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Image: More eddying of subtropical western boundary currents boosts stratification and cools shelf seas
Ocean eddies reshape coastal seas as warming accelerates at the surfaceClimate

Ocean eddies reshape coastal seas as warming accelerates at the surface

April 15, 2026 Full article
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Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yieldsScience

Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yields

After 9,000 years of cultivation, a new study finds rice nearing stable thermal limits as warming threatens production across Asia’s major growing regions Summary: Long-term…
April 16, 2026 Full article
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How soil bacteria move into lakes by gaining or losing genesScience

How soil bacteria move into lakes by gaining or losing genes

Researchers at the University of Zurich have analyzed the genome of bacteria living in Lake Zurich to conclude that microbes employ two different strategies to…
April 14, 2026 Full article
Image of the day: Super Typhoon Sinlaku near the Mariana Islands
Image: Super Typhoon Sinlaku over the western Pacific Ocean (13 April 2026) - data visualisation
Image of the day: Super Typhoon Sinlaku near the Mariana IslandsNews

Image of the day: Super Typhoon Sinlaku near the Mariana Islands

Around 8–9 April 2026, a tropical system began to organise over Micronesia in the western Pacific, at a time of…
April 15, 2026 Full article
Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions fall to record low
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Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions fall to record lowNews

Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions fall to record low

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Japan's net greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9 percent in 2025 to hit their lowest…
April 14, 2026 Full article
Image of the day: Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026
Image: data visualisation - Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026
Image of the day: Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026News

Image of the day: Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026

Arctic sea ice remained at record low levels in March 2026, after the winter maximum peaked at 14.29 million km²…
April 14, 2026 Full article
Greece’s ancient sites get climate-change checkup
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Greece’s ancient sites get climate-change checkupNews

Greece’s ancient sites get climate-change checkup

Athens, Greece | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Worsening wildfires, soaring heatwaves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take…
April 13, 2026 Full article

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Image of the day: Pearl farming patterns in Ahe Atoll lagoonNews

Image of the day: Pearl farming patterns in Ahe Atoll lagoon

Ahe Atoll, an associated commune of Manihi in the Tuamotu Archipelago – a chain of coral atolls in French Polynesia – lies 484 km from…
April 3, 2026 Full article
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Wildfires reached record levels in the EU in 2025News

Wildfires reached record levels in the EU in 2025

Fires started early in the year and intensified during summer heatwaves. More than 2,242,000 hectares of land were affected by wildfires across Europe, the Middle…
April 3, 2026 Full article
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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosisNews

Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis

Fukuoka, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day…
April 3, 2026 Full article
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One dead as storm front pummels GreeceNews

One dead as storm front pummels Greece

Athens, Greece | AFP A man died near Athens Thursday as a three-day storm front lashed Greece with gale-force winds, causing localised floods and disrupting transport.…
April 2, 2026 Full article
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Brazil court quashes Neymar environmental damage fineNews

Brazil court quashes Neymar environmental damage fine

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP A Rio de Janeiro court has overturned a fine of more than $3 million against football star Neymar for allegedly…
April 1, 2026 Full article
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Italy delays coal phase-out by over a decadeNews

Italy delays coal phase-out by over a decade

Rome, Italy | AFP Italy's parliament voted Tuesday to delay the closure of the country's coal-fired power stations by over a decade, a move experts slammed…
April 1, 2026 Full article

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Image: More eddying of subtropical western boundary currents boosts stratification and cools shelf seas
Ocean eddies reshape coastal seas as warming accelerates at the surfaceClimate

Ocean eddies reshape coastal seas as warming accelerates at the surface

New research reveals a powerful yet overlooked driver of climate change: Intensifying ocean eddies. These swirling currents – that break off from major currents –…
April 15, 2026 Full article
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Arctic melt ponds identified as source of cloud-forming particlesClimate

