Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Iran War-Fueled Pollution Put Millions at Risk

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:09:30 -0000

    Among US and Israeli forces’ targets in Iran are numerous pieces of oil infrastructure close to Tehran. Bombing fossil fuel depots and refineries has …

  2. If you feel like the world is spinning too quickly, look at who's setting the pace

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:38:00 -0000

    You're probably feeling exhausted. I'm not talking about the daily grind, whatever yours looks like. I mean the other stuff that's been going on. How …

  3. Visualized: Exploring the Future of Polar Regions

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:32:00 -0000

    Graphics & Design From Ice to Insights: Exploring the Future of Polar Regions Polar regions are central to Earth’s climate system, sea levels, and …

  4. Glyphosate’s Environmental Benefits

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:37:46 -0000

    Glyphosate may just be the most polarizing chemical in modern agriculture, if not modern society. Since the World Health Organization’s International …

  5. Winter storm: Twin Cities has shot at biggest March snow in a generation

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:19:58 -0000

    With big snow hitting this weekend, it’s worth looking at the notorious and surprising snow history for the volatile month of March in the Twin …

  6. ‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:17 -0000

    Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study. Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin …

  7. How we turned plastic waste into vinegar: A sunlight‑powered breakthrough

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:00:01 -0000

    Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and …

  8. U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:13:17 -0000

    Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest …

  9. These 25 Cities Are Running Out of Water

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:56:27 -0000

    Nationwide, a majority of the U.S. population lives in sustainable water basins. Water supply outweighs demand in most counties, and on a national …

  10. Concerns over US wildlife: Executive order by Trump triggers extinction fears

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:03:35 -0000

    Wildlife campaigners warn endangered species face extinction after Trump's energy emergency order weakened habitat protections.

  11. This Living Concept Reimagines Architecture for Islands Vulnerable to Climate Change

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:45:53 -0000

    Fiji is one of the countries that is most at risk from climate change. Hoping to offer a solution to the challenges that its population faces, MASK Architects, creators of the first self-charging motorcycle, conceived a living concept for a future where the existing infrastructure becomes …

  12. Why we fail to notice climate change

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    People quickly normalize extreme weather. Simple visuals highlighting abrupt change could help climate change break through our mental blind spots.

  13. What Iran's 'Black Rain' Could Do To The Human Body

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:25:00 -0000

    During the night of March 7–8, 2026, the U.S.-Israeli war escalated against Iran with attacks on 30 oil facilities that the country was using for …

  14. Trump can't 'drill, baby, drill' his way out of this Iran-inspired oil crisis: Experts

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:28:18 -0000

    President Donald Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill" on the presidential campaign trail. It's not going to bail him out of this oil crisis spurred …

  15. The Iran War Is Creating a Public Health and Environmental Crisis

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Smoke sweeping through the city. Black skies blocking out the morning sun. Black rain coating everything in sight with a toxic, opaque residue. These …

  16. The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:55:00 -0000

    Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation that would shield major polluters from legal accountability for climate change harms.Republican …

  17. Why Mushrooms Suddenly Appear in Lawns

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:15:03 -0000

    Image source: Unsplash.com A lawn can look perfectly normal one evening and then wake up the next morning looking like a miniature mushroom village. Small caps pop up across the grass, sometimes in clusters, sometimes in strange circles, and occasionally in numbers that make the yard resemble a …

  18. How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:33:23 -0000

    Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the …

  19. Cracks appear in Runit Dome amid sea level rise in Marshall Islands

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:35:11 -0000

    Robert Celestial stood in radioactive water wearing nothing but shorts and rubber boots. The former United States Army truck driver was trying to …

  20. 5 Things to Know About the Unusual March Heat Wave in the West

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:31:21 -0000

    Soaring temperatures across California and the Southwest are expected to break records for March. It’s the middle of March, and a full-scale summer-style heat wave is expected to bring scorching weather to California and the Southwest over the next week. In desert areas of Southern California and …

  21. Ranked: The 50 Countries With the Most Agricultural Land

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:53:04 -0000

    The 50 Countries With the Most Agricultural Land See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS …

  22. China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:15:30 -0000

    Beijing’s decades-long push to reduce its dependence on foreign oil with huge investments in clean energy sources like electric vehicles is now paying off. As the price of oil soars to $100 a barrel and countries scramble to limit the fallout of the sudden loss of Middle East fuel, China has two …

  23. Alarming find in Aussie dam prompts urgent warning over invasive species: 'Didn't take long'

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:21 -0000

    Cane toads are choking Australia’s waterways and swarming its ecosystems, a relentless invasion that shows no signs of stopping. A single trap pulled …

  24. EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:05:52 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical …

  25. Severe Storm May Have Just Broken Alarming Record: ‘This Is Nuts’

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    A severe storm in the Midwest may have just broken an alarming record, as photos and video afterward showed hail the size of baseballs scattered …

  26. Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Weather App?

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    We asked the Dark Sky guy what it takes to get the forecast right. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts How are we still getting caught in the rain? This week’s Galaxy Brain explores the world of weather forecasting—specifically the apps on our phones that we …

  27. Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:08 -0000

    Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. New research suggests …

  28. Hydrogen atmospheres could keep exomoons habitable for billions of years

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:07:00 -0000

    There is a category of planet that belongs to no star. It was thrown clear of its solar system early in the chaos of planetary formation, sent …

  29. Science news this week: AMOC's collapse signal and the sun's galactic migration

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    March 14, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.