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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.
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Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’sScience

Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Summary Scientists discovered how a chemical modification of a key brain protein — potentially triggered by climate change-induced air pollution, pesticides, wildfires and processed meats…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timelineClimate

Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timeline

Summary Researchers find a predictable pattern for the timing between Earth's glacial and interglacial periods Summary: Earth’s climate has followed a predictable pattern of glacial…
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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Tree mortality in urban boreal forests rises with climate changeScience

Tree mortality in urban boreal forests rises with climate change

Summary Climate change increases the risk of tree mortality in urban boreal forests Summary: Tree mortality is rising in urban boreal forests, with climate change…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Raining contract digital splashed drawing (s. weather control, climate change)
Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US statesNews

Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states

Washington, United States | AFP Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification,…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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Sustainable development strategies for mangrove communities in the SundarbansClimate

Sustainable development strategies for mangrove communities in the Sundarbans

Summary: Researchers make recommendations for promoting sustainable development in mangrove forest areas Summary: The Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove ecosystems, plays a crucial…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Network of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal network with a muti-nucleate reproductive spore imaged with a fluorescent dye and confocal microscopy
Robot tracks underground fungal trade networksScience

Robot tracks underground fungal trade networks

Summary Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature’s underground supply chains Summary: A team of international scientists has taken a groundbreaking step…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationNews

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation

Sydney, Australia | AFP Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth and helped life evolveClimate

Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth and helped life evolve

Summary Giant ice bulldozers: how ancient glaciers helped life evolve Summary: Massive glaciers that covered Earth hundreds of millions of years ago acted like bulldozers,…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Decoupled responses…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study findsScience

Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study finds

Summary Environment nudges birds to fast, or slow, life lane Summary: Birds adapt their life strategies to environmental conditions, with some species prioritizing rapid reproduction…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Arctic faces irreversible change as global warming nears 2.7°CScience

Arctic faces irreversible change as global warming nears 2.7°C

Summary Arctic study urges stronger climate action to prevent catastrophic warming Summary: The Arctic is on the brink of transformation beyond recognition if global warming…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Lake Erie's Algae (s. climate, science, world lakes)
Climate change and human impact drive algae blooms in U.S. lakesClimate

Climate change and human impact drive algae blooms in U.S. lakes

MSU researchers use open-access data to study climate change effects in 24,000 US lakes Summary: Toxic algae blooms are closing more lake beaches each summer,…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Image: Large icebergs near Antarctica (s. climate, science)
Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concernsClimate

Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concerns

Summary Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: harbinger of things to come? Summary: A massive Antarctic iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 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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Global ocean evaporation declines despite rising sea temperaturesClimate

Global ocean evaporation declines despite rising sea temperatures

Summary: Unexpected decline in global ocean evaporation amid rising sea temperatures Summary: Rising sea temperatures should, in theory, lead to higher ocean evaporation, yet a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Aerial view: Hangzhou, China - Cityscape with River and Pagoda (s. climate. science)
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
A tree in the globe hovering in desert - abstract image (s. research, science, climate)
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Long-term data prompts rethink on…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 23, 2025 Full article
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Coastal erosion is sinking Alexandria, and other cities may be nextClimate

Coastal erosion is sinking Alexandria, and other cities may be next

Summary USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California Summary: The historic…
SourceSourceFebruary 21, 2025 Full article
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New data for risk assessment of submarine landslidesNews

New data for risk assessment of submarine landslides

Kiel | GEOMARExploring active and passive continental slopesComprehensive Survey and Drilling Programme How dangerous are submarine landslides in deep-sea canyons? To answer this question, the…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Study reveals…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: New research…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
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Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’Climate

Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’

Summary ‘Glacial fracking’: A hidden source of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions Summary: Arctic glaciers are releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Image: People Working on Field near Deep Forest (s. land systems, China, climate)
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