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'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in France Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean re...

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Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks • Muser Press Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of #plastic #pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go.

This is figure 1, which shows global mineral shortage projections under 80 scenarios by 2100.

Shortages of certain minerals could limit global climate mitigation strategies according to research in Nature Climate Change. These minerals, including silver and tin, are essential for the decarbonisation of energy systems. go.nature.com/3J3nd3z 🧪

Outburst of a subglacial flood from the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet - Nature Geoscience Satellite observations over the Greenland Ice Sheet reveal a destructive mode of meltwater drainage whereby a subglacial flood induced by the rapid drainage of a subglacial lake burst through the surface, fracturing the ice sheet.

Satellite observations over the Greenland Ice Sheet reveal a destructive mode of meltwater drainage whereby a subglacial flood induced by the rapid drainage of a subglacial lake burst through the surface, fracturing the ice sheet, according to a paper in Nature Geoscience. 🧪

Spain busts criminal ring shipping hazardous waste to Ghana • Muser Press Spanish police have broken up a criminal network accused of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ghana, authorities said Friday.

Spanish police have broken up a criminal network accused of illegally exporting hazardous #waste to Ghana, authorities said Friday. #Spain #Ghana #EnvironmentalCrime

Seed-dispersing animals are vital to forests and climate, scientists warn • Muser Press The dramatic decline of seed-dispersing animals is disrupting forest ecosystems and weakening global efforts to fight climate change, according to a sweeping

#Forests can’t recover without the #animals that spread their #seeds. Scientists warn that ignoring frugivores could doom restoration efforts and weaken forests' role in fighting #climate change. Nature Reviews Biodiversity;
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Solastalgia may contribute to mental health issues linked to climate change • Muser Press Solastalgia might help explain the negative effects of climate change on mental health, suggests a review of the available research, in BMJ Mental Health.

Solastalgia – emotional distress caused by environmental change – may explain how #climatechange affects #mentalhealth, finds a review in 'BMJ Mental Health'. Depression and PTSD are among the risks. 🧪
DOI: doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...

Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc • Muser Press The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global

The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking #temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European #climate monitoring service said Thursday.
#GlobalWarming #Record

Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action • Muser Press Pacific microstate Nauru, one of the world's smallest nations, has a novel plan to fund its fight against climate change by selling so-called "golden passports"

A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund #climateaction, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.

Hertha Sponer in the lab. Credit: Science History Images/Alamy Stock Photo.

A substantial number of female physicists in the first half of the 20th century contributed to quantum physics. For the history of physics to properly recognize their work, new approaches are needed, argues Andrea Reichenberger in Nature Reviews Physics. go.nature.com/41mjQuJ #WomeninSTEM ⚛️ 🧪

Shade trees could shrink chocolate’s carbon footprint without cutting yields • Muser Press Growing more shade trees on cocoa farms in West Africa could significantly reduce the global chocolate industry’s carbon emissions, according to a new study

Shade trees on #cocoa farms in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire could offset up to 167% of current cocoa-related #emissions in both countries, says a Nature Sustainability study from University of Queensland researchers.
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s418...

Glow-in-the-dark marsupial shows off its luminous fur — July’s best science images The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

July's best science images, as chosen by the Nature photo team, include a glow-in-the-dark marsupial showing off its luminous furr, which earned photographer Ben Alldridge a spot as a finalist in the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize 2025. See more photos at the link. #SciArt 🧪 🔭 🏺

Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss Re • Muser Press Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said

Natural #disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.
#Climate #NaturalDisasters #Insurance

Reindeer suffer as Finland swelters in record heatwave • Muser Press A record-long heatwave in Finland has caused suffering and even deaths of reindeer, prompting alarm among herders as temperatures remained above 25°C on

A record-long #heatwave in #Finland has caused suffering and even deaths of reindeer, prompting alarm among herders as temperatures remained above 25°C on Tuesday.

UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis' • Muser Press Nations must step up and resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a

Nations must step up and resolve the global #plasticscrisis, the head of #UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening #waste.

