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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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Monsoon shifts intensify glacier melt across High Mountain AsiaClimate

Monsoon shifts intensify glacier melt across High Mountain Asia

Shifting precipitation patterns, driven by climate change, could reshape water security and environmental hazards for one of world’s most populated regions, research shows Summary: Glaciers…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2025 Full article
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Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on recordNews

Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 31, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights onNews

Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise…
SourceSourceAugust 31, 2025 Full article
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Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate actionClimate

Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate action

A new paper on the science-policy interface by climate experts Svante Bodin and Örjan Gustafsson at the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, calls…
SourceSourceAugust 29, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warmingClimate

Supercell thunderstorms in Europe set to rise with warming

In a new study, researchers from the University of Bern and ETH Zurich have shown how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe. At…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate changeNews

Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Celebrated US musician Jon Batiste wants to use his music to fire up listeners to act against…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or moreNews

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35°C or more

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35°C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropicsClimate

Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropics

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown Summary: Deforestation in tropical regions could…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 27, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 26, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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AI developers and climate activists divided on technology’s role in sustainabilityScience

AI developers and climate activists divided on technology’s role in sustainability

Q&A: What can AI developers learn from climate activists Summary: Artificial intelligence and climate activism share a common interest in sustainability, but a recent study…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 25, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight aloneFactsNews

Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight alone

Shubra Balula, Egypt | AFP | Muser NewsDesk For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blazeClimate

Wildfires linked to sharp rise in deaths during 2023 Maui blaze

Scientists studying the devastating Lāhainā, Maui fires of August 2023 found that deaths were two-thirds higher than expected that month – and 367% higher during…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 22, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhereClimate

Why tropical trees cool more and burn less than forests elsewhere

More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study Summary: Planting…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
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Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coastNews

Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coast

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip currents…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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North Pacific subsurface waters acidifying faster than surfaceScience

North Pacific subsurface waters acidifying faster than surface

Long-term data from waters near Hawai‘i reveal accelerating acidification below the surface, driven by carbon buildup, cooling, and circulation shifts Summary: Carbon dioxide from the…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwavesClimate

Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwaves

Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heatwaves, according to new research in Journal of Applied Ecology Summary:…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risksClimate

Europe’s flood losses reduced by adaptation despite rising risks

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new attribution study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2025 Full article
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Texas study reveals heatwaves can cause more polluted airScience

Texas study reveals heatwaves can cause more polluted air

Heatwaves are becoming more common, severe and long-lasting. These prolonged periods of hot weather are especially dangerous in already hot places like Texas. In 2023,…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2025 Full article