Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the interactions between them. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, longitude, terrain, altitude, land use and nearby water bodies and their currents. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

Satellite Image: Satellite imagery captured on 1 September 2026 shows thick smoke plumes rising from fires across Borneo, Indonesia
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: reportNews

Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2026 Full article
Still life with the scales of justice (climate,green justice, Youths sue Trump over US climate orders)
Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trialNews

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

Vancouver, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fifteen young Canadians will try to prove the federal government has breached their rights through insufficient action on climate…
SourceSourceOctober 26, 2026 Full article
Image: dry cracked lake bed with a dead tree under a cloudy sky
El Niño Watch: the impacts around the world this weekNews

El Niño Watch: the impacts around the world this week

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From starving cattle in parched El Salvador to a "terrifying" threat to the world's coral reefs, this year's…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2026 Full article
Image: Digital illustration showing AI data centres and industrial emissions alongside renewable energy, climate monitoring systems and a connected Earth
Behind AI’s carbon footprint, a potential climate toolNews

Behind AI’s carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint of…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2026 Full article
Image: Icebergs floating on calm water, with their reflections visible beneath a clear blue sky (s. climate change, climate fingerprinting)
Evidence of human-caused climate change stronger than ever, scientists confirmClimate

Evidence of human-caused climate change stronger than ever, scientists confirm

The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review – despite a United States government report questioning…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2026 Full article
Image: Sea surface temperature anomaly for September 2026
El Niño sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitorFactsNews

El Niño sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's…
SourceSourceOctober 12, 2026 Full article
Image: How the weather looked on Aug. 5, 2016
220-meter global atmospheric model improves rainfall simulationsScience

220-meter global atmospheric model improves rainfall simulations

Global simulation achieves unprecedented high resolution, advancing next-generation climate prediction and weather forecasting Summary: A global atmospheric simulation developed by researchers at the University of…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article
Image: Aerial view of an island off Phuket, Thailand, surrounded by turquoise waters and coral reefs
El Niño will intensify, then peak in DecemberNews

El Niño will intensify, then peak in December

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be…
SourceSourceOctober 8, 2026 Full article
Image: Delegates seated at the Pre-COP31 climate meeting in Fiji, with country placards and Pacific national flags behind them
Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summitNews

Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summit

Nadi, Fiji | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pacific leaders pressed wealthy nations for more funds to help them "survive" climate change Wednesday at a gathering aimed…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate caseNews

Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
Image: Abstract globe (s. climate news, climate change, heat)
Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, UN tells Fiji talksNews

Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, UN tells Fiji talks

Nadi, Fiji | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the UN climate chief warned…
SourceSourceOctober 5, 2026 Full article
Image: Lac des Brenets (August 2026) s. lakes, drought, climate, help)
Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries upNews

Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up

Les Brenets, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The picturesque Lac des Brenets between France and Switzerland has dried up after a record-breaking hot summer, leaving…
SourceSourceOctober 4, 2026 Full article
Image: Cover of '10th edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR10)'
Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: researchNewsFacts

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2026 Full article
Image: chimneys, air pollution, Chișinău
One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitorNews

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2026 Full article
Image: Shisir Khanal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, left, meets European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera at the United Nations in New York on September 21, 2026
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal ministerNews

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wealthy nations must do their fair share to help countries that are least responsible for the climate…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
Image: Infographic - Planetary Boundaries assessment showing seven of nine boundaries beyond the safe operating space
2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limitsScience

2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limits

Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chiefNews

‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chief

United Nations, United States | AFP Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres opened his final climate meeting Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters by urging…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
Image: Katie White at COP30 in Belém (Nov 14, 2025)
Green policies just good politics, says UK ministerNews

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Transitioning to a low-carbon economy isn't just vital for the planet's future -- it's also good politics,…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
Image: body of water near a mountain
World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warnsNews

World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2026 Full article
Image: A solitary cow lying in an expansive rural pasture; drought field
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger – El Niño chokes Central AmericaNews

Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger – El Niño chokes Central America

San Lorenzo, Honduras | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling…
SourceSourceSeptember 16, 2026 Full article
Image: north american p-51 mustang; firefighter airplane; wildfire; August 2009, Varnavas, Greece
August 2026 was joint-hottest month ever recorded globallyFacts

August 2026 was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDeskThe EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also…
SourceSourceSeptember 10, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Glacial lakes from retreating glaciers (termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Image provided by Jeffrey Kargel, USGS/NASA JPL/AGU)
The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier riskClimate

The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk

Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk In a humble control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2026 Full article
Image: Ship at the Panama Canal
Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El NiñoNews

Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Niño

Panama City, Panama | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal could be cut further due to drought caused by…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2026 Full article
Image: A large airtanker makes a water drop on the Summit Trail Fire in Washington (s. air quality, wildfires)
Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, healthClimate

Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wildfires and heatwaves, which generate microscopic airborne pollutants, risk undermining international efforts to improve air quality, protect human health…
SourceSourceSeptember 7, 2026 Full article