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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: August 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warmingClimate

Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warming

In a new study, researchers from the University of Bern and ETH Zurich have shown how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe. At…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate changeNews

Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Celebrated US musician Jon Batiste wants to use his music to fire up listeners to act against…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or moreNews

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or more

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35°C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropicsClimate

Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropics

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown Summary: Deforestation in tropical regions could…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 26, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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AI developers and climate activists divided on technology’s role in sustainabilityScience

AI developers and climate activists divided on technology’s role in sustainability

Q&A: What can AI developers learn from climate activists Summary: Artificial intelligence and climate activism share a common interest in sustainability, but a recent study…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 25, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight aloneFactsNews

Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight alone

Shubra Balula, Egypt | AFP | Muser NewsDesk For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blazeClimate

Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blaze

Scientists studying the devastating Lāhainā, Maui fires of August 2023 found that deaths were two-thirds higher than expected that month – and 367% higher during…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 22, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhereClimate

Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhere

More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study Summary: Planting…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
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Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coastNews

Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coast

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip currents…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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North Pacific subsurface waters acidifying faster than surfaceScience

North Pacific subsurface waters acidifying faster than surface

Long-term data from waters near Hawai‘i reveal accelerating acidification below the surface, driven by carbon buildup, cooling, and circulation shifts Summary: Carbon dioxide from the…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwavesClimate

Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwaves

Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heatwaves, according to new research in Journal of Applied Ecology Summary:…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risksClimate

Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risks

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new attribution study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2025 Full article
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Texas study reveals heatwaves can cause more polluted airScience

Texas study reveals heatwaves can cause more polluted air

Heatwaves are becoming more common, severe and long-lasting. These prolonged periods of hot weather are especially dangerous in already hot places like Texas. In 2023,…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 peopleNews

‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 people

Bajaur, Pakistan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water securityClimate

Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water security

Melting glaciers are raising river levels and impacting hydropower Summary: Glaciers melting across High Mountain Asia are increasing water flow in at least 10% of…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Reindeer face worst decline in 21,000 years, study warnsScience

Reindeer face worst decline in 21,000 years, study warns

Researchers predict that future climatic change is likely to cause declines in reindeer abundances and their distribution at rates rarely seen over the last 21,000…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradationScience

Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradation

Imperative to ‘bend the curve’ of land degradation by reducing food waste, unlocking sustainable ocean-based food potential and restoring half of degraded lands by 2050…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article