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Spain on heat alert and ‘very high to extreme’ fire riskNews

Spain on heat alert and ‘very high to extreme’ fire risk

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Muser NewsDesk All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 13, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 13, 2025 Full article
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Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heatNews

Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat

Baghdad, Iraq | AFP Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: studyClimate

Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Tropical bird populations have plummeted not only due to deforestation but also extreme heat attributable to climate change, according…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Turkey reports hottest July in 55 yearsNews

Turkey reports hottest July in 55 years

Ankara, Turkey | AFP Turkey recorded its hottest July in 55 years, the environment ministry said Saturday. Temperatures recorded in 66 of the country's 220 weather…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2025 Full article
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‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwavesClimate

‘Silent killer’: the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2025 Full article
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Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100Climate

Barcelona faces extreme heatwave surge by 2100

A study by ICTA-UAB with high-resolution meteorological simulations forecasts an increase in extreme and dry heat periods in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona Summary: Heatwaves…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: June 2025 breaks heat records across western EuropeFacts

Image of the day: June 2025 breaks heat records across western Europe

Western Europe endured its warmest June on record in 2025, with temperatures driven to extreme levels by back-to-back heatwaves and unusually warm seas. Data from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 11, 2025 Full article
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Heat-related deaths in England and Wales could rise fiftyfold by 2070sClimate

Heat-related deaths in England and Wales could rise fiftyfold by 2070s

The annual number of heat-related deaths in England and Wales is set to rise up to fiftyfold over the next 50 years because of climate…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2025 Full article
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Heatwave durations accelerating faster than global warming, study findsClimate

Heatwave durations accelerating faster than global warming, study finds

The longest and rarest heatwaves – which can last for weeks – show the greatest increase in frequency Summary: As global temperatures rise, the world’s…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 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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Image of the day: Scorching land temperatures track Europe’s spreading heatwaveNews

Image of the day: Scorching land temperatures track Europe’s spreading heatwave

An intense heatwave has swept across Europe since late June 2025, with scorching land surface temperatures expanding eastward over the course of a week. The…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 4, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Heatwave grips EuropeNews

Image of the day: Heatwave grips Europe

Large swathes of Europe are experiencing extreme heat as a prolonged heatwave sweeps across the continent, bringing record-breaking temperatures, school closures, and rising health risks.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifiesNews

Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifies

Rome, Italy | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Firefighters mobilised in several countries to tackle blazes as southern Europeans sought shelter from punishing temperatures of a heatwave…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article
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Urban trees continue cooling cities even during extreme heatwavesScience

Urban trees continue cooling cities even during extreme heatwaves

Plane trees in cities have an important cooling effect even in extreme heat, according to a new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for…
SourceSourceJune 29, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 27, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 27, 2025 Full article
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Most heat-health plans neglect mental health risks from extreme heatScience

Most heat-health plans neglect mental health risks from extreme heat

Despite growing evidence linking heat to mental illness, government plans rarely include targeted support for those most at risk Summary: As climate change fuels more…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2025 Full article
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Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: studyScience

Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: study

Washington, United States | AFP Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of man-made climate change,…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2025 Full article
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Canadian experts urge protection for children from escalating heat in schools and child care settingsNews

Canadian experts urge protection for children from escalating heat in schools and child care settings

Extreme heat events caused by climate change jeopardize children’s health and learning; 40+ organizations issue urgent call to action As Canadians face increasingly intense and…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2025 Full article
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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
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Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather eventsNews

Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather events

People over 50 who recently experienced an extreme weather event are far more likely to express concern about the effects of climate change on their…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2025 Full article
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Extreme ocean heat does not mean climate change is accelerating: studyClimate

Extreme ocean heat does not mean climate change is accelerating: study

An extraordinary jump in ocean temperatures in 2023 and 2024 was at the extreme end of expectations from global warming and would have been "practically…
SourceSourceMarch 13, 2025 Full article
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Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adultsScience

Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adults

Summary Study: Extreme heat may speed up aging in older adults Summary: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, according…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024Science

‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024

HeatFloodsCyclonesDroughts and wildfiresEconomic toll From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared…
SourceSourceDecember 27, 2024 Full article