Temperature

Temperature is a physical measure of how hot or cold the atmosphere, land, or ocean is, reflecting the average kinetic energy of particles in a system. It is commonly measured in degrees Celsius (°C), Fahrenheit (°F), or kelvin (K), with Celsius widely used in climate and environmental reporting.

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Climate Science Digest: January 22, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 22, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 22, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Image: Annual surface air temperature anomalies for the Arctic region (north of 40°N) for each year from 2002 to 2025, relative to the average for the 1991–2020 reference period
2025 ranked as third hottest yearNewsFacts

2025 ranked as third hottest year

Global temperatures remained near historic highs in 2025, making it the third hottest year ever recorded and extending a run of exceptional warmth that now…
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Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026

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Storms spark travel mayhem and power cuts in northern EuropeNews

Storms spark travel mayhem and power cuts in northern Europe

Cherbourg, France | AFP Gale-force winds and storms barrelled through northern Europe on Friday, disrupting air and rail travel and cutting power to hundreds of thousands…
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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025FactsNews

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDeskRecords shattered in Central Asia Up to 1.5 °C hotter in the Sahel Scorching summer in Europe Central Asia, the…
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Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025

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Image of the day: November 2025, the third warmest on recordFactsNews

Image of the day: November 2025, the third warmest on record

The November 2025 temperature map brings attention to a month that ranked as the third-warmest November on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service…
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Climate Science Digest: December 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 8, 2025

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Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevationsClimate

Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevations

Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern…
SourceSourceDecember 7, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 24, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2025

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Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100Climate

Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100

New research reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2025 Full article
Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths
Rising temperature deaths in the US tracked over 25 yearsScience

Rising temperature deaths in the US tracked over 25 years

Mass General Brigham–led study’s findings signal a need to protect vulnerable groups in the face of extreme climate effects Summary: Rising temperature deaths in the…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: October 2025 stands among the warmest on recordFacts

Image of the day: October 2025 stands among the warmest on record

October 2025 ranked as the third-warmest October ever recorded, continuing a run of exceptional global warmth that has marked recent years. According to the ERA5…
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 5, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 5, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025

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Image: September 2025 was the third-warmest September on record globally
Image of the day: Global temperatures stay near record highs in September 2025FactsNews

Image of the day: Global temperatures stay near record highs in September 2025

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that September 2025 was the third-warmest September ever recorded globally, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of…
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Marine heatwaves disrupt ocean food webs and slow carbon transportClimate

Marine heatwaves disrupt ocean food webs and slow carbon transport

New study analyzing data from robotic floats and plankton records reveals how marine heatwaves reshape ocean food webs and slow transport of carbon to the…
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Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025

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Earth’s carbon cycle may trigger future ice age, scientists warnScience

Earth’s carbon cycle may trigger future ice age, scientists warn

Study: how Earth may overcorrect for warming Summary: A new study published in Science suggests that Earth’s natural carbon cycle, long thought to stabilize global…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate change may bring fewer but larger hailstorms to EuropeClimate

Climate change may bring fewer but larger hailstorms to Europe

Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hailstorms, new research has shown Summary: Climate change could make Europe’s hailstorms less frequent…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2025 Full article