americans uneasy as this summer season comes to a close. While some mosquito-borne illnesses common in more tropical climates, such as malaria and yellow …

16. Tired: MAGA. Wired: MGA!

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:44:14 -0000

    PRESENTED BY A FREE BUCKET OF MAYONNAISE*There are so many major climate reports that have come out recently, including the ambitious Global Justice …

17. El Niño Map Shows Cities Facing Biggest Winter Weather Change

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:19:49 -0000

    Major cities from Los Angeles to Atlanta could face heavier rainfall, flooding and other disruptive weather this winter as El Niño strengthens, …

18. Summer refuses to quit as record heat scorches millions in the Central US

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:27:45 -0000

    The extreme heat that's been plaguing the Central U.S. from Dallas to St. Louis continues through the weekend, locking in conditions reminiscent of …

19. El Niño-born ‘Kelvin waves’ are sneaking towards California. What to know

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    If you have not heard the term “Kelvin wave” before, you are not alone. The waves are a feature of fluid dynamics that the vast majority of the …

20. Water Shortages Now Hitting Russia Hard Across The Board - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:07:30 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The author argues Russia is facing spreading water shortages from climate change and heavier use—not only its famous spring floods. …

21. Kyrgyzstan's melting glaciers threaten water supplies across Central Asia

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:40:26 -0000

    Kyrgyzstan's glaciers are retreating rapidly, threatening water supplies, farming and raising flood risks across Central Asia.

22. Africa’s climate services need local detail and knowledge, say people who use the information

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:56:52 -0000

    Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate …

23. Someone Should Maybe Do Something About the AI Apocalypse, Right?

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    The AI industry say it’s holding a doomsday gun—and warning us it will go off soon. In the theater, there’s an old saying about “Chekhov’s gun” that …

24. European Homes Don’t Have Window Screens: The Fly Question Americans Can’t Stop Asking

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:43:23 -0000

    An American rents an apartment in Madrid or Rome or Berlin, throws open the window on the first warm evening, and stops short. There is nothing there. …

25. The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden 'Heat Valve' That Controls Earth's Temperature – And It Could Be Closing

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable …

26. What Happens When Apex Predators Vanish from an Ecosystem?

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:05:06 -0000

    Imagine a world where nature’s ultimate hunters simply disappear. You might think removing a few large predators wouldn’t matter much in the grand …

27. ‘Recovery becomes self-propelling’: Five positive tipping points that can save the world

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:05:30 -0000

    “For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.” …

28. Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' Beneath Australia's Red Dirt

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    The search is on for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially fast-track humanity to a low-carbon energy future. As a fuel, it's incredibly …

29. This Naturalist's Troubling 21st-Century Predictions About The Earth Should Make You Pause

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:25:00 -0000

    Sir David Attenborough turned 100 years old this past May, and it appears that people all across the world still consider him to be the de facto …