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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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Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100Climate

Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100

New research reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 19, 2025 Full article
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Draft COP30 agreement a ‘mixed bag’: EU climate chief to AFPNews

Draft COP30 agreement a ‘mixed bag’: EU climate chief to AFP

Belém, Brazil | AFP EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra on Tuesday ruled out revisiting financial pledges or being "lured into a phony conversation about trade" after…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2025 Full article
Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths
Rising temperature deaths in the US tracked over 25 yearsScience

Rising temperature deaths in the US tracked over 25 years

Mass General Brigham–led study’s findings signal a need to protect vulnerable groups in the face of extreme climate effects Summary: Rising temperature deaths in the…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2025 Full article
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Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthroughNews

Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough

Belém, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2025 Full article
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EU tells COP30 carbon pricing is needed ‘as quickly as possible’News

EU tells COP30 carbon pricing is needed ‘as quickly as possible’

Belém, Brazil | AFP The European Union's climate chief told COP30 on Monday it was time to impose the broadest possible carbon pricing scheme, defending an…
SourceSourceNovember 17, 2025 Full article
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UN climate chief urges COP30 negotiators to not ‘waste time on stonewalling’News

UN climate chief urges COP30 negotiators to not ‘waste time on stonewalling’

Belém, Brazil | AFP UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged ministers on Monday to speed up negotiations at COP30 talks in Brazil, with nations divided on…
SourceSourceNovember 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 17, 2025 Full article
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Massive march in Brazil marks first big UN climate protest in yearsNews

Massive march in Brazil marks first big UN climate protest in years

Belém, Brazil | AFP Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 13, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 13, 2025 Full article
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World’s fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: studyClimate

World’s fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2025 Full article
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Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEANews

Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States,…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 11, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: October 2025 stands among the warmest on recordFacts

Image of the day: October 2025 stands among the warmest on record

October 2025 ranked as the third-warmest October ever recorded, continuing a run of exceptional global warmth that has marked recent years. According to the ERA5…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 11, 2025 Full article
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Research exposes environmental cost of UN climate websitesClimate

Research exposes environmental cost of UN climate websites

Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to seven times more carbon than average internet pages, new research suggests Summary: Websites created for United Nations…
SourceSourceNovember 11, 2025 Full article
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Brazil’s Lula urges ‘defeat’ of climate deniers as COP30 opensNews

Brazil’s Lula urges ‘defeat’ of climate deniers as COP30 opens

Belém, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The United Nations climate conference opened Monday in the Brazilian Amazon with pleas for the world to keep up…
SourceSourceNovember 11, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Belém, Brazil hosts COP30News

Image of the day: Belém, Brazil hosts COP30

Belém, the capital of Pará in northern Brazil, lies near the mouth of the Amazon River and serves as a key economic and logistical hub…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 10, 2025 Full article
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Will EU’s carbon border tax crash COP30 party?News

Will EU’s carbon border tax crash COP30 party?

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A flagship European environmental policy -- dubbed a "carbon tax" on imports -- is raising hackles abroad and is…
SourceSourceNovember 10, 2025 Full article
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Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in yearsClimate

Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in years

Belém, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An odor of oil hung over last year's UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan. Starting…
SourceSourceNovember 10, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 9, 2025 Full article
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Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nearsNews

Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears

Manila, Philippines | AFP More than a million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 7, 2025 Full article
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‘We have failed’ to keep warming under 1.5C, UN chief tells COP30News

‘We have failed’ to keep warming under 1.5C, UN chief tells COP30

Belém, Brazil | AFP The world has "failed" in its promise to hold warming below 1.5 °C, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told global leaders in Brazil…
SourceSourceNovember 6, 2025 Full article
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Warming oceans stir stronger turbulence in polar regionsClimate

Warming oceans stir stronger turbulence in polar regions

A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists, from the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan…
SourceSourceNovember 6, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Copernicus Sentinel-1D joins Europe’s radar fleetNews

Image of the day: Copernicus Sentinel-1D joins Europe’s radar fleet

Copernicus Sentinel-1D was launched into orbit on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 5, 2025 Full article