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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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
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Climate change fuelled deadly rainstorms in Iberia, Morocco: scientistsScience

Climate change fuelled deadly rainstorms in Iberia, Morocco: scientists

AFP | WWA | Muser NewsDesk Human-driven climate change intensified torrential downpours that killed dozens and forced thousands of people from their homes across Spain,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 26, 2026 Full article
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UN carbon market approves first credits under the Paris AgreementNews

UN carbon market approves first credits under the Paris Agreement

The UN carbon market has approved the first issuance of carbon credits under the Paris Agreement, marking the start of operations for a mechanism designed…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 26, 2026 Full article
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Satellite images reveal new threat to emperor penguins in AntarcticaClimate

Satellite images reveal new threat to emperor penguins in Antarctica

Scientists studying satellite images of Antarctica have stumbled upon a discovery that sheds new light on emperor penguins – and reveals a troubling threat to…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 25, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 25, 2026 Full article
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Tour de France heat stress risk rises as climate warmsClimate

Tour de France heat stress risk rises as climate warms

An analysis of 50 years of climate data shows that the race has so far avoided the most extreme conditions, although the risk is steadily…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2026 Full article
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Arctic warming and toxic pollutants linked to malnutrition in ringed sealsScience

Arctic warming and toxic pollutants linked to malnutrition in ringed seals

New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosystems…
SourceSourceFebruary 23, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic cloud formation probed in first inland aerosol flights in 20 yearsScience

Antarctic cloud formation probed in first inland aerosol flights in 20 years

The SANAT flight campaign investigated the origin and transport of aerosols in the Antarctic atmosphere that cause the formation of clouds – for the first…
SourceSourceFebruary 23, 2026 Full article
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Tenfold rise in extreme heat across Europe linked to climate changeClimate

Tenfold rise in extreme heat across Europe linked to climate change

In a new study, climate researcher Gottfried Kirchengast and his team have developed a new method for computing the hazards from extreme events Summary: Extreme…
SourceSourceFebruary 23, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300Climate

Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300

Antarctica’s pale expanses of ice keep water locked up and reflect heat from the planet – but the climate crisis is putting these safeguards at…
SourceSourceFebruary 22, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 22, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 22, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 22, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 22, 2026 Full article
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Glacial climate shift 2.7 million years ago linked to early human evolutionClimate

Glacial climate shift 2.7 million years ago linked to early human evolution

The expansion of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets around 2.7 million years ago triggered persistent millennial-scale climate variability, fundamentally altering ice age dynamics and coinciding with…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 19, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2026 Full article
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Indonesia floods force deforestation debate after deadly disasterNews

Indonesia floods force deforestation debate after deadly disaster

Permit revocations after the disaster Ongoing risks during the rainy season Indonesia floods have reignited a national debate over deforestation after extreme rainfall and landslides…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2026 Full article
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US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate changeNews

US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate change

Paris, France | AFP US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2026 Full article
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Where Greenland’s glaciers meet the sea, seals find more to eatScience

Where Greenland’s glaciers meet the sea, seals find more to eat

Inuit–researcher collaboration provides the first direct evidence that Arctic marine predators feed intensively at tidewater glacier fronts Summary: Seals feeding near glacier fronts in Greenland…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2026 Full article
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Olympic Games at a crossroads in a warming worldClimate

Olympic Games at a crossroads in a warming world

The carbon footprint of the Olympic Games remains substantial, despite reforms by the International Olympic Committee. A new study by the University of Lausanne shows…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2026 Full article
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Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: studyFactsNews

Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit…
SourceSourceFebruary 17, 2026 Full article
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Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels drove post-2006 global surgeClimate

Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels drove post-2006 global surge

Methane sources and the 1980–2017 global budget Why global methane emissions increased after 2006 Conclusions Methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels were the main…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 17, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf’s pastNews

Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf’s past

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of…
SourceSourceFebruary 17, 2026 Full article
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Water Sustainability Index aims to curb ESG greenwashing in corporate reportingScience

Water Sustainability Index aims to curb ESG greenwashing in corporate reporting

Researchers introduce a transparent, quantitative index to improve accountability in corporate water use reporting Summary: A new Water Sustainability Index (WSI) developed by researchers at…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article