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Melting glaciers turn carbon-storing land into greenhouse gas sourcesClimate

Melting glaciers turn carbon-storing land into greenhouse gas sources

A new study conducted by geologists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland reveals that, as land is exposed by melting glaciers,…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: The Skeiðarárjökull glacier, Iceland
Image of the day: Dramatic retreat of Iceland’s Skeiðarárjökull glacierNews

Image of the day: Dramatic retreat of Iceland’s Skeiðarárjökull glacier

The Skeiðarárjökull glacier in southern Iceland is visibly retreating, as shown in Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite images captured on 26 July 2017 and 6 July 2025.…
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Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: expertsNews

Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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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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Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
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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Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Image: Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss villageNews

Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss village

A catastrophic glacial collapse in the Swiss Alps triggered a massive landslide on 28 May 2025, engulfing much of the village of Blatten in the…
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The summit of Huayna Potosí, a mountain near La Paz, Bolivia. Here we find the Zongo glacier, one of several in the tropical Andes Mountains, that are now smaller than at any point since the end of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, according to new research from UW–Madison researchers and their collaborators.
Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciersClimate

Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciers

A study published in Science finds that twice as much of the world’s glacier mass could be preserved by meeting the 1.5°C threshold set by…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial shot the Swiss village of Blatten after a massive glacier collapse
Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapseNews

Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapse

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2025 Full article
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Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapseNews

Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapse

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP A massive glacier collapse on Wednesday in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2025 Full article
Image: Block of ice falling down into the sea (s. sea level rise, climate change)
Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: studyClimate

Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: study

Paris, France | AFP Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Elephant Foot Glacier, Greenland
Image of the day: The striking circular lobe of Greenland’s Elephant Foot GlacierNews

Image of the day: The striking circular lobe of Greenland’s Elephant Foot Glacier

Greenland’s Elephant Foot Glacier offers one of the most visually distinctive examples of a piedmont glacier - a type of glacier that flows from a…
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Image: Crosson and Dotson Ice Shelves (s. Antarctica, glaciers)
Antarctic glacier found ‘stealing’ ice from neighbor in rapid shiftScience

Antarctic glacier found ‘stealing’ ice from neighbor in rapid shift

Scientists have discovered a glacier in Antarctica committing “ice piracy” – stealing ice from its neighbour in a phenomenon previously thought to take hundreds or…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2025 Full article
Image: Union Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: Union Glacier, a sentinel in a warming AntarcticaNews

Image of the day: Union Glacier, a sentinel in a warming Antarctica

In the remote expanse of West Antarctica, Union Glacier cuts a path through the Ellsworth Mountains — its brilliant white surface, scarred with crevasses, betraying…
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Image: a group of icebergs floating on top of a body of water (s. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
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
Image: Talèfre Glacier, France
Image of the day: Talèfre Glacier retreat in FranceNews

Image of the day: Talèfre Glacier retreat in France

The Talèfre Glacier, nestled in the French Alps, has long been a striking feature of the Mont Blanc region. But over the past decades, it…
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Satellite Image: Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park, Mexico
Image of the day: Last glaciers in Mexico face rapid declineNews

Image of the day: Last glaciers in Mexico face rapid decline

In the heart of Mexico, the nation’s last remaining glaciers are vanishing at an alarming pace. New satellite imagery reveals the stark retreat of glacial…
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Satellite Image: Jungfraujoch railway station, Swiss Alps
Image of the day: Jungfraujoch railway stationNews

Image of the day: Jungfraujoch railway station

Perched at an altitude of 3,454 meters, Jungfraujoch is Europe’s highest railway station and a popular observation point in the Swiss Alps. Situated between the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 29, 2025 Full article
Image: Glacier-fed streams could well become greener in the future
Glacier-fed streams’ microbiomes at risk as glaciers vanishScience

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
Image: A comparison of the Gorner Glacier in 1930 and in 2022 shows how much the glaciers in Switzerland have melted since 1930 (s. glaciers, climate)
Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cutsNews

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
Satellite Image: The Dawson-Lambton Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: World Day for Glaciers highlights global ice lossFacts

Image of the day: World Day for Glaciers highlights global ice loss

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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Image: Pastoturi glacier in Peru. A glacial lake is seen in the foreground.
Shrinking Andean glaciers put water security at risk for 90 million peopleNews

Shrinking Andean glaciers put water security at risk for 90 million people

Scientists argue we are not doing enough to curb the carbon emissions fueling climate change Summary: The glaciers of the Andes, a critical water source…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial View of the Baltoro Glacier (s. climate, global warming)
How melting glaciers affect everyday livesClimate

How melting glaciers affect everyday lives

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP The melting of glaciers -- a direct consequence of global warming -- is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods.…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article