Climate Change

Present-day climate change includes both global warming – the ongoing increase in global average temperature – and its wider effects on Earth’s climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to Earth’s climate. The current rise in global temperatures is driven by human activities, especially fossil fuel burning since the Industrial Revolution. Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices release greenhouse gases. These gases absorb some of the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from sunlight, warming the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, the primary gas driving global warming, has increased in concentration by about 50% since the pre-industrial era to levels not seen for millions of years. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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Genetic adaptation helped wild plant populations survive record droughtScience

Genetic adaptation helped wild plant populations survive record drought

In the first case of ‘evolutionary rescue’ in the wild, monkeyflowers evolved fast enough to rebound after a historic drought – offering new insight into…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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Melting Alpine glacier reveals medieval mining, fires and volcanic pollutionScience

Melting Alpine glacier reveals medieval mining, fires and volcanic pollution

Glacier ice can reveal air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire, but the climate crisis is destroying this frozen archive Summary: Layers of ice…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle EastNews

The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle East

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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German greenhouse gas emissions virtually unchanged in 2025News

German greenhouse gas emissions virtually unchanged in 2025

Berlin, Germany | AFP Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany were almost unchanged in 2025 with a 0.1 percent decrease compared over the previous year, the environment…
SourceSourceMarch 14, 2026 Full article
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Winners and losers of the record 2021 North American heatwaveClimate

Winners and losers of the record 2021 North American heatwave

A new synthesis examining the record heat dome that struck western North America in 2021 reveals widespread ecological damage, while a few species benefited from…
SourceSourceMarch 13, 2026 Full article
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Deep-ocean microbes may already be adapting to climate changeScience

Deep-ocean microbes may already be adapting to climate change

A research group co-led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign predicts that a surprisingly adaptable species of marine archaea will play an important role in…
SourceSourceMarch 11, 2026 Full article
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Many coastal flood studies used the wrong sea-level baselineClimate

Many coastal flood studies used the wrong sea-level baseline

Sea levels in many studies are set too low In some regions, the difference is far larger What this means for flood risk A correction…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitorFacts

February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding,…
SourceSourceMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchangedClimate

Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchanged

A study published in Nature Climate Change examines how temporary climate overshoot – particularly of the 1.5 °C target – has evolved from a modelling…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2026 Full article
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Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea iceNews

Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea ice

Life beneath the ice edge A changing Antarctic ecosystem As sunlight returns after the austral winter and sea ice begins to melt and shift, microscopic…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 8, 2026 Full article
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Modern buildings risk not being ready for climate change warns academicNews

Modern buildings risk not being ready for climate change warns academic

A leading climate‑resilience architecture academic has warned that new thinking is needed in how modern buildings are designed to cope with a warming climate. Professor…
SourceSourceMarch 8, 2026 Full article
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‘Significant’ acceleration of global warming since 2015: studyClimate

‘Significant’ acceleration of global warming since 2015: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global warming has accelerated in a "statistically significant" way since 2015, according to a study published by the Potsdam…
SourceSourceMarch 8, 2026 Full article
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Clues to predicting where thunderstorms formClimate

Clues to predicting where thunderstorms form

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say “there will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don’t know where”. Now…
SourceSourceMarch 6, 2026 Full article
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Pig farm ammonia pollution linked to higher nitrous oxide emissions in nearby soilsScience

Pig farm ammonia pollution linked to higher nitrous oxide emissions in nearby soils

A new study shows that ammonia released from intensive livestock farms can significantly increase nearby soil emissions of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas that…
SourceSourceMarch 5, 2026 Full article
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Small increase in mangrove protection could strengthen coastsClimate

Small increase in mangrove protection could strengthen coasts

A global study of mangroves has found a modest boost in conserved area could significantly increase their ability to adapt to the changing climate, including…
SourceSourceMarch 5, 2026 Full article
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Tectonic faults drove natural carbonation of rocks in OmanScience

Tectonic faults drove natural carbonation of rocks in Oman

New Insights into natural carbonation of ultramafic rocks in the Sultanate of Oman Summary: Natural carbonation of ultramafic rocks in Oman occurred during shallow crustal…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2026 Full article
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Experts propose ten-point plan to deliver climate education in UK schoolsNews

Experts propose ten-point plan to deliver climate education in UK schools

Summary: A group of education and climate experts has published a ten-point plan aimed at strengthening climate education in schools across England, arguing that curriculum…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2026 Full article
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Hairdressers seen as ‘everyday influencers’ in climate action studyClimate

Hairdressers seen as ‘everyday influencers’ in climate action study

Salons can be influential in prompting climate conversations - research Summary: Hairdressers across the UK and Ireland may play a larger role in climate action…
SourceSourceMarch 3, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 3, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 3, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 3, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 3, 2026 Full article
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Underground peat fires drive hidden carbon emissions in Swedish wildfiresScience

Underground peat fires drive hidden carbon emissions in Swedish wildfires

Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest…
SourceSourceMarch 3, 2026 Full article
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El Niño return in 2026 may drive higher global temperaturesClimate

El Niño return in 2026 may drive higher global temperatures

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The warming El Niño weather phenomenon could form later this year, potentially pushing global temperatures to record heights. There…
SourceSourceMarch 2, 2026 Full article
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Climate scientists reject DOE climate reportClimate

Climate scientists reject DOE climate report

A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over 'demonstrably incorrect' claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2026 Full article
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Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpieceNews

Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpiece

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2026 Full article