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EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine banNews

EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU pledged Friday to fast-track a review of its plans to end combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035, after pressure from Europe's…
SourceSourceSeptember 12, 2025 Full article
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Carmakers to push EU for 2035 combustion-engine ban rethinkNews

Carmakers to push EU for 2035 combustion-engine ban rethink

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Europe's biggest carmakers are to hold talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday as the industry…
SourceSourceSeptember 12, 2025 Full article
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Northerly winds found to drive West Antarctic ice lossClimate

Northerly winds found to drive West Antarctic ice loss

Rapid ice loss from West Antarctica has long been blamed on strengthening westerly winds pushing warm ocean water toward its ice shelves, but new research…
SourceSourceSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking islandFactsNews

Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island

Bulacan, Philippines | AFP On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing…
SourceSourceSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
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Climate change stunts Chinook salmon growth in AlaskaScience

Climate change stunts Chinook salmon growth in Alaska

Rivers across Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory are warming at a rapid pace, posing a growing threat to Chinook salmon and the Indigenous communities that…
SourceSourceSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashionNews

EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion

Strasbourg, France | AFP EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Deforestation drives sharp rainfall loss and heat rise in the AmazonClimate

Deforestation drives sharp rainfall loss and heat rise in the Amazon

For the first time, research led by scientists at the University of São Paulo quantifies the impact of forest loss and global climate change on…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts itScience

Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts it

Iron minerals in mangrove soils lock away carbon and curb greenhouse gases, but land use change is degrading these vital “blue carbon forests” Summary: Mangrove…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Mediterranean Sea faces severe climate risks, study warnsClimate

Mediterranean Sea faces severe climate risks, study warns

A recent study led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel investigated how strongly marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea are already…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2025 Full article
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Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plansNews

Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plans

Kiruna, Sweden | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sweden's indigenous Sami fear they will lose their livelihood and culture if plans go ahead to mine a large…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2025 Full article
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Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystemsScience

Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystems

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2025 Full article
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Treat carbon storage like ‘scarce resource’: scientistsClimate

Treat carbon storage like ‘scarce resource’: scientists

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The amount of carbon dioxide that can be stored underground is vastly overestimated, new research said Wednesday, challenging assumptions…
SourceSourceSeptember 4, 2025 Full article
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UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plansNews

UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plans

Paris, France | AFP The United Nations on Wednesday urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly, with major polluters among…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2025 Full article
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Global climate vulnerability projected through 2100Climate

Global climate vulnerability projected through 2100

Over the next few decades, climate change will pose new threats around the world. Researchers from Climate Analytics (Berlin) and Radboud University’s Global Data Lab…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2025 Full article
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Cooling La Niña may return in coming months: UNNews

Cooling La Niña may return in coming months: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, temperatures are…
SourceSourceSeptember 2, 2025 Full article
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Monsoon shifts intensify glacier melt across High Mountain AsiaClimate

Monsoon shifts intensify glacier melt across High Mountain Asia

Shifting precipitation patterns, driven by climate change, could reshape water security and environmental hazards for one of world’s most populated regions, research shows Summary: Glaciers…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2025 Full article
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Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on recordNews

Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2025 Full article
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Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights onNews

Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise…
SourceSourceAugust 31, 2025 Full article
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Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate actionClimate

Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate action

A new paper on the science-policy interface by climate experts Svante Bodin and Örjan Gustafsson at the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, calls…
SourceSourceAugust 29, 2025 Full article
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Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warmingClimate

Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warming

In a new study, researchers from the University of Bern and ETH Zurich have shown how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe. At…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate changeNews

Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Celebrated US musician Jon Batiste wants to use his music to fire up listeners to act against…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or moreNews

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or more

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35°C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropicsClimate

Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropics

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown Summary: Deforestation in tropical regions could…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Electric cars slash emissions across the U.S., new study showsClimate

Electric cars slash emissions across the U.S., new study shows

Choosing a more electrified vehicle will reduce drivers' greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of where they live in the contiguous United States, according to a new…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2025 Full article