Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Which countries and industries emit the most greenhouse gases?

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:21:37 -0000

   The US has emitted the most CO2 in history; China is now the biggest emitter. Here’s who is driving global emissions. World leaders and delegates are gathering in Antalya, Turkiye, for COP31, the annual climate summit of the United Nations, which runs from November 9 to 20. They meet as global …

2. Trump Admin Caught Illegally Canceling Billion-Dollar Solar Project That Would Have Helped Lower Utility Bills Across the Country

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:48:00 -0000

   "This is a program that has the potential to lower people's energy bills." Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys were decimated in this week’s …

3. Inspiring young scientists through ‘building’ the Earth

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:18:41 -0000

   Through field trips and peer-led learning, South Africa’s Habitable Planet Workshop encourages students from historically-excluded backgrounds to …

4. Polar bears are gathering close to this Canadian town—and co-existing with humans

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:17:00 -0000

   The carnivores are particularly vulnerable to rising sea temperatures. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are typically solitary creatures. But in a Canadian town on Hudson Bay, the predators gather along the coast every fall to wait for the ice to freeze. “It’s an incredible phenomenon to experience,” …

5. A new lithium-air battery could give electric cars 1,200+ miles of range, but there’s a catch

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:20:10 -0000

   Range anxiety could become a thing of the past, but not anytime soon. Range anxiety still keeps many people from buying an electric car. So when a …

6. A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   COPIAPÓ, Chile — A vast swathe of Chile's Atacama Desert is now a patchwork of pinks, yellows, lilacs and purples stretching across the craggy desert floor as far as the eye can see. This winter, heavy rains brought by the El Niño super cycle caused flash floods in the Atacama Desert, with some …

7. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flags ‘tough’ summer as a super El Nino intensifies.

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 02:32:58 -0000

   ‘These events can have a massive impact, obviously, on human life in the worst circumstances, but also on our economy.’

8. The World's Biggest Sea of Sand Shows No Trace of Ancient Humans. Here's Why.

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 01:00:00 -0000

   The world's largest continuous sand desert wasn't always so unforgiving. The Rub' al Khali, or 'Empty Quarter', stretches for 1,000 kilometers (620 …

9. 'A supersized El Niño is colliding with a planet already superheated': 2026 will be among hottest years on record

   Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:21:28 -0000

   As COP31 opens on Monday in Turkey, the World Meteorological Organization released its annual report on the state of the climate. Deadly heatwaves in …

10. Hong Kong climate activist on changing city’s ‘anti-sustainable’ food system

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 04:45:12 -0000

    When clips of one natural disaster after another flood our social media feeds, it can feel impossible to know what to do. But Hong Kong climate …

11. Despite sacrificing people after catastrophic El Niño flooding, ancient societies were generally peaceful

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:02 -0000

    To understand how societies might react to climate change, archaeologists look at social responses to extreme climate events in the past—and in some …

12. It cost $30 billion, slowed Earth's rotation and even changed the planet's rotational axis – AND it unleashed an ecological disaster

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:20:00 -0000

    It's one of the largest engineering projects the planet has ever seen, damming Asia's greatest river, the Yangtze, to produce more electricity than …

13. Extreme temperature anomaly set to build over Northern Canada

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:23:35 -0000

    An amplified pattern building over Canada will send unusually warm temperatures soaring north into the Arctic through the coming week.Readings in …

14. Floods bring rare relief to U.S. Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:33:58 -0000

    PHOENIX (AP) — Recent flooding across the U.S. Southwest is providing rare relief to thirsty reservoirs that had fallen to record lows amid a …

15. In Memoriam: The Cybertruck

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In a week of bad news for Elon Musk, Tesla has decided to end production of its sometimes-dangerous, always-stupid homage to its CEO’s folly. The …

16. Europe Today: Poland in shock after deadly Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi near

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:04:14 -0000

    Poland is in shock after this weekend's deadly shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square, which Polish PM Donald Tusk called an act of terrorism. The …

17. 2026 on track to be one of the hottest years on record as climate change and 'supersized' El Niño clash

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:47:09 -0000

    2026 is on track to be one of the hottest year on record, as decades of human-caused global warming clashes with a “supersized” El Niño. A report …

18. World entering ‘age of climate extremes’: UN chief

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    Each of the past 12 years have been among the hottest 12 years on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said.

19. Egypt announces new Mediterranean gas field discovery estimated at 200 billion cubic feet

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:23:43 -0000

    The Ministry of Petroleum attributed the positive results to higher investment and exploration activity, noting a better investment climate and …

20. Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 02:38:17 -0000

    ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and has played a role in disasters like the devastating floods in …

21. Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:07:01 -0000

    Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January, though President Donald Trump says he will use his veto power aggressively. With new majorities in the House and Senate after last week’s midterms, Democrats …

22. As AI data centres guzzle energy, can we harness their wasted heat?

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:17:12 -0000

    The rapid development of AI is draining our resources, but engineers have found a way to use heat lost to the air. As the rapid growth of AI data centres compounds the world’s energy crisis, engineers in Denmark have found a way to make use of the vast amounts of “waste heat” generated by these …

23. The Dems Avoided Discussions Over 'Climate Change' During the Midterms, But That's About to Change

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    'Climate change' was seemingly tabled during the midterms as Climate Depot's Marc Morano says, "the longtime hot button topic has seemed to have lost …

24. South Florida is flooding like never before. What’s being done about it?

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:00:00 -0000

    Historic, chart-topping king tides submerged South Florida recently, flooding more places deeper and longer than they’d ever seen before. Last week, …

25. The American Dream Is No Match for Climate Change

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    To Sierra Isley, the American Dream brings to mind a home ringed by a white picket fence. “The house in the suburbs is just what you’re taught …

26. Climate Change Has Become So Bad That Rice Krispies Don’t Have Actual Rice in Them Anymore

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:49:00 -0000

    Welcome to the age of corporate putrefaction. Snap, Crackle, and Pop! The sonic slogan of Rice Krispies is now becoming an anachronism. The classic …

27. A monstrous El Niño has arrived. Here’s what it means for where you live.

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:45:00 -0000

    From torrential rain to overwhelming tides, this year’s growing El Niño could make for a warmer, wetter, and weirder winter. A monster is growing in …

28. Something enormous had been hiding beneath the Atlantic Ocean – leaving scientists surprised and amazed when they saw it

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:14:00 -0000

    Imagine discovering that there was a great strip of land between Scotland and Iceland that nobody had noticed before. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? …

29. Greenhushing as Strategic Adaptation: Net‐Zero Commitment Retreat Among S&P 500 Firms Amid Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Backlash

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 03:39:48 -0000

    ABSTRACTGreenhushing has emerged as a strategic corporate response to political and regulatory uncertainty, yet less is known about how firms …

30. 'Migration paradox': How borders, aid drive human movement

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:41:00 -0000

    Have EU leaders misunderstood migration? Could economic aid, restrictive migration policies and increased education be driving more people to Europe?