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Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heatClimate

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory --…
SourceSourceDecember 21, 2024 Full article
Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100
Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100Climate

Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100

Coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic are under severe threat from erosion, sea level rise, and permafrost thaw, according to the first comprehensive pan-Arctic…
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Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source
Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon sourceClimate

Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source

The Arctic is undergoing profound transformations that are accelerating climate change. Once a region that stored carbon dioxide for millennia in its frozen soils, the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards
Credit: Benjamin M. Jones | Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazardsClimate

Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards

Coastal retreat in Alaska is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the overlapping effects of multiple climate hazards, including sea level rise, permafrost thaw…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 9, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2024

Study finds American, Canadian universities vary widely in preparing future urban planners for climate change University of Kansas - Urban and community planners have a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 3, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: First international airport in Nuuk, Greenland
Image of the day: First international airport in Nuuk, GreenlandNews

Image of the day: First international airport in Nuuk, Greenland

The new international airport in Nuuk, Greenland, marks a transformative moment for the Arctic region. Officially opened on 28 November 2024, the airport is set…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 3, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: The Koyukuk River in Alaska
Image of the day: The Koyukuk River in AlaskaClimate

Image of the day: The Koyukuk River in Alaska

This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired on 2 October 2024, shows part of the Koyukuk River in Alaska, USA. The area has been…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic data
Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic dataScience

Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic data

Researchers led by EPFL’s Extreme Environments Research Laboratory have developed an innovative system to better understand the relationship between sea spray aerosols, ocean conditions, and…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 27, 2024 Full article
Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dust
Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dustScience

Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dust

The Arctic is warming two to four times faster than the global average. A recent study by researchers in Japan found that dust from snow-…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2024 Full article
As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow
As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snowNews

As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow

By Anna KORKMAN Rovaniemi, Finland | AFP - With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024

Rising temperatures drive alarming dengue increase worldwide A recent study by researchers from Stanford and Harvard Universities, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American…
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Rising Arctic temperatures spark new growth potential in Finnmark and Svalbard
Rising Arctic temperatures spark new growth potential in Finnmark and SvalbardScience

Rising Arctic temperatures spark new growth potential in Finnmark and Svalbard

Recent data from the Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) suggests that conditions in the tundra regions of Svalbard and East Finnmark are becoming increasingly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 12, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024

New fungal spore calendar offers crucial aid for allergy and asthma sufferers Researchers in Leicester have created England's first comprehensive fungal spore calendar, a tool…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 7, 2024 Full article
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global cost
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global costScience

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global cost

University of California - Riverside - The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, outpacing the global average by three to four times. However, new…
SourceSourceOctober 26, 2024 Full article
Polar bears in a warming Arctic face ice-related injuries
Polar bears in a warming Arctic face ice-related injuriesClimate

Polar bears in a warming Arctic face ice-related injuries

Polar bears in the high Arctic are facing ice-related injuries to their feet, a previously undocumented phenomenon tied to the rapidly changing climate. A new…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 23, 2024 Full article
Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rate
Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rateScience

Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rate

A recent study has revealed a significant rise in industrial activities across the Arctic, with more than 800,000 square kilometers of land impacted by human…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 22, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024

Vulnerability of Arctic-Boreal methane emissions to climate change The rapid warming of the Arctic-Boreal region has led to the concern that large amounts of methane…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024

Strong contribution from sensible heat to global precipitation increase in climate models is not supported by observational based data It has previously been shown that…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2024 Full article
Rising temperatures accelerate CO2 release from rocks in Arctic Canada, study finds
Rising temperatures accelerate CO2 release from rocks in Arctic Canada, study findsScience

Rising temperatures accelerate CO2 release from rocks in Arctic Canada, study finds

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences have discovered that rising temperatures in the Canadian Arctic could significantly accelerate the release of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 10, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024

The impact of environmental shocks due to climate change on intimate partner violence: A structural equation model of data from 156 countries Climate change-related landslides,…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2024 Full article
Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrost
Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrostScience

Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrost

Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, a Colorado State University-led team of researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change
Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate changeScience

Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change

As climate change accelerates, the Arctic's marine systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with sea ice retreating and permafrost thawing at alarming rates. The image of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 39, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 39, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 39, 2024

Projected changes to Arctic shipping routes after stratospheric aerosol deployment in the ARISE-SAI scenarios Rapid reductions in Arctic sea ice in response to warming have…
SourceSourceSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arctic’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article