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Satellite Image: Chios, Greece (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Smoke plume from wildfire emergency on ChiosNews

Image of the day: Smoke plume from wildfire emergency on Chios

A major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios forced evacuations and emergency declarations after flames spread rapidly through forested areas on 22 June 2025.…
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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…
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How climate experiments may miss the full picture of plant responses to warmingScience

How climate experiments may miss the full picture of plant responses to warming

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not warming winters, Michigan State University ecologists…
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Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coastNews

Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coast

Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failureScience

Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failure

Study shows both the intensity of smoke and how often it happens matter for heart health Summary: Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke may significantly raise…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Millions in US sweat out first extreme heatwave of yearNews

Millions in US sweat out first extreme heatwave of year

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A potentially life-threatening heatwave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Ubinas Volcano. Peru
Image of the day: Crater view of Peru’s active Ubinas VolcanoNews

Image of the day: Crater view of Peru’s active Ubinas Volcano

Ubinas Volcano in southern Peru is the country’s most active, rising to an elevation of around 5,672 metres in the Moquegua Region. Part of the…
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Climate Science Digest: June 23, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 23, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 23, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 23, 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
Satellite Image: The Venta River, Ventspils, Latvia
Image of the day: Venta River, LatviaNews

Image of the day: Venta River, Latvia

Seen from space, the Venta River traces a winding path across western Latvia before finally reaching the Baltic Sea at the port city of Ventspils.…
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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
Satellite Image: Grande Comore, Comoros
Image of the day: Volcanic beauty of Grande ComoreNews

Image of the day: Volcanic beauty of Grande Comore

Grande Comore, also known as Ngazidja, is the largest island in the Comoros archipelago, situated in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique. Seen from…
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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
Satellite Image: Hurricane Erick, coast of Mexico
Image of the day: Hurricane Erick approaches MexicoNews

Image of the day: Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico

Hurricane Erick formed in the Pacific Ocean on 17 June 2025 and quickly intensified, becoming a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds reaching up to…
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Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in SouthwestScience

Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in Southwest

New study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution builds on earlier work and shows the Southwest may be more sensitive to drying than the Pacific…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2025 Full article
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More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: studyScience

More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles,…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Georgetown, Guyana
Image of the day: Georgetown on Guyana’s flood-prone Atlantic coastNews

Image of the day: Georgetown on Guyana’s flood-prone Atlantic coast

Georgetown, capital of Guyana, sits on South America’s northern coast, where the Demerara River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Once a Dutch settlement and later the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 19, 2025 Full article
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How did life survive ‘Snowball Earth’? In ponds, study suggestsScience

How did life survive ‘Snowball Earth’? In ponds, study suggests

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely…
SourceSourceJune 19, 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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Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consumingScience

Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consuming

New review in Science outlines proven strategies to protect crop productivity from rising temperatures, but warns that scaling them up will take decades and major…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarterScience

Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Island of Guernsey, The English Channel
Image of the day: Spring bloom of phytoplankton in the English ChannelNews

Image of the day: Spring bloom of phytoplankton in the English Channel

Each spring, the English Channel comes alive with color as phytoplankton blooms flourish across its nutrient-rich waters. This seasonal surge is visible in this image,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 18, 2025 Full article