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Electric cars slash emissions across the U.S., new study showsClimate

Electric cars slash emissions across the U.S., new study shows

Choosing a more electrified vehicle will reduce drivers' greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of where they live in the contiguous United States, according to a new…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2025 Full article
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Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blazeClimate

Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blaze

Scientists studying the devastating Lāhainā, Maui fires of August 2023 found that deaths were two-thirds higher than expected that month – and 367% higher during…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2025 Full article
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Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhereClimate

Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhere

More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study Summary: Planting…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
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Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwavesClimate

Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwaves

Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heatwaves, according to new research in Journal of Applied Ecology Summary:…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risksClimate

Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risks

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new attribution study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2025 Full article
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Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water securityClimate

Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water security

Melting glaciers are raising river levels and impacting hydropower Summary: Glaciers melting across High Mountain Asia are increasing water flow in at least 10% of…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Falling ice accelerates Greenland glacier retreatClimate

Falling ice accelerates Greenland glacier retreat

The Greenland ice sheet is melting at an increasing rate, a process accelerated by glacier calving, in which huge chunks of ice break free and…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article
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Warming climate shifts tropical cyclone clusters to North AtlanticClimate

Warming climate shifts tropical cyclone clusters to North Atlantic

A new study published in Nature Climate Change confirms these hurricane clusters are becoming more frequent in the North Atlantic in recent decades – a…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: studyClimate

Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Tropical bird populations have plummeted not only due to deforestation but also extreme heat attributable to climate change, according…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Mineral shortages could threaten global low-carbon transition, study findsClimate

Mineral shortages could threaten global low-carbon transition, study finds

Climate change: Mineral shortages could limit the low-carbon transition Summary: The shift to a low-carbon energy future could be slowed by shortages of key minerals,…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2025 Full article
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Seed-dispersing animals are vital to forests and climate, scientists warnClimate

Seed-dispersing animals are vital to forests and climate, scientists warn

International team of researchers issues global warning about the need to include frugivores in conservation, forest restoration, and climate change mitigation strategies Summary: The dramatic…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2025 Full article
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Ancient predator’s bone-crunching diet reveals secrets of climate survivalClimate

Ancient predator’s bone-crunching diet reveals secrets of climate survival

Fossil teeth reveal how a 56-million-year-old mammal adapted to global warming and what it means for animals today Summary: About 56 million years ago, during…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2025 Full article
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‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwavesClimate

‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2025 Full article
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Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme eventsClimate

Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme events

New correction method tackles climate model biases in temperature, precipitation, and compound extremes Summary: A new machine learning method significantly enhances the accuracy of global…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2025 Full article
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Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate changeClimate

Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate change

Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast: "There were glaciers…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2025 Full article
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Health benefits of energy efficiency far greater in Eastern Europe than Western EuropeClimate

Health benefits of energy efficiency far greater in Eastern Europe than Western Europe

The health benefits of energy interventions are greatest in countries such as Romania, Greece, and Bulgaria, according to a new study which provides a digital…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2025 Full article
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Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate roleClimate

Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate role

Submarine canyons and climate change Summary: Submarine canyons off Antarctica are larger, deeper, and more complex than previously thought – and their role in regulating…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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Forest degradation rises 163% in the Amazon, offsetting climate gainsClimate

Forest degradation rises 163% in the Amazon, offsetting climate gains

'Negative balance' of biome protection recorded between 2022 and 2024 could jeopardize Brazil’s international goals, warn Brazilian researchers and their international collaborators in the journal…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s climate future simulated at 9 km resolutionClimate

Earth’s climate future simulated at 9 km resolution

New climate model offers unprecedented insight into Earth’s future at high resolution Summary: A new global climate modeling effort has achieved a major advance in…
SourceSourceJuly 21, 2025 Full article
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Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100Climate

Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100

A study by ICTA-UAB with high-resolution meteorological simulations forecasts an increase in extreme and dry heat periods in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona Summary: Heatwaves…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2025 Full article
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AI-powered hybrid models offer roadmap for better wind speed forecastingClimate

AI-powered hybrid models offer roadmap for better wind speed forecasting

Summary: Short-term wind speed forecasting is vital to the smooth operation and efficient dispatch of wind power systems, but the irregular and multiscale nature of…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2025 Full article
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Wetland restoration slashes carbon by 39% and boosts drought resilience in one yearClimate

Wetland restoration slashes carbon by 39% and boosts drought resilience in one year

Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year – without the methane spike typically seen in restored…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2025 Full article
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Southern Hemisphere jet stream shift explained with new prediction methodClimate

Southern Hemisphere jet stream shift explained with new prediction method

Researchers uncover how climate change impacts the 'weather motor' Summary: The Southern Hemisphere’s eddy-driven jet (EDJ) – a high-altitude wind belt that shapes summer weather…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2025 Full article
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Cities with risk-tolerant leadership more likely to adopt bold climate policiesClimate

Cities with risk-tolerant leadership more likely to adopt bold climate policies

Research develops concept of 'transformative governance capacity,' or how able cities are to evolve in terms of climate resiliency Summary: Cities led by governments that…
SourceSourceJuly 14, 2025 Full article