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Tour de France heat stress risk rises as climate warmsClimate

Tour de France heat stress risk rises as climate warms

An analysis of 50 years of climate data shows that the race has so far avoided the most extreme conditions, although the risk is steadily…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2026 Full article
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Tenfold rise in extreme heat across Europe linked to climate changeClimate

Tenfold rise in extreme heat across Europe linked to climate change

In a new study, climate researcher Gottfried Kirchengast and his team have developed a new method for computing the hazards from extreme events Summary: Extreme…
SourceSourceFebruary 23, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300Climate

Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300

Antarctica’s pale expanses of ice keep water locked up and reflect heat from the planet – but the climate crisis is putting these safeguards at…
SourceSourceFebruary 22, 2026 Full article
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Glacial climate shift 2.7 million years ago linked to early human evolutionClimate

Glacial climate shift 2.7 million years ago linked to early human evolution

The expansion of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets around 2.7 million years ago triggered persistent millennial-scale climate variability, fundamentally altering ice age dynamics and coinciding with…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2026 Full article
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Flood traffic chaos could overwhelm 75 hospitals across GermanyClimate

Flood traffic chaos could overwhelm 75 hospitals across Germany

Flooding can also impede access to hospitals that are not directly affected by high water levels. This has been demonstrated by simulations carried out across…
SourceSourceFebruary 19, 2026 Full article
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Olympic Games at a crossroads in a warming worldClimate

Olympic Games at a crossroads in a warming world

The carbon footprint of the Olympic Games remains substantial, despite reforms by the International Olympic Committee. A new study by the University of Lausanne shows…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2026 Full article
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Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels drove post-2006 global surgeClimate

Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels drove post-2006 global surge

Methane sources and the 1980–2017 global budget Why global methane emissions increased after 2006 Conclusions Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels were the main…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 17, 2026 Full article
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Amazon deforestation tied to fewer rainy days and higher surface temperaturesClimate

Amazon deforestation tied to fewer rainy days and higher surface temperatures

Satellite data also shows 25% less rainfall compared to regions with high forest cover Summary: Amazon deforestation is linked to hotter, drier conditions during the…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article
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What drove the atmospheric methane spike in the pandemic years?Climate

What drove the atmospheric methane spike in the pandemic years?

Climate-driven emissions from wetlands, inland waters, and paddy rice – combined with weakened atmospheric removal – drove the surge, a new Science study shows Summary:…
SourceSourceFebruary 14, 2026 Full article
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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