Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Florida communities with highest climate change risk face new Tallahassee hurdles

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:52:50 -0000

    TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Coastal Florida cities and counties fighting the impacts of climate change may soon also face the rising tide of Tallahassee opposition. More than a dozen cities and counties statewide have committed to bold net-zero or fully renewable energy policies, aimed at reducing …

  2. Cape Grim's 50-year air record reveals true scale of humans' impact on planet

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:46:31 -0000

    The 80-metre tower and small scattering of sheds perched on the cliffs of Tasmania's remote north-western edge seem fairly unassuming. But it was this …

  3. Unspoken cost of U.S. military is a stunning volume of pollution

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:02:00 -0000

    What are we not talking about after a month of war in Iran? The news will continue to question the strategy or lack thereof. It will count casualties, rising prices, the remaining days until November — but what it will not tally is the egregious cost to the planet. The numbers are dumbfounding. An …

  4. Trump's Abandonment of Climate Regulation Proves His Is Not a Legitimate Government | Common Dreams

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:18:06 -0000

    The US government is refusing to fulfill its fundamental obligation to protect public health and safety at home, and showing open disdain for the …

  5. Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:25:01 -0000

    Farming is a vital industry, contributing an estimated A$100 billion to the Australian economy this year alone. Nearly 60% of Australia is used for …

  6. Mini quantum battery charges a million times faster than it discharges

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:03:00 -0000

    What comes to mind when you imagine fast charging? Smartphones going from zero to 100% in minutes? Or perhaps, EVs gaining 60 miles worth of charge …

  7. Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:56:44 -0000

    Rome — Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue and for those with the power to unleash wars to choose peace, in his first Easter Sunday message since becoming the head of the Catholic Church last year. Speaking from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo said: “Let us abandon every desire for …

  8. The Science Trick That Can Cool A Scorching Hot Car Interior In Seconds

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:05:00 -0000

    It's never fun to enter a scorching car interior after parking in the sun. It doesn't take long for your car to turn into an oven after you get out …

  9. The Town in Alaska Where the Entire Population Lives Inside One 14-Story Building

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:57:08 -0000

    Whittier, Alaska, doesn’t follow the typical town layout. There’s no spread of neighborhoods, no clusters of homes, and no real sense of distance between residents. Instead, nearly the entire population lives inside a single 14-story structure called Begich Towers. Whittier, located about 60 miles …

  10. Study Challenges the Narrative of Humanity’s Shift From Hunting to Farming

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:31:44 -0000

    A recent study challenges long-held beliefs about humanity’s transition from hunting and gathering to farming, one of the most significant changes in …

  11. Maybe it’s time to give Elon Musk control of the sun

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:30:11 -0000

    The world of finance is creaming its pants over the imminent public offering for SpaceX, Elon Musk‘s space-flight operation. It might be the largest such offering in history, according to Axios, which delivered the news under the headline “SpaceX’s monster IPO is unlike anything we’ve seen.” SpaceX …

  12. Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:13:00 -0000

    A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.

  13. Trump has shunned solar power. Some of his supporters want to MAGA-fy it.

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:10 -0000

    The solar industry became a target in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, when his administration cut key federal tax credits, …

  14. French ski resorts face 'downward spiral' amid climate change and funding meltdown

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

    This winter’s heavy snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees has given a welcome boost to France’s ski resorts, but it's only a temporary reprieve as global warming threatens mid and low-altitude sites with closure. To survive, resorts must diversify – a shift that requires not just investment, but a …

  15. Panicked Trump, 79, Fires Off Unhinged Threat in Late-Night Meltdown

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:42:57 -0000

    The president is becoming increasingly frantic as he sinks deeper into a crisis of his own making. Donald Trump has threatened to drastically escalate …

  16. Candy makers quietly change recipes as climate change hits cocoa industry

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:25:14 -0000

    Earlier this week, The Hershey Company announced that it is returning all of its classic brands to earlier milk and dark chocolate recipes. The move …

  17. AI is fuelling the 'digital colonisation' of Africa, warns UN scientist

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:20:08 -0000

    The United Nations has launched its first global panel on artificial intelligence, as concerns grow that the technology could deepen global inequalities – particularly in Africa, where systems are largely imported after being shaped elsewhere. The panel, bringing together around 40 experts from 37 …

  18. Scotland’s rare capercaillie shows recovery after years of decline

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:57:27 -0000

    They are the nearest thing the UK has to a wild turkey. Spectacular, large – sometimes aggressive to humans during the breeding season – the …

  19. Hockey Rinks Turn to Plastic Ice as Planet Warms

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:51 -0000

    Some environmentalists question using plastic to address rising temperatures. To Michael Townsend and his co-workers, maintaining an outdoor rink as the winters get warmer felt like a Sisyphean task. Mr. Townsend and his crew increasingly worked overtime flooding the rink at Eugene T. Mahoney State …

  20. How Should Progressive US Midterm Candidates Frame Their Arguments About Climate Change?

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:39:29 -0000

    Progressives are already working hard to win back the US House of Representatives in 2026 as a fundamental piece of the “Stop Trump” strategy. The …

  21. How to Poison an Ocean

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Trump envisions a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends. In September, 2009, Erik Cordes, a deep-sea biologist, sat in a dark control room aboard the research vessel Ronald H. Brown, which was floating in the Gulf of Mexico. Fourteen hundred metres …

  22. Major oil group drops truth bomb on Gavin Newsom about gas prices

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:56:46 -0000

    An influential oil industry trade association has lit a flame underneath Gov. Gavin Newsom for blaming soaring gas prices solely on the Trump …

  23. As Vermont Defends Its Law to Make Fossil Fuel Firms Pay for Climate Adaptation, the Bill Is Already Coming Due

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:55:00 -0000

    The courts will decide if the first “climate superfund” law in the nation survives, a likely years-long battle. Vermont towns, meanwhile, must figure …

  24. California Wildfires: Thousands Warned to Flee Home as Springs Wildfire Advances

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:21:37 -0000

    Thousands of residents have been urged to evacuate as the fast‑moving Springs fire surges across the hills east of Moreno Valley, driven by powerful …

  25. What a 1960s Green Utopia in Colombia Can Teach Us About Fixing the Planet

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:47 -0000

    In 1966, a young Colombian visionary named Paolo Lugari flew over the barren eastern savannas of his country. He saw not a wasteland but a …

  26. China contains ‘Sea of Death’ desert with forestation

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:29:42 -0000

    China is creating life in its “Sea of Death.” After nearly five decades of effort, the fringes of the great Taklamakan Desert are becoming a forest, …

  27. A new MIT-backed tool shows exactly why your electricity bill is going up in your neighborhood — you should be concerned

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:55:00 -0000

    Electricity bills have long been one of the most frustrating black boxes in household budgets, but a new data tool is finally shedding light on …

  28. 12 Countries That Will Be Most Affected by Rising Sea Levels

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:29:08 -0000

    Rising sea levels are a growing concern that affects our planet in profound ways. As our climate changes, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers …

  29. Dung beetles have a tough life. Climate change is making it worse

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:37 -0000

    Not exactly the poster child for cute animals, dung beetles now join the list of species affected by human-caused climate change. Indeed, the long tentacles of climate change now extend all the way into the dreary lives of dung beetles in the Amazon rainforest, a new study suggests. "With ongoing …

  30. Why Some Scientists Say We've Passed the Point of No Return on Climate Change

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:33:49 -0000

    The topic of climate change has been a hotbed of discussion for decades. However, a growing number of scientists are now raising alarms that we may …