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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
Feeling the heat (s. climate change, heatwave)
Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifiesClimate

Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies

Rome, Italy | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from…
SourceSourceJune 29, 2025 Full article
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Jet stream volatility predates modern climate changeClimate

Jet stream volatility predates modern climate change

Dartmouth researchers find several volatile phases over the past 125 years that predate significant climate change effects Summary: A new study published in AGU Advances…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2025 Full article
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Warming climate may accelerate weather instabilityClimate

Warming climate may accelerate weather instability

A recent study by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) reveals a looming climate crisis: the world could face heightened risks of…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2025 Full article
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Ancient CO₂ spikes triggered ocean anoxia despite high oxygen levelsClimate

Ancient CO₂ spikes triggered ocean anoxia despite high oxygen levels

New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that massive emissions, or burps, of carbon…
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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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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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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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
Image: Illustration | Higher temperatures linked to likelihood of a sleeper experiencing OSA
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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Amazon trees reveal survival tactics under intense sunlight and heatClimate

Amazon trees reveal survival tactics under intense sunlight and heat

Amazon canopy trees adjust their energy use under extreme light and drought, revealing critical limits for photosynthesis and implications for satellite monitoring Summary: In the…
SourceSourceJune 15, 2025 Full article
Image: Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warmsClimate

Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warms

Researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities over four decades, and found that some species thrived while others declined Summary: In a massive, four-decade study…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2025 Full article
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Child brain development shaped by prenatal exposure to extreme climate eventsClimate

Child brain development shaped by prenatal exposure to extreme climate events

A new study by Graduate Center researchers looks at the impact of in utero exposure to both extreme heat and a natural disaster Summary: Children…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2025 Full article
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Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientistsClimate

Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland,…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2025 Full article
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North Sea oil plans clash with Paris climate targets, UCL study warnsClimate

North Sea oil plans clash with Paris climate targets, UCL study warns

Opening new North Sea oil and gas fields is incompatible with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goals of limiting warming to 1.5°C or holding warming…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2025 Full article
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Ancient Pacific sediments hold key to future climate researchClimate

Ancient Pacific sediments hold key to future climate research

Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future Summary: Ancient…
SourceSourceJune 8, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Hurricane Bud, shown here over Baja in 2018, extended across Mexico and left some surprising changes in its wake, UC Merced researchers found
Hurricanes stir deep oxygen-poor waters, fueling microbial bloomsClimate

Hurricanes stir deep oxygen-poor waters, fueling microbial blooms

With careful planning and a little luck, researchers found a surprising upside to hurricanes after a Category 4 storm disrupted their expedition off the coast…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2025 Full article
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South-West Pacific faces rising seas, record heat: WMO reportClimate

South-West Pacific faces rising seas, record heat: WMO report

Unprecedented Ocean warming engulfed the South-West Pacific in 2024, harming ecosystems and economies, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2025 Full article
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Global public backs redistributive and climate policiesClimate

Global public backs redistributive and climate policies

Encouraging findings on public acceptance of global climate policy Summary: Even as global climate policy struggles to remain at the forefront of political agendas, a…
SourceSourceJune 5, 2025 Full article
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2023 North Atlantic heatwave was largest and fastest on recordClimate

2023 North Atlantic heatwave was largest and fastest on record

A summer like no other: inside 2023’s record-smashing North Atlantic marine heatwave Summary: The North Atlantic Ocean experienced an unprecedented marine heatwave in the summer…
SourceSourceJune 4, 2025 Full article
The University of Sydney's One Tree Island research station on One Tree Island reef on the southern Great Barrier Reef
Will rising seas doom the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient reef record offers cluesClimate

Will rising seas doom the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient reef record offers clues

A combination of stressors, not sea levels alone, cause the demise of reefs Summary: New research published in Nature Communications shows that the Great Barrier…
SourceSourceJune 3, 2025 Full article