Arctic melt ponds identified as source of cloud-forming particles

Findings offer insight into why Arctic clouds behave differently, filling a major gap in current climate and weather models Summary: Biological processes inside meltwater on…
April 13, 2026 Full article
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Ocean temperatures near record high in March: EU monitorClimate

Ocean temperatures near record high in March: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Ocean temperatures hit near-record highs for March, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday, signalling a likely shift…
April 10, 2026 Full article
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Hot-dry extremes could affect nearly 30% of the global population by 2100Climate

Hot-dry extremes could affect nearly 30% of the global population by 2100

The increase may hit nearly 30% of the global population with extreme events more dangerous than heat or drought alone, especially in low-income tropical nations…
April 8, 2026 Full article
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Extreme heat linked to low birth weight in PakistanClimate

Extreme heat linked to low birth weight in Pakistan

Exposure to extreme heat conditions is resulting in more babies being born with low birth weight, according to a new study involving Adelaide University researchers.…
April 2, 2026 Full article
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Global population exceeds Earth’s sustainable limitsClimate

Global population exceeds Earth’s sustainable limits

Analysis of more than 200 years of data shows a mid-20th century shift in global population dynamics, with rising numbers increasingly linked to mounting environmental…
March 31, 2026 Full article
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Why Antarctic sea ice suddenly declined after decades of growthClimate

Why Antarctic sea ice suddenly declined after decades of growth

Although climate models predicted Antarctic sea ice would steadily dwindle, its extent grew for decades until 2016. A new study finds the ice finally receded…
March 30, 2026 Full article

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Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yieldsScience

Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yields

After 9,000 years of cultivation, a new study finds rice nearing stable thermal limits as warming threatens production across Asia’s major growing regions Summary: Long-term…
April 16, 2026 Full article
Image: UZH researchers from the Limnological Station conducting microbial monitoring on Lake Zurich
How soil bacteria move into lakes by gaining or losing genesScience

How soil bacteria move into lakes by gaining or losing genes

Researchers at the University of Zurich have analyzed the genome of bacteria living in Lake Zurich to conclude that microbes employ two different strategies to…
April 14, 2026 Full article
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Gray whales face 18% mortality rate in San Francisco Bay amid ship traffic risksScience

Gray whales face 18% mortality rate in San Francisco Bay amid ship traffic risks

The climate crisis seems to be altering gray whales’ access to food, leading them to change their migration paths and forage in San Francisco Bay…
April 13, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (April 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
April 10, 2026 Full article
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Parasites thrive far from the equator, defying biodiversity ruleScience

Parasites thrive far from the equator, defying biodiversity rule

A new FAU study reveals a surprising twist: certain trematode parasites – worm-like organisms that cycle through snails, crabs and fish – are actually more…
April 2, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 31, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
March 31, 2026 Full article

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Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UNFactsNews

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming…
March 23, 2026 Full article
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February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitorFacts

February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding,…
March 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: studyFactsNews

Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit…
February 17, 2026 Full article
Image: Annual surface air temperature anomalies for the Arctic region (north of 40°N) for each year from 2002 to 2025, relative to the average for the 1991–2020 reference period
2025 ranked as third hottest yearNewsFacts

2025 ranked as third hottest year

Global temperatures remained near historic highs in 2025, making it the third hottest year ever recorded and extending a run of exceptional warmth that now…
January 14, 2026 Full article
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US judge orders restart of wind project targeted by TrumpNewsFacts

US judge orders restart of wind project targeted by Trump

New York, United States | AFP A US federal judge cleared the way Monday for an offshore wind energy project to resume work in New England,…
January 13, 2026 Full article
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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025FactsNews

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDeskRecords shattered in Central Asia Up to 1.5 °C hotter in the Sahel Scorching summer in Europe Central Asia, the…
December 31, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: November 2025, the third warmest on recordFactsNews

Image of the day: November 2025, the third warmest on record

The November 2025 temperature map brings attention to a month that ranked as the third-warmest November on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service…
December 10, 2025 Full article