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Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon nearsNews

Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon nears

Shanghai, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2025 Full article
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Landslide kills four as rains lash northern ChinaNews

Landslide kills four as rains lash northern China

Miyun, China | AFP Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced…
SourceSourceJuly 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 10, 2025 Full article
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Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: expertsNews

Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2025 Full article
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Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024Climate

Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024

The Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River hits record high temperatures in 2024 Summary: China’s Three Gorges region experienced record-breaking heat and a series…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in southwest ChinaNews

Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in southwest China

Shanghai, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Flooding in China's southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, as…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2025 Full article
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Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollNews

Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atoll

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2025 Full article
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Future shifts in Yangtze wetlands: climate and urbanization impacts on habitat qualityClimate

Future shifts in Yangtze wetlands: climate and urbanization impacts on habitat quality

Future of wetlands: predicting ecological shifts in the middle Yangtze River Basin Summary: Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing growing ecological…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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China missed key climate target last year: official dataNews

China missed key climate target last year: official data

Beijing, China | AFP China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy continued to rise as coal remained…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goalScience

China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goal

Summary: China’s path to carbon neutrality: Aligning with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C target Summary: A new study published in Engineering examines how China can achieve…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’News

US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’

Paris, France | AFP US representatives are not at a key climate science meeting in China, a source told AFP on Monday, sitting out a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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Nations at odds over major UN climate science reportNews

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris, France | AFP Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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How China’s land systems will change under 1.5°C climate pledges by 2100Climate

How China’s land systems will change under 1.5°C climate pledges by 2100

Summary: Study of simulation and analysis of the long-term impacts of 1.5 °C global climate pledges on China's land systems Summary: If global climate pledges…
SourceSourceFebruary 19, 2025 Full article
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Healthy diets, key to sustainable food system in ChinaClimate

Healthy diets, key to sustainable food system in China

A study published in Nature Food reveals that China's current food system trajectory does not align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
Renewable energy (s. Climate Action, EU, environment)
China installs record amount of renewable energy in 2024, data showsNews

China installs record amount of renewable energy in 2024, data shows

Beijing, China | AFP China installed a record amount of renewable energy last year, data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed on Tuesday. The…
SourceSourceJanuary 21, 2025 Full article
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Climate change is reshaping China’s agricultureClimate

Climate change is reshaping China’s agriculture

China’s agriculture system, a linchpin of its food security, faces increasing pressure to adapt as climate change reshapes the country’s landscape. Researchers have proposed a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 9, 2025 Full article
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Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songsNews

Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs

Beijing, China | AFP - A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a…
SourceSourceJanuary 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate risks to China’s solar and wind energyScience

Climate risks to China’s solar and wind energy

A new study by researchers at Peking University has unveiled a critical challenge to China's renewable energy ambitions: the increasing frequency of compounded low-solar and…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
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China says 2024 was its hottest year on recordClimate

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Beijing, China | AFP (Updated) - Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency…
SourceSourceJanuary 2, 2025 Full article
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Poyang Lake restoration advances with new phase to combat climate change and boost biodiversityNews

Poyang Lake restoration advances with new phase to combat climate change and boost biodiversity

Conservation International and Sateri, a leading producer of manmade cellulose fibers, have launched the third phase of the Poyang Lake Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. This milestone…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 2, 2025 Full article
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Ancient mountain formation reshaped climate in prehistoric ChinaClimate

Ancient mountain formation reshaped climate in prehistoric China

Geologists have uncovered how tectonic forces shaped coastal mountain ranges in eastern Asia over 100 million years ago, triggering profound climate shifts during the Cretaceous…
SourceSourceDecember 18, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024NewsScience

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024

FAIR principles advance IPCC assessment cycles Efforts to improve the transparency and utility of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments have led to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 15, 2024 Full article