Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025Science
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 30, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Scientists discover a genetic…

Japan forest on fire after military explosives drillNews
SourceJanuary 17, 2025
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Japan forest on fire after military explosives drill
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Fire-fighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it…

Climate Science Digest: January 14, 2025Science
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 15, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 14, 2025
Hiroshima flooding: a case study of well usage and adaptive governanceGreat Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patternsScientists investigate what makes…

Japan inspects US air base over chemical spillNews
SourceDecember 20, 2024
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Japan inspects US air base over chemical spill
Tokyo, Japan | AFP - Japanese authorities on Friday carried out an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after…

Prehistoric rock in Japan uncovers the timeline of ancient ocean anoxiaClimate
Muser NewsDeskDecember 20, 2024
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Prehistoric rock in Japan uncovers the timeline of ancient ocean anoxia
An ancient rock formation on Japan's Mount Ashibetsu has allowed scientists to pinpoint the timing and duration of one of Earth's most extreme environmental disruptions:…

Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese riversClimate
Muser NewsDeskDecember 12, 2024
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Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese rivers
Plastic waste in Japan’s rivers reveals not just the scale of pollution but also critical trends shaping cleanup efforts and community responses. A nationwide analysis…

Image of the day: Mount Fuji’s first snowfall after record delayNews
Muser NewsDeskNovember 14, 2024
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Image of the day: Mount Fuji’s first snowfall after record delay
Mount Fuji, Japan's renowned landmark and highest peak at 3,776 meters, has finally seen its first snowfall of the season, marking the end of an…

Warmer homes for healthier hearts and brains: insulated housing reduces cardiovascular risk in JapanScience
SourceNovember 1, 2024
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Warmer homes for healthier hearts and brains: insulated housing reduces cardiovascular risk in Japan
Scientists report that upgrading the insulation in new homes is a cost-effective method for reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. During winter, cold indoor temperatures…

Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Watson to November 13: policeNews
SourceOctober 23, 2024
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Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Watson to November 13: police
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - A Greenland court on Wednesday extended the detention of US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson for three more weeks, pending a decision…

Aging population linked to rising household food waste and greenhouse gas emissionsClimateNews
Adrian AlexandreOctober 21, 2024
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Aging population linked to rising household food waste and greenhouse gas emissions
A recent study has uncovered significant insights into the relationship between household food waste and Japan’s aging population, highlighting an urgent need to develop strategies…

Japan youth sue utilities over climate impactNews
SourceOctober 18, 2024
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Japan youth sue utilities over climate impact
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of…

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace PrizeNews
SourceOctober 11, 2024
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway (UPDATED) - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima…

Nuclear powers have ‘responsibility’ to uphold nuclear taboo: Nobel committeeNews
SourceOctober 11, 2024
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Nuclear powers have ‘responsibility’ to uphold nuclear taboo: Nobel committee
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday that nuclear powers had a special "responsibility" to uphold the taboo against the use of…

Co-head of Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo says ‘never dreamt would win Nobel’News
SourceOctober 11, 2024
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Co-head of Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo says ‘never dreamt would win Nobel’
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - The co-head of the Japanese anti-nuclear group that won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday expressed his surprise at being given…

Anti-whaling fight continues from prison, Watson saysNews
SourceSeptember 2, 2024
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Anti-whaling fight continues from prison, Watson says
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT | AFP Nuuk, Denmark - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not…

Japan summer was joint hottest on record: weather officeNews
SourceSeptember 2, 2024
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Japan summer was joint hottest on record: weather office
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Japan this year suffered its joint warmest summer since records began, equalling the level seen in 2023, data from the weather…

Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears JapanNews
SourceAugust 28, 2024
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Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears Japan
By Kyoko HASEGAWA | AFP Tokyo - Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people…

Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages biteNews
SourceAugust 27, 2024
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Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice…

Whaling: why the practice will not go awayNews
SourceAugust 24, 2024
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Whaling: why the practice will not go away
By Emilie BICKERTON | AFP Paris, France - The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the…

Whaling activist Watson says his detention ‘puts more pressure on Japan’News
SourceAugust 15, 2024
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Whaling activist Watson says his detention ‘puts more pressure on Japan’
Nuuk, Denmark (AFP) - Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson told AFP on Thursday that his detention in Greenland pending possible extradition to Japan increased pressure…

Japan cancels flights and trains as another typhoon approachesNews
SourceAugust 15, 2024
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Japan cancels flights and trains as another typhoon approaches
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were cancelled Thursday in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared…

Japan requests extradition of anti-whaling activist Watson: DenmarkNews
SourceAugust 1, 2024
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Japan requests extradition of anti-whaling activist Watson: Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - Denmark's justice ministry on Thursday said it had received Japan's extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was detained in…

Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwaveNews
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
By Tomohiro OSAKI | AFP Tokyo, Japan - Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave,…

EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climateClimateNews
SourceMay 29, 2024
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EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
By Patrick T. FALLON with Juliette COLLEN in Paris | AFP Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States (UPDATED) - A rocket carrying a sophisticated satellite…
