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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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Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtNews

Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought

Paris, France | AFP Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024Climate

Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024

The Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River hits record high temperatures in 2024 Summary: China’s Three Gorges region experienced record-breaking heat and a series…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzzScience

Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzz

Antwerp, Belgium | SEB Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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What’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currentsClimate

What’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currents

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find Summary: A persistent patch of cool water in the subpolar North Atlantic – often called…
SourceSourceJuly 7, 2025 Full article
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Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floodsNews

Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floods

Hunt, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Rescuers in Texas raced against time to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash…
SourceSourceJuly 7, 2025 Full article
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Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice agesClimate

Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice ages

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ice ages. Now a new…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2025 Full article
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Heatwaves slash milk yields despite cooling tech, study findsClimate

Heatwaves slash milk yields despite cooling tech, study finds

A new study finds extreme heat reduces milk production by up to 10 percent and adding cooling technologies only offsets about half of the loss…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2025 Full article
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing childrenNews

Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children

Houston, United States | AFP Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday, after torrential rains…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2025 Full article
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Heavy snow hits Turkey’s northeast as southwest burnsNews

Heavy snow hits Turkey’s northeast as southwest burns

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as the rest of the country sweltered in…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Why forests can’t keep up with global warmingClimate

Why forests can’t keep up with global warming

Ecologists are concerned that forest ecosystems will not keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, failing to remain healthy and productive Summary: Forests are changing…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025News

Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025

Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warnsClimate

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Many wild Vanilla species are dependent on insects that pollinate them. But what happens if plants and insects are forced into different habitats? Summary: Wild…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Young forests aged 20–40 years are top carbon removers, study findsClimate

Young forests aged 20–40 years are top carbon removers, study finds

Forest regeneration offers a cost-effective method for carbon removal - playing a key role to play in removing billions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 2, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 2, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target – with wiggle roomNews

EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target – with wiggle room

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Wednesday unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested new flexibilities built in…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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ECDC launches new reports and guidance to track mosquito-borne diseases in EuropeNews

ECDC launches new reports and guidance to track mosquito-borne diseases in Europe

As Europe enters this year’s mosquito season, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has launched a new series of weekly surveillance updates…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxietyNews

Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxiety

More must be done to address the growth in anxiety related to climate change, says a leading psychologist, before it becomes the next mental health…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Snow blankets the Atacama DesertNews

Image of the day: Snow blankets the Atacama Desert

Snowfall in the Atacama Desert is so uncommon that when it does occur, it transforms one of Earth’s driest landscapes into an unfamiliar scene. On…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 1, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 1, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 1, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 1, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UNClimate

Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UN

Paris, France | AFP Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN's…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2025 Full article
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Mediterranean set new June temperature high on Sunday: French weather serviceNews

Mediterranean set new June temperature high on Sunday: French weather service

Paris, France | AFP The Mediterranean Sea on Sunday hit its warmest temperature on record for June at 26.01 degrees Celsius, said a French weather service…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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