Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. America's changing disaster risk hits energy

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:25:04 -0000

    Hurricanes have long dominated efforts to make the power system more resilient to extreme weather. But America's energy buildout is running into …

  2. EU to put energy security at heart of COP31 push for faster green transition

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:52:35 -0000

    EU ministers are set to confirm their commitment to the green transition despite soaring energy prices and supply concerns, according to a draft …

  3. If Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to Do

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat. It is January 3, 2027. The …

  4. She had unexplained blood pressure fluctuations and bouts of pneumonia. It took years to learn why

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    Today, Tami McGraw runs a Facebook support group for others with her condition. For years, North Carolina resident Tami McGraw struggled with …

  5. New Zealand’s climate ‘entering uncharted territory’ as greenhouse gases hit record highs

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:19:12 -0000

    New Zealand's climate is entering "uncharted territory" as greenhouse gas concentrations hit record highs and extreme weather intensifies, according …

  6. Scientists Urge Consumers to Stop Buying Products Made From Antarctic Krill

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:50:00 -0000

    A new global boycott comes as major retailers withdraw krill products from their shelves to protect whales and other marine life.In the Southern …

  7. Teaching Havel in Kyiv: Lessons From Ukraine for Trump’s America

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    When I first visited Ukraine in 1992, the United States set the global standard for free expression, and Ukrainians quaked in fear. The tables have …

  8. Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:04:28 -0000

    In a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look at why this technology is so …

  9. 'Exposed for the sham it is': Celebrations as High Court blocks major coal mine expansion

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:14:38 -0000

    IN BRIEF: The High Court has ruled against a major coal mine expansion in NSW. • Campaigners have welcomed the first case to consider broad environmental …

  10. International pledge to fund forest rights exceeds target, but direct funding remains low

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:23:29 -0000

    Funders of the $1.7 billion pledge to support Indigenous peoples and local communities’ land rights, announced at the 2021 United Nations Climate …

  11. 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 …

  12. The solar boom is rapidly transforming emerging economies

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:48:09 -0000

    Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind …

  13. Gold Naked Statue of Donald Trump Displayed at European Parliament

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:15:18 -0000

    A gold statue depicting President Donald Trump naked and sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man has been unveiled in the European Parliament …

  14. Wild tulips in Central Asia have become rare, expert says

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:53:31 -0000

    More than half of the world’s wild tulip species assessed so far are threatened with extinction, reports Mongabay’s Shreya Dasgupta. “For a flower …

  15. Trump Humiliated as Giant Golden Nude Statue Unveiled at Parliament

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:26:05 -0000

    The artwork, titled “The Orange Plague,” stands at more than 8 feet tall. An embarrassing gold statue featuring a naked Donald Trump riding another …

  16. Naked statue of Donald Trump unveiled and it’s called the ‘Orange Plague’

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:27:34 -0000

    A golden statue depicting a naked, rotund Donald Trump has gone on display in Strasbourg. Visitors to the European Parliament in the French city are …

  17. 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 …

  18. 5 maps that show how the Super El Niño could impact winter weather across the U.S., from snow to floods

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    New AccuWeather models shared with Fast Company reveal how extreme weather could unfold in devastating ways through 2026 and into 2027. For months, climate and weather experts have been warning about a historically strong Super El Niño that could turbocharge extreme weather across the world, …

  19. Girl pleads for world leaders to save her country from climate change

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:55:05 -0000

    A 13-year-old girl has called on world leaders to act on climate change and save her country, Tuvalu. ‘We are not asking for pity, we are asking for help.’ A 13-year-old girl has called on world leaders to act on climate change and save her country, Tuvalu. Melelusi Sokotia made the plea to leaders …

  20. Rand Paul Blames Washington for Rising Energy Costs: ‘Foreign Conflicts’ and Climate Mandates Are Driving Prices Higher

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:04:32 -0000

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Washington is contributing to higher energy costs through foreign conflicts and domestic climate policies that he argues …

  21. Giant sinkholes discovered containing untouched ancient forests

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:59:50 -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 …

  22. It’s the End of the World as We Know It: The Apocalypse Gets Visualized in an Inventive Map from 1486

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:52 -0000

    When will the world end?We can find serious scientific answers to this question, depending on what we mean by “world” and “end.” If we mean the end …

  23. Cameraless photography creates unique images of environmental change

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    For Aindreas Scholz, there is a contradiction at the heart of environmental photography. Photos of landscapes “can sometimes aestheticise …

  24. Madagascar residents gear up for impact of El Niño

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:48:20 -0000

    In southern Madagascar, residents are bracing themselves for the impact due in the coming months of the El Niño warming pattern, which experts expect …

  25. Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:45:42 -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 …

  26. All gold, no clothes: Orange Plague statue brings naked Trump to EU Parliament

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The sculpture previously appeared at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil.

  27. Ocean, desert rainfall and a parasitic disease: researchers connect patterns

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:10:17 -0000

    Climate does more than shape the weather. It can influence when and where infectious diseases emerge by changing how disease-carrying vectors and …

  28. It’s too late to restore the ocean. Now all we can do is triage

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:06:00 -0000

    I recently went diving off Kawaihae on Hawaii’s Big Island. The water was bathtub warm, about 85 degrees, with an impressive 80 feet of visibility which meant you could see how little of the reef ecosystem was left. The coral was dead, just a few shoaling fish moving through the rocky structures …

  29. Inside an active Antarctic volcano, gentoo penguins are flourishing with climate change

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:03:28 -0000

    Deception Island is a "spectacular amphitheatre of penguinness". Amid rusting industrial remains on a flooded active volcano, these photos reveal a rare winner of climate change. Lopsided whale oil tanks sank into the dark sand. Ancient wooden boats slowly decayed in the brutal Antarctic …

  30. International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:20:26 -0000

    A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after a controversial …