Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Another Major US River Running Dry Leaving Millions Facing Water Crisis

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:20:13 -0000

    While concerns over the depletion of the Colorado River have dominated headlines in recent months, a longer river has been quietly battling “a severe …

  2. AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:59:20 -0000

    More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can help avoid worst-case scenarios. Using data …

  3. Farming and solar power are competing for land. Can agrivoltaics solve the problem?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:14:17 -0000

    Agrivoltaics could help to prevent farmland abandonment by protecting crops and boosting income. But some say the solution ignores the real …

  4. Supreme Court climate case could bankrupt oil companies, send gas prices soaring, experts warn

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:05:53 -0000

    A Supreme Court showdown over climate change lawsuits could leave oil companies bankrupt, gas stations facing financial ruin and Americans paying more at the pump if the justices allow cities and states to pursue billions in damages against the fossil fuel industry, energy policy experts warn. "You …

  5. Bambara groundnut: new maps show where southern African farmers can grow this drought-tolerant crop

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:59:56 -0000

    Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops. When they fail because of drought, floods or other climate disasters, this …

  6. Scientists may have found a shortcut to fusion energy

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:57:27 -0000

    Scientists have uncovered a potentially far more efficient path to fusion ignition that could bring the dream of practical fusion energy closer to …

  7. Is global warming preventing the next ice age?

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:10:04 -0000

    Asked by: Keith Hudson, Birmingham Ice ages are controlled by cyclic changes in the Earth's orbit and orientation, and calculations suggest another …

  8. Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:35:53 -0000

    The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with …

  9. 'Encourage' What? The Politics Of Choosing The UN Chief - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:03:31 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The article examines the confidential, non-binding straw-poll process for the next UN Secretary-General (starting 1 January 2027), …

  10. Trump’s DOJ Is Hiring Only the Best MAGA Wing Nuts

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    A future Democratic president will have to do more than rehire a competent civil service, they’ll have to cleanse the federal bureaucracy of its …

  11. The United States Is Not Ready for the Arctic Age

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:40:37 -0000

    Rana Foroohar’s “Sea Change” shows why Washington can’t compete at the top of the world. “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” Donald Trump wrote on …

  12. ‘So safe you could drink it’: Scientists and pesticide victims fear an EU rollback

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:10:25 -0000

    For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists …

  13. Fishing company behind McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish devastates Alaska salmon and Native communities

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:56:34 -0000

    A heavy fishing net emerged from rolling Bering Sea swells, packed so densely with Alaska pollock that their heads wedged through the mesh. When the …

  14. Climate Tipping Points Research Has Blind Spot: Greenland Crowds Out Higher-Risk Systems

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:45:50 -0000

    Climate tipping points research has a structural blind spot, a new PNAS study reveals: a 25-year audit of 20,736 publications finds scientific …

  15. The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration has transformed the Securities and Exchange Commission into an instrument of financial sector chicanery. If you doubt that …

  16. Pauline Hanson tells conservative voters to ditch Coalition, but would work with them to remove Labor

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:00:31 -0000

    Pauline Hanson has used a speech at a conservative conference to urge voters to abandon the Coalition, while acknowledging she would work with them …

  17. A new island has appeared in Caspian Sea, but scientists say it's bad news

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    A new island has emerged from the Caspian Sea near Kazakhstan, but scientists say its appearance is not something to celebrate. The small island was …

  18. El Niño Forecast Map Shows Which States Are Likely to See the Most Snow This Winter

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:20:25 -0000

    This year’s El Niño has been making waves, to say the least. It is historically massive. It will have major effects on the planet. From droughts to …

  19. When will El Niño peak and end? A full timeline of the weather phenomenon taking the world by storm

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:02:03 -0000

    A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is still intensifying in the Pacific. When will we see the weather phenomenon peak – and when will it come to an end? 2026 will …

  20. If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA’s Political Gravestone

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:46:48 -0000

    A new analysis by a Democratic data firm shows that Latino turnout in early voting is outpacing 2024—a presidential year. That could be a big problem …

  21. The Earth’s axis is shifting because of water - this is the real reason why

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:01:33 -0000

    We’re discovering new things about the Earth all the time – just like scientists recently found water is slowly leaking down there from the surface, …

  22. Rare, powerful earthquake hits Panama, spares Panama Canal

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:20:59 -0000

    In brief Buildings have collapsed and 80 aftershocks, one above magnitude 6.0, were recorded by local authorities. • North of Panama, Hurricane Isaias …

  23. Cocos (Keeling) Islands left behind as Australian government raises Pacific profile before COP31

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:00:27 -0000

    Residents of Australia's remotest territory say they feel forgotten by the government's global climate change efforts ahead of the major COP31 forum …

  24. Unreliable weather creating mental health issues for Kenyan farmers

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:28:04 -0000

    Amid a looming super El Nino and climate change, global weather patterns have not been reliable this year. And this is true in Kenya too, where …

  25. The green revolution may be turning purple

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:20 -0000

    The fertilizers that feed humanity are made in huge pressure cookers, heated to 450°C (840°F), in factories that gush an estimated 450 million metric …

  26. THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will Climate Change Affect the North Coast?

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000

  27. Antarctica’s penguins are sending us a distress signal

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:45:00 -0000

    Something is breaking in the world’s wildest ecosystem. This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study …

  28. As temperatures rise, calls grow to redesign Queensland's urban sprawl

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:20:07 -0000

    When Chris Kahler moved into his home in Townsville two decades ago, it was a very different environment than it is today. "I was sitting in the …

  29. Arundhati Roy: ‘It’s a very dangerous moment’ for India’s political climate

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:05:38 -0000

    One of India’s most celebrated authors, the Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy, says the youth-led Cockroach protests are presenting a …

  30. Ecology Says When a Forest Goes Silent Before a Storm It Is Not Coincidence – Every Animal in That Ecosystem Has Received the Same Signal and Is Responding to It - Animals Around The Globe

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:38 -0000

    Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. Walk into a forest on an ordinary afternoon and the …