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Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024

Mountain permafrost is warming across Europe Roman Oester | SLF - Permafrost temperatures in Europe's mountain regions are rising steadily, in some cases by more…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 19, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024NewsScience

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024

FAIR principles advance IPCC assessment cycles Efforts to improve the transparency and utility of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments have led to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 15, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Franklin Fire’s devastation in Malibu, USA
Image of the day: Franklin Fire’s devastation in Malibu, USANews

Image of the day: Franklin Fire’s devastation in Malibu, USA

The Franklin Fire, which erupted in Malibu, California, on 9 December 2024, has left a trail of destruction and forced the evacuation of 6,300 residents.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 13, 2024 Full article
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews

Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing

By Sébastien VUAGNAT Malibu, United States | AFP- A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's…
SourceSourceDecember 11, 2024 Full article
Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source
Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon sourceClimate

Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source

The Arctic is undergoing profound transformations that are accelerating climate change. Once a region that stored carbon dioxide for millennia in its frozen soils, the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a year
Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a yearNews

Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a year

Paris, France | AFP - Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 25, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 25, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 25, 2024

Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased dementia risk A large-scale study involving more than 1.2 million members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California revealed a concerning…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 26, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024

Flood preparedness in Bangladesh requires targeted campaigns for vulnerable groups A study in Frontiers in Climate examines flood preparedness in the flood-prone Islampur Union of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 24, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USA
Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USANews

Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USA

In November 2024, the northeastern US was hit by numerous wildfires, intensified by drought conditions and high winds. The Jennings Creek Fire on the New…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024

The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles are available for early online…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2024 Full article
Colorado’s prisons struggle to shield incarcerated people from climate disasters: study
Colorado’s prisons struggle to shield incarcerated people from climate disasters: studyNewsScience

Colorado’s prisons struggle to shield incarcerated people from climate disasters: study

Amid extreme weather events spurred by climate change, Colorado's prisons are struggling to provide adequate protection for incarcerated individuals against escalating environmental hazards, a new…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 8, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 1, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 1, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 1, 2024

Atlas of the Human Planet: 50 years of population growth and urbanization trends The newly published Atlas of the Human Planet details 50 years of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 1, 2024 Full article
$1.8 million grant to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney disease
$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
Global CO2 emissions from forest fires surge by 60%, warn scientists
Global CO2 emissions from forest fires surge by 60%, warn scientistsScience

Global CO2 emissions from forest fires surge by 60%, warn scientists

A groundbreaking study reveals a startling increase in global CO2 emissions from forest fires, which have surged by 60% since 2001. The research, published in…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 18, 2024 Full article
Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warn
Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warnClimate

Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warn

As climate change progresses, international experts in emergency medicine are raising alarms about the increasing strain on emergency medical services worldwide. At the European Emergency…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 14, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024NewsScience

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024

Strong contribution from sensible heat to global precipitation increase in climate models is not supported by observational based data It has previously been shown that…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2024 Full article
Climate disasters linked to rising domestic violence against women, study finds
Climate disasters linked to rising domestic violence against women, study findsClimate

Climate disasters linked to rising domestic violence against women, study finds

A groundbreaking study from University College London (UCL) reveals a troubling connection between climate shocks - specifically landslides, storms, and floods - and increased intimate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece
Two killed fighting wildfire in GreeceNews

Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece

Athens, Greece (AFP) - Two men have died in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warming
Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warmingClimate

Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warming

Wildfires, fueled by climate change, are intensifying worldwide, particularly in high-latitude regions where global warming has a pronounced impact. While some areas have seen a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfires
Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfiresClimate

Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfires

A new study predicts that global warming will accelerate the thawing of permafrost, leading to a dramatic rise in wildfires across northern regions, including the…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires
Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling firesNews

Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires

By Lucia LACURCIA | AFP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
The vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires, and air pollution: a growing threat
The vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires, and air pollution: a growing threatClimate

The vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires, and air pollution: a growing threat

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals a vicious cycle where climate change, wildfires, and air pollution are interlinked, amplifying their harmful…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 5, 2024 Full article