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)

Image: Aerial view of glaciers flowing into the turquoise waters of Johan Petersen Fjord in southeastern Greenland
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
Satellite Image: Smoke from wildfires in Bolivia, September 2024
Ozone from wildfires reduces Amazon carbon uptakeClimate

Ozone from wildfires reduces Amazon carbon uptake

Ozone pollution released by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, new research reveals. Summary: Wildfires can…
SourceSourceOctober 8, 2026 Full article
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Expanding sorghum production in Europe as the climate changesScience

Expanding sorghum production in Europe as the climate changes

Using machine learning and future climate scenarios, researchers project that sorghum could become a more important livestock feed crop in Europe as high and stable…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summitNews

Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summit

Nadi, Fiji | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pacific leaders pressed wealthy nations for more funds to help them "survive" climate change Wednesday at a gathering aimed…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate caseNews

Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battleNews

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2026 Full article
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Climate mitigation may give albatrosses more time to adaptClimate

Climate mitigation may give albatrosses more time to adapt

A new WHOI-led study finds that evolutionary adaptation alone may not keep pace with warming, while limiting climate change substantially reduces projected extinction risk Summary:…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2026 Full article
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‘Catastrophic’: Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five yearsNews

‘Catastrophic’: Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

Les Diablerets, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2026 Full article
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Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: researchNewsFacts

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2026 Full article
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Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists sayNewsScience

Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sea-level rise driven by climate change could help invasive marine species spread into newly flooded coastal areas, threatening biodiversity…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2026 Full article
Image: Shisir Khanal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, left, meets European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera at the United Nations in New York on September 21, 2026
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal ministerNews

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wealthy nations must do their fair share to help countries that are least responsible for the climate…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (September 25, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
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2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limitsScience

2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limits

Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2026 Full article
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El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deathsNews

El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk This year's powerful El Niño weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summitNews

Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 23 September 2026 - 21:48 Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres hailed the "unstoppable" rise of…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
Image: Conceptual diagram of DFA events and associated impacts in this study - Fig. 1 - 'Warming accelerates drought–flood oscillations and stratifies socioeconomic exposure'
Warming could accelerate drought–flood shifts and deepen exposure inequalities in ChinaScience

Warming could accelerate drought–flood shifts and deepen exposure inequalities in China

Droughts and floods could follow each other more quickly as China warms, giving communities less time to recover. A new study also suggests exposure to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
Image: Katie White at COP30 in Belém (Nov 14, 2025)
Green policies just good politics, says UK ministerNews

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Transitioning to a low-carbon economy isn't just vital for the planet's future -- it's also good politics,…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
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Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: reportNews

Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: report

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed as a…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article