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Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania’s coast
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Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania’s coastNews

Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania’s coast

Tirana, Albania | AFP Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development. From Velipoja in the north…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2025 Full article
Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds
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Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of moundsNews

Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds

Churapcha, Russia | AFP Record mild weatherViruses and bacteria In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warn
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UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warnNews

UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warn

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Britain is not properly prepared for the disastrous effects of climate change from severe floods to unprecedented…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
BAS scientists lead polar search at key international conference
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BAS scientists lead polar search at key international conferenceNews

BAS scientists lead polar search at key international conference

Vienna, Austria | BAS A team of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers are presenting the latest polar science at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
Tropical cyclones linked to lost schooling for thousands of children
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Tropical cyclones linked to lost schooling for thousands of children

New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, underscoring the need to address the educational impacts…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authors
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US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authorsNews

US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authors

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump's administration on Monday disbanded the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said…
SourceSourceApril 29, 2025 Full article
Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collide
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Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collideClimate

Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collide

Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts Summary: Climate change is driving a worrying trend: wildfire seasons in…
SourceSourceApril 29, 2025 Full article
Summer 2024 was Lapland’s warmest in 2,000 years: study
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Summer 2024 was Lapland’s warmest in 2,000 years: study

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The summer of 2024 was the warmest in 2,000 years in the Lapland region of northern Finland, Norway…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems
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Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystemsClimate

Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems

‘Cryosphere meltdown’ will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns Summary: The Arctic is undergoing some of the most dramatic environmental changes…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
Don’t make ‘disappointing’ retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EU
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Don’t make ‘disappointing’ retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EUNews

Don’t make ‘disappointing’ retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EU

Paris, France | AFP Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere,…
SourceSourceApril 25, 2025 Full article
Lesser goldfinches expand northward as climate warms
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Lesser goldfinches expand northward as climate warmsScience

Lesser goldfinches expand northward as climate warms

Study reveals factors driving range expansion in lesser goldfinches Summary: Lesser goldfinches are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest, a movement closely tied…
SourceSourceApril 23, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Drought grips Malawi
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Image of the day: Drought grips MalawiNews

Image of the day: Drought grips Malawi

Vast swaths of southern Africa are grappling with severe drought, as detailed in the latest Global Drought Observatory Report from the Copernicus Emergency Management Service.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 23, 2025 Full article
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
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Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens

Paris, France | AFP An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could…
SourceSourceApril 23, 2025 Full article
Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy group
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Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy groupNews

Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy group

Washington, United States | AFP The Trump administration's planned drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "mean more dirty air" across the United States,…
SourceSourceApril 23, 2025 Full article
Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollution
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Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollutionClimate

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollution

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York by 3 degrees and trapped air toxicants Summary: When smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed New York City in June…
SourceSourceApril 22, 2025 Full article
First US ‘refugee scientists’ to arrive in France in weeks: university
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First US ‘refugee scientists’ to arrive in France in weeks: universityNews

First US ‘refugee scientists’ to arrive in France in weeks: university

Marseille, France | AFP The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June,…
SourceSourceApril 18, 2025 Full article
US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific island
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US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific islandNews

US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific island

Sydney, Australia | AFP A US firm says it has launched a bid for deep-sea mining in the waters off a remote Pacific island, urging…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: The European State of the Climate 2024 Report
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Image of the day: The European State of the Climate 2024 ReportNewsFacts

Image of the day: The European State of the Climate 2024 Report

A striking snapshot of Europe’s changing climate comes into focus with the release of the European State of the Climate 2024 Report, published on 15…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 15, 2025 Full article
Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matter
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Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matterClimate

Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matter

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuit
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Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuitNews

Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuit

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP Climate activists including Greta Thunberg said Monday they plan to refile a lawsuit against the Swedish state for alleged climate inaction,…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
Dogs may help track the spread of valley fever in humans
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Dogs may help track the spread of valley fever in humansScience

Dogs may help track the spread of valley fever in humans

One of the largest animal studies finds strong correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease Summary: Valley fever, a fungal disease spreading through dust-borne…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Flash flooding…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 10, 2025 Full article
Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits
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Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon creditsNews

Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits

Sydney, Australia | AFP Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2025 Full article
World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into March
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World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into MarchFactsNews

World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into March

Paris, France | AFP Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article