Climate Change

Present-day climate change includes both global warming – the ongoing increase in global average temperature – and its wider effects on Earth’s climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to Earth’s climate. The current rise in global temperatures is driven by human activities, especially fossil fuel burning since the Industrial Revolution. Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices release greenhouse gases. These gases absorb some of the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from sunlight, warming the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, the primary gas driving global warming, has increased in concentration by about 50% since the pre-industrial era to levels not seen for millions of years. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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Fossil fuel emissions fall in 2026 due to renewables, Iran war: researchNews

Fossil fuel emissions fall in 2026 due to renewables, Iran war: research

Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall slightly in 2026 due to the expansion of renewable energy and…
SourceSourceNovember 10, 2026 Full article
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Global climate records continue to fall as El Niño intensifies in 2026NewsClimate

Global climate records continue to fall as El Niño intensifies in 2026

A new World Meteorological Organization report released at COP31 warns that 2026 is on track to rank among the four warmest years on record, with…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 9, 2026 Full article
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COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisisNews

COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis

Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The COP31 climate talks kicked off Monday with an early fight over money as the UN's chief urged world…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2026 Full article
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Ancient Peru study finds little evidence linking El Niño to violenceClimate

Ancient Peru study finds little evidence linking El Niño to violence

Researchers studying ancient Peruvian societies’ response to climate stress have found along the desert coast, societal levels of violence were very low outside ritual contexts.…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2026 Full article
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Turkey’s COP31 message: electrify, recycle, don’t mention coalNews

Turkey’s COP31 message: electrify, recycle, don’t mention coal

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk As the COP31 climate summit approaches, host nation Turkey is putting electrification front and centre, touting its renewables boom…
SourceSourceNovember 8, 2026 Full article
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Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recordedNews

Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recorded

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Meteorologists said Friday they were observing an unprecedented early disruption of the polar vortex, raising the risk of…
SourceSourceNovember 7, 2026 Full article
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ECB chief urges eurozone to adapt faster to climate changeNews

ECB chief urges eurozone to adapt faster to climate change

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday urged the eurozone to adapt faster to climate change as the…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2026 Full article
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Climate anxiety leaves many college students feeling powerlessScience

Climate anxiety leaves many college students feeling powerless

A new study examines climate anxiety among college students, the factors associated with it and how universities could support those experiencing distress. Summary: Feelings of…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2026 Full article
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Nearly half of the world’s largest seafood companies make no climate disclosuresClimate

Nearly half of the world’s largest seafood companies make no climate disclosures

Many of the world's largest seafood companies provide little public information about how they are preparing for climate change, even as warming oceans create growing…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 3, 2026 Full article
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Caloric cooling technologies show promise for greener refrigerationScience

Caloric cooling technologies show promise for greener refrigeration

KIT researchers and partners analyze caloric cooling technologies – Nature Review highlights progress, open questions, and pathways toward sustainable cooling systems Summary: New approaches to…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2026 Full article
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Brazil’s Lula to attend COP31 climate summit in TurkeyNews

Brazil’s Lula to attend COP31 climate summit in Turkey

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 31), held November 9-20…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2026 Full article
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Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trialNews

Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trial

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk At a landmark Canadian trial focused on the government's obligations to fight climate change, the young plaintiffs suing Ottawa…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic sea ice loss reverses decades of ocean changesClimate

Antarctic sea ice loss reverses decades of ocean changes

The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) – a vast layer of fresh water spanning much of the Southern Hemisphere’s ocean – has rapidly reversed its long-term…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2026 Full article
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World’s climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what’s needed: UNNews

World’s climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what’s needed: UN

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The latest climate pledges put forth by nations will cut global greenhouse gas emissions just six percent by…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2026 Full article
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Global warming reversed 2,000 years of ice growthClimate

Global warming reversed 2,000 years of ice growth

A remnant of an ancient North American ice sheet began expanding around 2,000 years ago, potentially marking the onset of a new glacial period, before…
SourceSourceOctober 24, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: October 22, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: October 22, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (October 22, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 22, 2026 Full article
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Australian coastal fish show tolerance to extreme marine heatwavesScience

Australian coastal fish show tolerance to extreme marine heatwaves

Researchers at Adelaide University found that three Australian estuarine fish species maintained their physiological performance under elevated water temperatures, regardless of the temperature variability in…
SourceSourceOctober 22, 2026 Full article
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AMOC rebounds despite continued Greenland ice meltClimate

AMOC rebounds despite continued Greenland ice melt

New climate simulations indicate that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean circulation system that redistributes heat across the planet, can recover after…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 16, 2026 Full article
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Behind AI’s carbon footprint, a potential climate toolNews

Behind AI’s carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint of…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2026 Full article
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Evidence of human-caused climate change stronger than ever, scientists confirmClimate

Evidence of human-caused climate change stronger than ever, scientists confirm

The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review – despite a United States government report questioning…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2026 Full article
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Rescued weather records reveal decades of warming in the Congo BasinClimate

Rescued weather records reveal decades of warming in the Congo Basin

Hot days become twice as common between 1960 and 1990 in the Congo Basin: Proofs rescued from paper archives Summary: Decades of handwritten weather observations…
SourceSourceOctober 12, 2026 Full article
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El Niño sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitorFactsNews

El Niño sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's…
SourceSourceOctober 12, 2026 Full article
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Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108 mn over deadly 2024 floodsNews

Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108 mn over deadly 2024 floods

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Brazilian prosecutors on Friday filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding $108 million…
SourceSourceOctober 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate change could expand gemsbok range across the USScience

Climate change could expand gemsbok range across the US

Majestic African antelopes known as gemsbok have been roaming the US southwest since their introduction in the 1960s and 1970s. Brought to New Mexico as…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article