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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Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss ReNews

Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss Re

Zurich, Switzerland | AFP Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer…
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Image of the day: Phytoplankton bloom reveals shifting Arctic dynamicsNews

Image of the day: Phytoplankton bloom reveals shifting Arctic dynamics

A vivid swirl of turquoise and milky blue in the Barents Sea has been captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite, revealing the striking presence of…
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Great Barrier Reef more volatile with sharp declines in coral coverNews

Great Barrier Reef more volatile with sharp declines in coral cover

Sydney, Australia | AIMS | Muser NewsDesk Hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef has declined substantially from the high levels of recent years…
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Reindeer suffer as Finland swelters in record heatwaveNews

Reindeer suffer as Finland swelters in record heatwave

Helsinki, Finland | AFP A record-long heatwave in Finland has caused suffering and even deaths of reindeer, prompting alarm among herders as temperatures remained above 25°C…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2025 Full article
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Ancient predator’s bone-crunching diet reveals secrets of climate survivalClimate

Ancient predator’s bone-crunching diet reveals secrets of climate survival

Fossil teeth reveal how a 56-million-year-old mammal adapted to global warming and what it means for animals today Summary: About 56 million years ago, during…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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UN Plastics Treaty: Will the negotiations in Geneva finally achieve a breakthrough?News

UN Plastics Treaty: Will the negotiations in Geneva finally achieve a breakthrough?

From 5 to 14 August, representatives from over 170 countries as well as from science, civil society and industry are meeting in Switzerland continuing the…
SourceSourceAugust 4, 2025 Full article
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Photosynthesis rising on land but falling in oceans, global study findsScience

Photosynthesis rising on land but falling in oceans, global study finds

Study identifies global upswing in photosynthesis driven by land, offset by oceans Summary: Global photosynthesis has increased over the past two decades, but not uniformly…
SourceSourceAugust 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 1, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 1, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 1, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 31, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwavesClimate

‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2025 Full article
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Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme eventsClimate

Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme events

New correction method tackles climate model biases in temperature, precipitation, and compound extremes Summary: A new machine learning method significantly enhances the accuracy of global…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 29, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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US to overturn foundational climate ruling on TuesdayNews

US to overturn foundational climate ruling on Tuesday

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration will on Tuesday move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2025 Full article
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Fossil fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fearsNews

Fossil fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2025 Full article
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Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate changeClimate

Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate change

Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast: "There were glaciers…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2025 Full article
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Corals show surprising survival strategies under ocean acidificationScience

Corals show surprising survival strategies under ocean acidification

A recent research paper has revealed diverse survival strategies of reef-building corals in response to ocean acidification, providing a new perspective for understanding and protecting…
SourceSourceJuly 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Health benefits of energy efficiency far greater in Eastern Europe than Western EuropeClimate

Health benefits of energy efficiency far greater in Eastern Europe than Western Europe

The health benefits of energy interventions are greatest in countries such as Romania, Greece, and Bulgaria, according to a new study which provides a digital…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Tides linked to timing of massive Antarctic iceberg break-offsScience

Tides linked to timing of massive Antarctic iceberg break-offs

A new study has revealed that ocean tides can directly influence when large Antarctic icebergs break off from the ice shelves surrounding the continent, a…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2025 Full article
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ICJ ruling underscores ‘immensity’ of climate challenge: EUNews

ICJ ruling underscores ‘immensity’ of climate challenge: EU

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU Thursday described as "important" a ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged to tackle climate change…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2025 Full article
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World’s top court paves way for climate reparationsNews

World’s top court paves way for climate reparations

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article