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Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is keyClimate

Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is key

First-of-its-kind study assesses how health benefits of aggressive climate policy travel across international borders Summary: Global climate policy could prevent up to 1.32 million premature…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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Climate change could be slowing nature’s paceClimate

Climate change could be slowing nature’s pace

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows nature’s renewal has 'significantly' slowed down with rising temperatures, against expectation Summary: As global temperatures rise,…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
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The paradox of tourism at melting glaciersClimate

The paradox of tourism at melting glaciers

As glaciers around the world melt at unprecedented rates, tourism in these icy landscapes is booming, adding pressure to vulnerable regions and disrupting delicate ecosystems.…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
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Why warming looks different across US statesClimate

Why warming looks different across US states

41 US states are warming, though each in a different way, according to a UC3M and UNIZAR study Summary: Climate warming across the United States…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2026 Full article
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Carbon pricing and renewables emerge as most effective climate policies, global study findsClimate

Carbon pricing and renewables emerge as most effective climate policies, global study finds

To reduce CO₂ emissions, policy on carbon pricing, taxation and investment in renewable energy is key; Australia, Canada, and Japan have 'substantial potential' to strengthen…
SourceSourceFebruary 5, 2026 Full article
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World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists sayClimate

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler…
SourceSourceJanuary 26, 2026 Full article
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World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warnClimate

World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warn

Report in brief The world has entered what United Nations scientists describe as an era of “global water bankruptcy,” a condition in which decades of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 21, 2026 Full article
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Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free worldClimate

Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free world

New findings help explain abrupt climate swings – even in ancient ice-free greenhouse worlds – and offer insights for future warming scenarios Earth’s climate is…
SourceSourceJanuary 19, 2026 Full article
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Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynastyClimate

Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynasty

Climate variability shaped agriculture, migration, and stability in the dynasty’s final century Summary: Climate change played a measurable role in the decline of the Tang…
SourceSourceJanuary 15, 2026 Full article
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World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciersClimate

World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of…
SourceSourceJanuary 14, 2026 Full article
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Most people think climate change will affect others, not themselvesClimate

Most people think climate change will affect others, not themselves

Large international meta-analysis finds people consistently rate their own climate risks as lower than those faced by others Summary: A majority believe climate change-related risks…
SourceSourceJanuary 13, 2026 Full article
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Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systemsClimate

Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systems

As climate change accelerates the melting of glaciers around the world, scientists are warning of a little-known risk flowing downstream with the meltwater: antibiotic resistance…
SourceSourceJanuary 12, 2026 Full article
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Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regularClimate

Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regular

'Proxies' in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene Summary: Ancient global warming offers important clues about how rainfall…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2026 Full article
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Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025Climate

Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

Brest, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further…
SourceSourceJanuary 9, 2026 Full article
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Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheetClimate

Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheet

New temperature reconstructions suggest the Antarctic ice sheet remained more stable during the Oligocene than long assumed Summary: Understanding past Antarctic ice sheet behaviour relies…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2026 Full article
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Clearing small areas of rainforest has outsized climate impact: studyClimate

Clearing small areas of rainforest has outsized climate impact: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing…
SourceSourceJanuary 7, 2026 Full article
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Ancient warming erased part of Greenland Ice Sheet, evidence showsClimate

Ancient warming erased part of Greenland Ice Sheet, evidence shows

Core samples pulled from beneath ice sheet suggests region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period Summary: Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome ice…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2026 Full article
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Clean energy subsidies work best when pollution has a priceClimate

Clean energy subsidies work best when pollution has a price

Study finds that when clean energy incentives are applied consistently, the economy can reach an 80% reduction in energy-related carbon emissions by mid-century Summary: Climate…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2025 Full article
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Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global – is it working?Climate

Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global – is it working?

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The EU's carbon border tax was designed to do more than clean up its own economy: it hoped to…
SourceSourceDecember 29, 2025 Full article
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How diet changes could cut food-related climate emissionsClimate

How diet changes could cut food-related climate emissions

Why reducing food-related emissions will require diet changes across much of the global population Summary: The way food is produced and consumed worldwide plays a…
SourceSourceDecember 27, 2025 Full article
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Satellites miss most aviation contrails, MIT study findsClimate

Satellites miss most aviation contrails, MIT study finds

Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report Summary: Aviation contrails play a major role in the…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climateClimate

Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climate

A warming climate and pressure on land use complicate life for Norway's Sámi reindeer herders. Regulations designed to help them don't work the way they…
SourceSourceDecember 14, 2025 Full article
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How air travel and renewable power differ in their air quality impactsClimate

How air travel and renewable power differ in their air quality impacts

Cutting air travel and purchasing renewable energy can lead to different effects on overall air quality, even while achieving the same CO₂ reduction, new research…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevationsClimate

Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevations

Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern…
SourceSourceDecember 7, 2025 Full article