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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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Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022Climate

Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland, in February 2022, were made more likely by an intense…
SourceSourceMarch 27, 2025 Full article
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EU emission target delay sparks worries of climate retreatNews

EU emission target delay sparks worries of climate retreat

Brussels, Belgium | AFP A delay in setting new emission reduction targets has raised concerns that the EU has put its ambitious climate agenda on…
SourceSourceMarch 27, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Antarctic sea ice continues its decline in 2025

Antarctic sea ice has been declining at an alarming rate, with minimum extents reaching record lows in recent years. This ongoing reduction has widespread consequences,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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Helping native plants survive climate change safelyScience

Helping native plants survive climate change safely

If native plants are going to survive climate change, they need our help to move — here’s how to do it safely Summary: As climate…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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‘We are not in crisis’: chair of IPCC climate body to AFPNews

‘We are not in crisis’: chair of IPCC climate body to AFP

Paris, France | AFP Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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‘Unprecedented’ mass bleaching drains life from Australian reef

Sydney, Australia | AFP An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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Future shifts in Yangtze wetlands: climate and urbanization impacts on habitat qualityClimate

Future shifts in Yangtze wetlands: climate and urbanization impacts on habitat quality

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SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 25, 2025

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Net-zero carbon debt: Measuring responsibility for climate overshoot

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SourceSourceMarch 25, 2025 Full article
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Refined land cover map of Siberia improves climate data for modeling

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SourceSourceMarch 25, 2025 Full article
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ASM and IUMS unveil global framework to implement microbial climate solutions

New report highlights microbial innovations to combat climate change and accompanying Nature article offers implementation framework. As climate change continues to accelerate at an alarming…
SourceSourceMarch 25, 2025 Full article
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New model reshapes understanding of sudden sea level rise after last ice age

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Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Direct splitting:…
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Glacier-fed streams’ microbiomes at risk as glaciers vanish

A pioneering study has revealed how climate change is impacting glacier-fed streams and the essential microbiomes they contain – which could change radically by the…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2025 Full article
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Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cuts

Switzerland’s glaciers are in increasingly poor shape. If greenhouse gas emissions are not cut drastically soon, they could cease to exist by 2100 – so…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 12, 2025

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Bridging the early warning gap: WMO marks 75 years of advancing global resilience

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SourceSourceMarch 22, 2025 Full article
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The first-ever World Day for Glaciers, observed on 21 March 2025, draws attention to the accelerating loss of the world's glaciers and its consequences for…
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SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article
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SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article
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SourceSourceMarch 20, 2025 Full article
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Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather events

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SourceSourceMarch 20, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
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Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Researchers from…
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