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Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
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Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather events
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Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather eventsNews

Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather events

People over 50 who recently experienced an extreme weather event are far more likely to express concern about the effects of climate change on their…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2025 Full article
Extreme heat could double cardiovascular disease burden in Australia by 2050
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Extreme heat could double cardiovascular disease burden in Australia by 2050Science

Extreme heat could double cardiovascular disease burden in Australia by 2050

Burden of cardiovascular disease caused by extreme heat in Australia to more than double by 2050 Summary: Hot weather is already responsible for nearly 50,000…
SourceSourceMarch 17, 2025 Full article
Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center
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Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health CenterNews

Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center

The Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) will serve as a “solutions lab” to build resiliency to health impacts of climate change…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adults
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Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adultsScience

Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adults

Summary Study: Extreme heat may speed up aging in older adults Summary: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, according…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annually
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Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annuallyScience

Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annually

A study estimates the impact that an increase in vegetation cover would have on mortality Summary: Expanding green spaces in Barcelona by converting every third…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Tapping into…
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Climate change and air pollution linked to prolonged pregnancy
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Climate change and air pollution linked to prolonged pregnancyClimate

Climate change and air pollution linked to prolonged pregnancy

Summary: New research from Curtin University suggests that exposure to air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy. The…
SourceSourceFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Impact of…
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Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian Arctic
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Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian ArcticClimate

Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian Arctic

A new review sheds light on zoonotic infections — diseases transmitted between animals and humans—in the Canadian Arctic, a region increasingly impacted by climate change…
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Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2025

In this article: Feeling the heat across the Middle EastFloods linked to rise in US deaths from several major causesTiny plants reveal big potential for…
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Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patients
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Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patientsScience

Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patients

As 2024 approaches its end as the hottest year on record, experts are sounding the alarm on the disproportionate risks that worsening heat waves pose…
SourceSourceDecember 18, 2024 Full article
El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São Paulo
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El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São PauloClimate

El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São Paulo

The warming waters of the Pacific Ocean bring far-reaching consequences, but few are as immediate as the rise in mosquito infestations linked to dengue, chikungunya,…
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Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiracies
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Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiraciesScience

Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiracies

People with high levels of mistrust or credulity may struggle to recognize fake news, leaving them more vulnerable to conspiracy beliefs and vaccine hesitancy, according…
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Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risks
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Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risksScience

Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risks

People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety. Manmade sounds…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery
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Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog miseryNews

Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery

New Delhi, India | AFP - The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024
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Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024

Rising temperatures drive alarming dengue increase worldwide A recent study by researchers from Stanford and Harvard Universities, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American…
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What wasps can teach humans about surviving high alcohol consumption
What wasps can teach humans about surviving high alcohol consumptionScience

What wasps can teach humans about surviving high alcohol consumption

On a warm summer evening, humans enjoying a drink outdoors might share their glass with an unlikely visitor - a wasp. While most animals, including…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 10, 2024 Full article
Climate change driving ‘record threats to health’: report
Climate change driving ‘record threats to health’: reportNews

Climate change driving ‘record threats to health’: report

By Daniel Lawler | AFP Paris, France - Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2024 Full article
Baku Ocean Declaration in advance of UN Climate Conference
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Baku Ocean Declaration in advance of UN Climate ConferenceNews

Baku Ocean Declaration in advance of UN Climate Conference

Partners of the Ocean Pavilion are calling on world leaders to make robust, long-term investments in ocean observations, research, and mapping to support efforts that…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2024 Full article
Future of air pollution control devices threatens lives and billions in cost
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Future of air pollution control devices threatens lives and billions in costClimate

Future of air pollution control devices threatens lives and billions in cost

A recent commentary published in the American Journal of Public Health emphasizes the critical role of air pollution control devices (APCDs) in safeguarding public health.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 26, 2024 Full article
$1.8 million grant to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney disease
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$1.8 million grant to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney diseaseNews

$1.8 million grant to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney disease

University of Maryland | MP - Climate change is driving more extreme heat and more air pollution from wildfires, each of which put human health…
SourceSourceOctober 25, 2024 Full article
Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public health
Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public healthScience

Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public health

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - Climate change is increasingly influencing fire behavior worldwide and intensifying fire smoke, endangering public health from air pollution…
SourceSourceOctober 22, 2024 Full article