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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Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to fleeNews

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Lège-Cap-Ferret, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of western Europe on Friday, triggering a state…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2026 Full article
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Climate change making Europe drought ‘more severe’: studyClimate

Climate change making Europe drought ‘more severe’: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2026 Full article
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Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasonsNews

Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk With nearly 1,000 active fires and an area as large as Belgium already burned, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…
SourceSourceJuly 20, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
Top US science body readies climate reportNews

Top US science body readies climate report

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near ParisNews

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Le Vaudoué, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2026 Full article
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Trees for hotter cities: new approach can bolster community input in meeting targetsNews

Trees for hotter cities: new approach can bolster community input in meeting targets

Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: July 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (July 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 10, 2026 Full article
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Urban plant growth declines when cities expand too quicklyClimate

Urban plant growth declines when cities expand too quickly

A global study finds that climate-driven gains in urban vegetation can outweigh the effects of urban expansion only when cities expand slowly enough to preserve…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2026 Full article
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Order of species loss shapes grassland stabilityScience

Order of species loss shapes grassland stability

The resilience of grassland ecosystems is dependent more on which species are lost and in what order, rather than the total number of species lost…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2026 Full article
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Young Chinook salmon cope differently with warming riversScience

Young Chinook salmon cope differently with warming rivers

Researchers at UBC find that young salmon face greater heat risks than previously measured – and that younger fish and older fish cope with warming…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2026 Full article
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World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action planNews

World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The World Bank on Monday extended its climate change policy framework indefinitely, but dropped its targets for the…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2026 Full article
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Human-caused warming made Europe’s record June heatwave far more likelyClimate

Human-caused warming made Europe’s record June heatwave far more likely

World Weather Attribution researchers say a similar event would have been virtually impossible in the climate of 1976 and has become dramatically more likely than…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 26, 2026 Full article
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Insect decline is making tree swallows smaller and less successful at breedingScience

Insect decline is making tree swallows smaller and less successful at breeding

Researchers say biodiversity loss should be considered alongside climate change when protecting wild birds Summary: Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) have become smaller and are raising…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2026 Full article
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Trump climate pushback spurs courtroom battles, report saysNews

Trump climate pushback spurs courtroom battles, report says

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's rollback of federal regulations has spurred an unprecedented wave of lawsuits in defence of climate protections,…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2026 Full article
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Temperate species found more vulnerable to climate change than previously thoughtClimate

Temperate species found more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought

Researchers analyzing more than 5,100 species worldwide found local extinctions linked to climate change occur more often in temperate regions than previously believed Summary: Local…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
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Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to comeNews

Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed sports events and Britain warned of…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
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From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to sufferFactsNews

From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to suffer

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Like humans, wildlife is increasingly vulnerable as climate change fuels longer and more intense heatwaves, disrupting feeding and breeding,…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2026 Full article
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Uniting Norway’s research community for the future of the Arctic OceanNews

Uniting Norway’s research community for the future of the Arctic Ocean

Paul E. Renaud of Akvaplan-niva has been appointed program director of Arctic Ocean 2050 (Polhavet 2050). He succeeds Bodil Bluhm, who has served as Acting…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2026 Full article
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Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025News

Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Spain registered its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with 25 single-day heat records set during the period, national…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2026 Full article
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Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk growsClimate

Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk grows

Recently published studies indicate an extension of the dry season from four to six months and an increase in the water deficit of more than…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
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South-facing green walls reduce indoor temperatures during heatwavesScience

South-facing green walls reduce indoor temperatures during heatwaves

Study finds vertical greenery can improve thermal comfort in buildings while also benefiting outdoor conditions during extreme heat Summary: Building design choices can play a…
SourceSourceJune 15, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
France launches biodiversity mapping project using satellites and AINews

France launches biodiversity mapping project using satellites and AI

The Occitanie Region in southern France has launched a three-year biodiversity mapping programme that will combine satellite observations, field surveys and artificial intelligence to create…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 15, 2026 Full article
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Earth’s heat buildup accelerates as global warming reaches 1.37 °CClimateFacts

Earth’s heat buildup accelerates as global warming reaches 1.37 °C

Human-caused warming reached 1.37 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2025, while greenhouse gas emissions and key climate indicators remained at or near record highs Summary:…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2026 Full article
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Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensityNews

Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensity

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the US weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2026 Full article