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)

Satellite Image: Tasman Glacier, New Zealand
Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for GlaciersNews

Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for Glaciers

Around 70% of Earth’s freshwater is stored in the cryosphere, which covers roughly 10% of the planet’s land surface. On 21 March, World Day for…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 21, 2026 Full article
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In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar watersNews

In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar waters

Kilpisjärvi, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk In a square hole carved out of the thick ice, two divers vanished into the depths of an Arctic…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tropical Cyclone Narelle (18 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, Australia

A rapidly intensifying tropical system crossing the Coral Sea in March 2026 brought rare and potentially severe conditions to northern Australia, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Global project to map mountain water resources and climate risksClimate

Global project to map mountain water resources and climate risks

$9.5 million project led by ISTA combines fieldwork, advanced modeling, AI and community engagement Summary: A new international research effort will assess how climate change…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variationScience

Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variation

How ectotherms respond to everyday temperature changes remains uncertain, and new research suggests their physiological flexibility may be limited Summary: Daily temperature variation may pose…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Ocean warming behind Antarctica’s sea ice declineClimate

Ocean warming behind Antarctica’s sea ice decline

Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed by research from the University…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Bird feathers found to release heat into space in first mid-infrared studyScience

Bird feathers found to release heat into space in first mid-infrared study

Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, flock together to measure the reflectance…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whalingScience

Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whaling

A long-term analysis combining ancient DNA, fossil records and climate modelling shows bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before major population changes aligned with centuries…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 17, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
France threatens to block funds for India over climate inactionNews

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

Brussels, Belgium | AFP France warned Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet coolsClimate

Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet cools

Countries increasingly see reforestation as a tool to tackle climate change, but new research from ETH Zurich suggests the climate benefit depends strongly on where…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transitionClimate

Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transition

The energy transition depends on minerals such as lithium and cobalt, but the rush to secure them risks new environmental damage and social inequalities. Researchers…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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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
Image: The summit of Weißseespitze in 2023, showing significant melting
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
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
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:…
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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
Satellite Image: Antarctica
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