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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
July 11, 2025 Full articleClimate Science Digest: July 11, 2025Science
Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
July 11, 2025
Full articleClimate Science Digest: July 10, 2025Science
Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
July 10, 2025
Full articleImage 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…
July 11, 2025
Full articleSand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reportsFacts
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for…
July 11, 2025
Full articleImage of the day: Desert crops bloom in Egypt’s reclaimed Toshka landsNews
Image of the day: Desert crops bloom in Egypt’s reclaimed Toshka lands
In the arid heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, vast green circles signal the transformation of sand into farmland. This satellite…
July 10, 2025
Full articleEU environment ministers test blood for ‘forever chemicals’News
EU environment ministers test blood for ‘forever chemicals’
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP EU environment and climate ministers meeting in Denmark on Thursday tested their blood for "forever chemicals" linked…
July 10, 2025
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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.…
July 9, 2025
Full articleDeadly 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…
July 9, 2025
Full articleImage of the day: Crete wildfire forces mass evacuations amid gale-force windsNews
Image of the day: Crete wildfire forces mass evacuations amid gale-force winds
Thousands of residents and tourists have been forced to flee homes and hotels after a major wildfire started burning across eastern Crete. The blaze began…
July 8, 2025
Full articleAlmost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtNews
Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought
Paris, France | AFP Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according…
July 8, 2025
Full articleETH Zurich receives 100 million francs to launch Earth observation centre in LucerneNews
ETH Zurich receives 100 million francs to launch Earth observation centre in Lucerne
Zurich, Switzerland | ETH Zurich | Muser NewsDesk ETH Zurich is set to establish a major centre for Earth observation, backed by a 100 million…
July 8, 2025
Full articleImage of the day: Clear view of Norway’s widest fjord from spaceNews
Image of the day: Clear view of Norway’s widest fjord from space
Bjørnafjorden, Norway’s widest fjord, cuts deep into the coastline of Vestland county, stretching around 30 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. Formed by…
July 7, 2025
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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…
July 11, 2025
Full articleMelting 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,…
July 10, 2025
Full articleHeatwave 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…
July 9, 2025
Full articleRecord heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024Climate
Record heat and extreme weather hit China’s Three Gorges region in 2024
The Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River hits record high temperatures in 2024 Summary: China’s Three Gorges region experienced record-breaking heat and a series…
July 8, 2025
Full articleWhat’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currentsClimate
What’s behind the North Atlantic ‘cold blob’? It’s not just ocean currents
Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find Summary: A persistent patch of cool water in the subpolar North Atlantic – often called…
July 7, 2025
Full articleArctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice agesClimate
Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice ages
For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ice ages. Now a new…
July 6, 2025
Full articleHeatwaves 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…
July 5, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025Science
Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
July 11, 2025
Full articleClimate Science Digest: July 10, 2025Science
Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
July 10, 2025
Full articleBowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxinsScience
Bowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxins
Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change Summary: Fecal samples collected from bowhead whales over a 19-year period reveal that climate-driven…
July 10, 2025
Full articleClimate Science Digest: July 9, 2025Science
Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
July 9, 2025
Full articleTree planting patterns boost forest productivity and carbon cyclingScience
Tree planting patterns boost forest productivity and carbon cycling
By modeling different planting design strategies and species mixtures, researchers offer insights for sustainable forest management, reforestation, and climate change mitigation in a new paper…
July 9, 2025
Full articleHeat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzzScience
Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzz
Antwerp, Belgium | SEB Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy…
July 8, 2025
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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…
July 11, 2025
Full articleSand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reportsFacts
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture,…
July 11, 2025
Full articleImage of the day: Global temperature hovers near 1.5°C in May 2025Facts
Image of the day: Global temperature hovers near 1.5°C in May 2025
May 2025 was the second warmest May ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 15.79°C – 0.53°C above the 1991–2020 average –…
June 17, 2025
Full articleKey facts on deep-sea miningNewsFacts
Key facts on deep-sea mining
Oslo, Norway | AFP What resources lie on the ocean floor?Why mine them?The environmental cost?Current state of play? Supporters see deep-sea mining as a boon…
April 29, 2025
Full articleSummer 2024 was Lapland’s warmest in 2,000 years: studyNewsFacts
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…
April 28, 2025
Full articleCoral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsensNewsFacts
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…
April 23, 2025
Full articleImage 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…
April 15, 2025
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