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Heatwave durations accelerating faster than global warming, study findsClimate

Heatwave durations accelerating faster than global warming, study finds

The longest and rarest heatwaves – which can last for weeks – show the greatest increase in frequency Summary: As global temperatures rise, the world’s…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2025 Full article
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Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtNews

Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought

Paris, France | AFP Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024Climate

Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024

The Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River hits record high temperatures in 2024 Summary: China’s Three Gorges region experienced record-breaking heat and a series…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzzScience

Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzz

Antwerp, Belgium | SEB Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Microbe turns CO₂ into stone using clean mineralization pathwayScience

Microbe turns CO₂ into stone using clean mineralization pathway

At more than 470 times the atmospheric concentration of CO₂, a humble soil bacterium does something extraordinary: it turns gas into stone Summary: A soil-dwelling…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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What’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currentsClimate

What’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currents

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find Summary: A persistent patch of cool water in the subpolar North Atlantic – often called…
SourceSourceJuly 7, 2025 Full article
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Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floodsNews

Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floods

Hunt, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Rescuers in Texas raced against time to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash…
SourceSourceJuly 7, 2025 Full article
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Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice agesClimate

Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice ages

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ice ages. Now a new…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2025 Full article
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Heatwaves slash milk yields despite cooling tech, study findsClimate

Heatwaves slash milk yields despite cooling tech, study finds

A new study finds extreme heat reduces milk production by up to 10 percent and adding cooling technologies only offsets about half of the loss…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2025 Full article
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing childrenNews

Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children

Houston, United States | AFP Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday, after torrential rains…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2025 Full article
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Heavy snow hits Turkey’s northeast as southwest burnsNews

Heavy snow hits Turkey’s northeast as southwest burns

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as the rest of the country sweltered in…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Why forests can’t keep up with global warmingClimate

Why forests can’t keep up with global warming

Ecologists are concerned that forest ecosystems will not keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, failing to remain healthy and productive Summary: Forests are changing…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025News

Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025

Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warnsClimate

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Many wild Vanilla species are dependent on insects that pollinate them. But what happens if plants and insects are forced into different habitats? Summary: Wild…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Young forests aged 20–40 years are top carbon removers, study findsClimate

Young forests aged 20–40 years are top carbon removers, study finds

Forest regeneration offers a cost-effective method for carbon removal - playing a key role to play in removing billions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target – with wiggle roomNews

EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target – with wiggle room

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Wednesday unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested new flexibilities built in…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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ECDC launches new reports and guidance to track mosquito-borne diseases in EuropeNews

ECDC launches new reports and guidance to track mosquito-borne diseases in Europe

As Europe enters this year’s mosquito season, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has launched a new series of weekly surveillance updates…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxietyNews

Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxiety

More must be done to address the growth in anxiety related to climate change, says a leading psychologist, before it becomes the next mental health…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: studyNews

Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2025 Full article
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Warsaw’s urban gardens show strong potential for climate adaptationScience

Warsaw’s urban gardens show strong potential for climate adaptation

Urban gardens are perfect spaces for communing with nature and building social bonds. Such places can also be important for climate change mitigation Summary: Urban…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2025 Full article
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Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UNClimate

Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UN

Paris, France | AFP Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN's…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2025 Full article
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Mediterranean set new June temperature high on Sunday: French weather serviceNews

Mediterranean set new June temperature high on Sunday: French weather service

Paris, France | AFP The Mediterranean Sea on Sunday hit its warmest temperature on record for June at 26.01 degrees Celsius, said a French weather service…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article
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Towards a shared future with natureClimate

Towards a shared future with nature

The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way of of measuring how countries use and protect natural resources Summary: A group of international experts has…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article
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Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifiesNews

Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifies

Rome, Italy | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Firefighters mobilised in several countries to tackle blazes as southern Europeans sought shelter from punishing temperatures of a heatwave…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article