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Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coastNews

Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coast

Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failureScience

Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failure

Study shows both the intensity of smoke and how often it happens matter for heart health Summary: Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke may significantly raise…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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Millions in US sweat out first extreme heatwave of yearNews

Millions in US sweat out first extreme heatwave of year

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A potentially life-threatening heatwave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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New study questions ancient drying of northern AfricaClimate

New study questions ancient drying of northern Africa

New research casts doubt on ancient drying of northern Africa’s climate Summary: New evidence from leaf wax hydrogen isotopes suggests that northern Africa’s summer rainfall…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2025 Full article
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Century-long slowdown of Atlantic circulation explains cold patch south of GreenlandClimate

Century-long slowdown of Atlantic circulation explains cold patch south of Greenland

Research confirms weakening circulation drives South Greenland anomaly Summary: A persistent patch of cold water south of Greenland, long known as the North Atlantic Warming…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2025 Full article
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Summer downpours in the Alps could double with 2°C warming, study findsClimate

Summer downpours in the Alps could double with 2°C warming, study finds

Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms. In a new study,…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2025 Full article
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Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in SouthwestScience

Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in Southwest

New study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution builds on earlier work and shows the Southwest may be more sensitive to drying than the Pacific…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2025 Full article
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More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: studyScience

More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles,…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2025 Full article
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How did life survive ‘Snowball Earth’? In ponds, study suggestsScience

How did life survive ‘Snowball Earth’? In ponds, study suggests

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Carbon budget for 1.5°C limit may run out in just 3 yearsClimate

Carbon budget for 1.5°C limit may run out in just 3 years

The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and will be exhausted in a little more…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Arctic peatlands spreading northward as temperatures riseClimate

Arctic peatlands spreading northward as temperatures rise

Warming temperatures and longer growing seasons are driving the outward spread of Arctic peatlands, raising hopes for increased carbon storage, but also concerns about long-term…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consumingScience

Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consuming

New review in Science outlines proven strategies to protect crop productivity from rising temperatures, but warns that scaling them up will take decades and major…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarterScience

Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate and diet drive brown bear shifts across EuropeClimate

Climate and diet drive brown bear shifts across Europe

Trophic relationships are key to understanding changes in the distribution of certain species, according to a study Summary: The distribution of brown bears across Europe…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2025 Full article
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Longer exposure, more pollen: climate change worsens allergiesNews

Longer exposure, more pollen: climate change worsens allergies

Paris, France | AFP Runny nose, itching eyes, worsening asthma symptoms -- the effects of hay fever are nothing to sneeze at, experts say, warning of…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2025 Full article
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Energy transition: how coal mines could go solarNews

Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2025 Full article
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Norway launches flagship large-scale carbon capture and storage projectNews

Norway launches flagship large-scale carbon capture and storage project

Oslo, Norway | AFP Norway on Tuesday launched a flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, a technology seen as crucial to curbing climate change but…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Amazon hydrological extremes intensifying, tree rings study showsClimate

Amazon hydrological extremes intensifying, tree rings study shows

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years: wet seasons are…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since Covid: IEANews

Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since Covid: IEA

Paris, France | AFP Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Antarctic krill fishing overlaps with penguin and whale feeding hotspots, study showsScience

Antarctic krill fishing overlaps with penguin and whale feeding hotspots, study shows

Acoustic data reveal when and where fishing vessels compete with whales and penguins for krill in the Southern Ocean – and what this entails for…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Verdict due for Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ over toxic wasteNews

Verdict due for Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ over toxic waste

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP A court in Sweden will rule Tuesday in the country's biggest environmental crime trial, where a self-proclaimed "Queen of Trash" and four…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Greenwashing rife in EU aviation: consumer groupsNews

Greenwashing rife in EU aviation: consumer groups

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The European aviation industry is awash with misleading climate-related claims, consumer groups said Tuesday, over a year after the…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate change expected to worsen sleep apnea worldwideClimate

Climate change expected to worsen sleep apnea worldwide

Sleep apnea will become more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens across the globe, warn Flinders…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2025 Full article
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UK commits £8 bn to flood defencesNews

UK commits £8 bn to flood defences

London, United Kingdom | AFP Britain's Labour government on Monday announced plans to invest almost £8 billion ($11 billion) on flood defences over the next 10…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2025 Full article