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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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…
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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
Satellite Image: Cyclone Gezani formed in the Indian Ocean and made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar hitting the island’s main port, Toamasina on Tuesday 10 February
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59News

Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59

Toamasina, Madagascar | AFP Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article
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Greenland’s west coast posts warmest January on recordNews

Greenland’s west coast posts warmest January on record

Nuuk, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January -- beating a record that stood for 109 years -- as…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article
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Amazon deforestation tied to fewer rainy days and higher surface temperaturesClimate

Amazon deforestation tied to fewer rainy days and higher surface temperatures

Satellite data also shows 25% less rainfall compared to regions with high forest cover Summary: Amazon deforestation is linked to hotter, drier conditions during the…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article
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Japan’s ‘godless’ lake warns of creeping climate changeNews

Japan’s ‘godless’ lake warns of creeping climate change

Suwa, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the…
SourceSourceFebruary 15, 2026 Full article
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What drove the atmospheric methane spike in the pandemic years?Climate

What drove the atmospheric methane spike in the pandemic years?

Climate-driven emissions from wetlands, inland waters, and paddy rice – combined with weakened atmospheric removal – drove the surge, a new Science study shows Summary:…
SourceSourceFebruary 14, 2026 Full article
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Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rulesNews

Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperationNews

UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperation

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN's climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an "unprecedented threat" to international cooperation from pro-fossil…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is keyClimate

Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is key

First-of-its-kind study assesses how health benefits of aggressive climate policy travel across international borders Summary: Global climate policy could prevent up to 1.32 million premature…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this weekNews

US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump is set this week to scrap a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases jeopardize public…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate change could be slowing nature’s paceClimate

Climate change could be slowing nature’s pace

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows nature’s renewal has 'significantly' slowed down with rising temperatures, against expectation Summary: As global temperatures rise,…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
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Warming climate threatens Greenland’s ancestral way of lifeNews

Warming climate threatens Greenland’s ancestral way of life

Sisimiut, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February,…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
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AI and big data boost locally adapted wheat yield predictionsScience

AI and big data boost locally adapted wheat yield predictions

IPK research team improves predictions for ‘tailor-made’ wheat Summary: Accurately predicting how a wheat variety will perform in a specific location remains a major challenge…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
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Spain must adapt to ‘new climate reality’, PM says after floodsNews

Spain must adapt to ‘new climate reality’, PM says after floods

Madrid, Spain | AFP Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday warned that Spain must adapt to "a completely new climate reality" following deadly floods that forced…
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The paradox of tourism at melting glaciersClimate

The paradox of tourism at melting glaciers

As glaciers around the world melt at unprecedented rates, tourism in these icy landscapes is booming, adding pressure to vulnerable regions and disrupting delicate ecosystems.…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
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Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 deadNews

Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 dead

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP Thirteen people died this week in Colombia in torrential rain that is rare for this time of year, officials said Sunday. A…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 8, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 8, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 8, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Why warming looks different across US statesClimate

Why warming looks different across US states

41 US states are warming, though each in a different way, according to a UC3M and UNIZAR study Summary: Climate warming across the United States…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2026 Full article