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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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Multinational enterprises hinder global sustainability goals with profit-driven strategiesScience

Multinational enterprises hinder global sustainability goals with profit-driven strategies

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are undermining global sustainability efforts by prioritizing profit over meaningful innovation, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Despite…
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AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photosScience

AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photos

Scientists have developed a new AI tool to unlock hidden insights from millions of wildlife images shared online, potentially revealing how species adapt to climate…
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Radical innovations and value shifts key to tackling climate changeClimate

Radical innovations and value shifts key to tackling climate change

As the effects of the climate crisis escalate, so does the urgency for transformative solutions. In a recent article published in Frontiers in Energy, Nobel…
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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: December 12, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 12, 2024

Floods, insufficient water, sinking river deltas: hydrologists map changing river landscapes across the globe University of Massachusetts Amherst - A new study published in Science…
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Image of the day: Post-flood recovery in Venice captured from spaceNews

Image of the day: Post-flood recovery in Venice captured from space

Post-flood restoration efforts in Venice, Italy, highlight the city's resilience and commitment to preserving its cultural heritage. Following the catastrophic floods of November 2019, which…
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The Sun on a blue sky (s. heatwaves)
2025 ‘likely’ to be in top three warmest years: UK Met OfficeNews

2025 ‘likely’ to be in top three warmest years: UK Met Office

London, United Kingdom | AFP - The UK weather service forecast Thursday that 2025 would likely be among the top three warmest years globally, falling…
SourceSourceDecember 12, 2024 Full article
Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese riversClimate

Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese rivers

Plastic waste in Japan’s rivers reveals not just the scale of pollution but also critical trends shaping cleanup efforts and community responses. A nationwide analysis…
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Massive glacial flood observed in Greenland releases 3,000 billion liters of meltwaterNews

Massive glacial flood observed in Greenland releases 3,000 billion liters of meltwater

For the first time, researchers have successfully observed the release of an enormous glacial flood in East Greenland, discharging over 3,000 billion liters of meltwater…
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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: December 11, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 11, 2024

Climate change plans include unrealistic land demands: an area larger than the US Lund University - For the first time, an international team of scientists…
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Hourglass with Earth inside with an glacier melting above - global warming concept
Leap in modelling human impact on climate offers potential early warnings of disastersScience

Leap in modelling human impact on climate offers potential early warnings of disasters

A groundbreaking theoretical advancement has provided scientists with an improved framework for understanding the connections between observed climate changes and their human-made or natural causes.…
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Climate ENSO
Weak La Niña conditions may develop but will be short-livedClimate

Weak La Niña conditions may develop but will be short-lived

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has forecast a 55% likelihood of La Niña conditions developing between December 2024 and February 2025. However, this event is…
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El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São PauloClimate

El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São Paulo

The warming waters of the Pacific Ocean bring far-reaching consequences, but few are as immediate as the rise in mosquito infestations linked to dengue, chikungunya,…
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Fire globe - abstract (s. climate. temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews

Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing

By Sébastien VUAGNAT Malibu, United States | AFP- A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's…
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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: December 10, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2024

Antarctica’s irregular heartbeat shows signs of rapid melting Geoscientists led by Universities of Leicester and Southampton create new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages.…
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A group caribou from the Western Arctic Caribou Herd travels along a winter trail between the villages of Selawik and Ambler, Alaska, within the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. The herd migrates through and sometimes winters on the refuge (s. tundra, climate)
Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon sourceClimate

Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source

The Arctic is undergoing profound transformations that are accelerating climate change. Once a region that stored carbon dioxide for millennia in its frozen soils, the…
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Clay sprayed on the ocean’s surface converts carbon into food for microscopic zooplankton
Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storageScience

Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage

Harnessing the natural appetites of zooplankton, researchers at Dartmouth College have developed an innovative way to accelerate the ocean’s capacity to store carbon, potentially advancing…
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AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3C much faster than previously expected (s. climate change effects)
AI predicts regional warming of 3°C sooner than expected, study findsClimate

AI predicts regional warming of 3°C sooner than expected, study finds

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping our understanding of climate change timelines, with new research revealing that regional temperature thresholds will be reached faster than previously…
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Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talksNews

Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks

By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia | AFP - Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's…
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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: December 9, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 9, 2024

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (December 9, 2024), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Unhealthy food
Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?News

Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?

AUSTIN, TX, USA - Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world’s largest consumers of…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focused on key climate trends in November 2024
Image of the day: November 2024 ranks as the second-warmest globallyNews

Image of the day: November 2024 ranks as the second-warmest globally

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has reported that November 2024 was the second-warmest November on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of…
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Houses flooded, after hurricane
U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality constructionNews

U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality construction

New research shows that lower-quality public housing in the United States is located in areas with high flood risk. AUSTIN, TX, USA – Hurricane Helene…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
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Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UNNews

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN

Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth | Five billion people could be affected by 2100 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Even as dramatic water-related…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
Marine flooding degrades permafrost near Point Lonely, Alaska
Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazardsClimate

Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards

Coastal retreat in Alaska is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the overlapping effects of multiple climate hazards, including sea level rise, permafrost thaw…
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