Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the interactions between them. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, longitude, terrain, altitude, land use and nearby water bodies and their currents. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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UN nature talks unlock $200 bn deal for conservationNews

UN nature talks unlock $200 bn deal for conservation

Rome, Italy | AFP Rich and developing countries have hammered out a delicate compromise on raising and delivering the billions of dollars needed to protect…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Alaska, USA
Image of the day: Global sea ice hits record winter lowNews

Image of the day: Global sea ice hits record winter low

In early February 2025, global sea ice reached an all-time low, with Arctic and Antarctic ice covering just 15.76 million square kilometers. While Arctic ice…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Aerial view: Shanghai, China (s. climate target, carbon emissions)
China missed key climate target last year: official dataNews

China missed key climate target last year: official data

Beijing, China | AFP China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy continued to rise as coal remained…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timelineClimate

Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timeline

Summary Researchers find a predictable pattern for the timing between Earth's glacial and interglacial periods Summary: Earth’s climate has followed a predictable pattern of glacial…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlockNews

UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlock

Rome, Italy | AFP Brazil spearheaded a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock at UN nature talks in Rome on Thursday, as nations struggled against…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US statesNews

Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states

Washington, United States | AFP Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification,…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich ReNews

Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had been the costliest "in the…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Renewable energy (s. Climate Action, EU, environment)
EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goalsNews

EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goals

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationNews

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation

Sydney, Australia | AFP Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study findsScience

Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study finds

Summary Environment nudges birds to fast, or slow, life lane Summary: Birds adapt their life strategies to environmental conditions, with some species prioritizing rapid reproduction…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Bucharest, Romania (s. coldest week, snow,)
Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winterNews

Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winter

Romania endured its coldest week of the winter from 17 to 24 February 2025, with temperatures plunging as low as -20°C in mountainous regions. The…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
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Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talksNews

Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks

Rome, Italy | AFP The world's biggest nature conservation conference will restart on Tuesday after negotiations collapsed in disarray last year, with the head of…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
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US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’News

US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’

Paris, France | AFP US representatives are not at a key climate science meeting in China, a source told AFP on Monday, sitting out a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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Global ocean evaporation declines despite rising sea temperaturesClimate

Global ocean evaporation declines despite rising sea temperatures

Unexpected decline in global ocean evaporation amid rising sea temperatures Summary: Rising sea temperatures should, in theory, lead to higher ocean evaporation, yet a recent…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Aerial view: Hangzhou, China - Cityscape with River and Pagoda (s. climate. science)
Nations at odds over major UN climate science reportNews

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris, France | AFP Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
A tree in the globe hovering in desert - abstract image (s. research, science, climate)
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Long-term data prompts rethink on…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 23, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Brussels, Belgium.
Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter nightNews

Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter night

On 17 February 2025, Belgium experienced its coldest night of the current meteorological winter, as recorded by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). In Uccle, the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 21, 2025 Full article
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Coastal erosion is sinking Alexandria, and other cities may be nextClimate

Coastal erosion is sinking Alexandria, and other cities may be next

Summary USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California Summary: The historic…
SourceSourceFebruary 21, 2025 Full article
Closeup shot of a snowflake on a glass from frost (s. freeze, climate, global warming)
Why deep freezes persist despite global warmingClimate

Why deep freezes persist despite global warming

Summary Study uncovers why record cold spells persist in a warming world Summary: Even as 2023 and 2024 set new global temperature records, deep freezes…
SourceSourceFebruary 13, 2025 Full article
Satellite imagery: Obihiro, Japan
Image of the day: Snowstorm blankets Hokkaido, JapanNews

Image of the day: Snowstorm blankets Hokkaido, Japan

In early February 2025, northern Japan was struck by a powerful cold front, described by the national meteorological agency as the strongest in several years.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 12, 2025 Full article
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Planetary boundaries limit ‘climate plantation’ carbon removal potentialClimate

Planetary boundaries limit ‘climate plantation’ carbon removal potential

Summary:Little potential for 'climate plantations' within planetary boundaries Summary: The potential of 'climate plantations', which involve planting fast-growing crops, burning them for energy, capturing the…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
A tree in the globe hovering in desert - abstract image (s. research, science, climate)
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. For Indian farmland within 62…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 10, 2025 Full article
Almost all nations miss UN deadline for new climate targetsNews

Almost all nations miss UN deadline for new climate targets

Paris, France | AFP Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2025 Full article