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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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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
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Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 23, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate roleClimate

Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate role

Submarine canyons and climate change Summary: Submarine canyons off Antarctica are larger, deeper, and more complex than previously thought – and their role in regulating…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinionNews

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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Abrupt climate shifts predicted in major Earth system models as temperatures riseScience

Abrupt climate shifts predicted in major Earth system models as temperatures rise

A computer vision technique modified to scan climate model data is helping scientists predict where and when rapid climatic shifts will happen in the future…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
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Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warnsNews

Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
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Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of IranNews

Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

Tehran, Iran | AFP A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels falling to their…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
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Arctic winter thaws as rain replaces snow in SvalbardScience

Arctic winter thaws as rain replaces snow in Svalbard

New commentary reveals a dramatic and concerning shift in the Arctic winter Summary: What was once considered an unshakably frozen season in the Arctic is…
SourceSourceJuly 21, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s climate future simulated at 9 km resolutionClimate

Earth’s climate future simulated at 9 km resolution

New climate model offers unprecedented insight into Earth’s future at high resolution Summary: A new global climate modeling effort has achieved a major advance in…
SourceSourceJuly 21, 2025 Full article
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Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100Climate

Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100

A study by ICTA-UAB with high-resolution meteorological simulations forecasts an increase in extreme and dry heat periods in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona Summary: Heatwaves…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2025 Full article
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AI-powered hybrid models offer roadmap for better wind speed forecastingClimate

AI-powered hybrid models offer roadmap for better wind speed forecasting

Summary: Short-term wind speed forecasting is vital to the smooth operation and efficient dispatch of wind power systems, but the irregular and multiscale nature of…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 yearsNews

South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 years

Seoul, South Korea | AFP Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 16, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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How heat-tolerant corals pass resilience to their offspringScience

How heat-tolerant corals pass resilience to their offspring

New study reveals how corals teach their offspring to beat the heat Summary: As ocean temperatures rise, coral bleaching is endangering the health of reef…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2025 Full article
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Southern Hemisphere jet stream shift explained with new prediction methodClimate

Southern Hemisphere jet stream shift explained with new prediction method

Researchers uncover how climate change impacts the 'weather motor' Summary: The Southern Hemisphere’s eddy-driven jet (EDJ) – a high-altitude wind belt that shapes summer weather…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2025 Full article
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Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate court case against governmentNews

Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate court case against government

Sydney, Australia | AFP Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark court bid to hold the government responsible for…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Cities with risk-tolerant leadership more likely to adopt bold climate policiesClimate

Cities with risk-tolerant leadership more likely to adopt bold climate policies

Research develops concept of 'transformative governance capacity,' or how able cities are to evolve in terms of climate resiliency Summary: Cities led by governments that…
SourceSourceJuly 14, 2025 Full article
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East Asia’s cleaner air may be fueling faster global warming, study findsClimate

East Asia’s cleaner air may be fueling faster global warming, study finds

Research ties China’s anti-pollution efforts to a global spike in warming Summary: The rapid acceleration in global warming since 2010 may be linked to a…
SourceSourceJuly 14, 2025 Full article
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What scientists got right, and wrong, about threats to coastlines in 2025Science

What scientists got right, and wrong, about threats to coastlines in 2025

Scientists revisit turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the world’s shorelines Summary: In 2002, a team of scientists made a series of long-range forecasts…
SourceSourceJuly 14, 2025 Full article