Ancient predator’s bone-crunching diet reveals secrets of climate survival • Muser Press About 56 million years ago, during a time of rapid global warming known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a jackal-sized predator called

A fossil predator’s #diet shift 56M years ago shows how #climatechange alters food webs. Adaptable eaters may fare better in today’s warming world, Rutgers-led study finds. 🧪🦴
DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...

To save lives in heatwaves, focus on how human bodies work Strategies for heat-health preparedness should concentrate on cooling people, not just the air.

A Comment article in Nature discusses the integration of physiological models and weather data to estimate people’s ‘heat-health risk.’ #medsky 🧪

Fig. 1: Extreme regional fire years across forested areas during 2002–2023.

The results of a study in Nature Communications show that climate change is raising the odds of extreme fire years and the number of large forest fires, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate risks and adapt to extreme fire years. go.nature.com/4m8fTSA 🧪

Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein for 'green' claims • Muser Press The AGCM watchdog accuses the China-founded fast-fashion colossal of having "adopted a misleading communication strategy regarding the characteristics and

Italy’s competition watchdog said Monday it has fined the company responsible for Shein’s websites in Europe one million euros ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant’s efforts to be environmentally “green”.
#Fashion #Fine #Shein #Italy #Emissions

Plastic pollution 'grave and growing' health threat: Lancet • Muser Press Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a

Plastic #pollution is a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to #health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday.

Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record • Muser Press A new world record for the longest distance lightning megaflash was declared on Thursday -- a flash that stretched for 829 kilometres across the United States.

A new world #record for the longest distance #lightning flash was declared on Thursday -- a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States. #WMO #US
DOI: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme events • Muser Press A new machine learning method significantly enhances the accuracy of global climate models (GCMs), especially in projecting extreme weather events and their

A new #method called CDC-NF improves climate model accuracy for extreme and compound #WeatherEvents by correcting biases across variables like temperature and rainfall. Published in 'Scientific Data';
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #ClimateModeling #Climatology #Hydrology #MachineLearning

Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon nears • Muser Press Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains and high winds,

Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as #Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains and high winds, state media reported Wednesday. #China #Weather #Climate

This is figure 4, which shows the location of dams that were categorized as the critical overtopping probability (i.e., not very low) in more than half of the 21 30-year windows and the most recent time window (1993–2022).

Aging US dams face increasing overtopping risks due to changing hydrologic conditions. A study in Nature Communications evaluates 33 dams using updated frequency analysis and identifies six dams with the greatest probability, posing risks to downstream populations. go.nature.com/3IMV4xH 🧪

US to overturn foundational climate ruling on Tuesday • Muser Press President Trump's administration will move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change.

President Donald Trump‘s administration will on Tuesday move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government’s ability to curb #climatechange, Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin announced.

Fossil fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears • Muser Press The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight --

The #EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its #trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc’s #climate fight — should the mammoth pledges come true.

A Protein-Centric Mass Spectrometry Approach for Species Identification within Harmful Algal Blooms Harmful algal blooms present severe environmental threats, impacting water quality, aquatic ecosystems, and human health. The frequency and intensity of these blooms are rising, largely driven by glob...

Happy to share our latest work @UoBbiosciences where we use native MS to profile blue-green algae in Lake water. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Landslide kills four as rains lash northern China • Muser Press Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to

Torrential #rain soaking northern #China triggered a deadly #landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge. #ExtremWeather #Flood

Corals show surprising survival strategies under ocean acidification • Muser Press As climate change accelerates, ocean acidification has emerged as a growing threat to the health of coral reef ecosystems. A study published in the journal

New study in 'Research' reveals how reef #corals respond to acidifying oceans: some sacrifice their inner skeleton, others show 'osteoporosis-like' damage. Unique strategies may shape coral reef #survival. DOI: doi.org/10.34133/res...
#OceanAcidification #Ecosystems #Adaptation

Fig. 1: Extreme regional fire years across forested areas during 2002–2023.

The results of a study in Nature Communications show that climate change is raising the odds of extreme fire years and the number of large forest fires, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate risks and adapt to extreme fire years. go.nature.com/4m8fTSA 🧪