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Image: siberian husky on snow (s. Holsteinsborg, Greenland)
Warming climate threatens Greenland’s ancestral way of lifeNews

Warming climate threatens Greenland’s ancestral way of life

Sisimiut, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February,…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tagus River, Portugal (s. floods)
Image of the day: Floodwaters along the Tagus River, PortugalNews

Image of the day: Floodwaters along the Tagus River, Portugal

Flooding spread across central Portugal in early February 2026 as Storm Leonardo delivered days of persistent rainfall onto landscapes already saturated by previous storms. Storm…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Spain must adapt to ‘new climate reality’, PM says after floodsNews

Spain must adapt to ‘new climate reality’, PM says after floods

Madrid, Spain | AFP Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday warned that Spain must adapt to "a completely new climate reality" following deadly floods that forced…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
3D globe graphic (s. climate, flood, water)
Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 deadNews

Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 dead

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP Thirteen people died this week in Colombia in torrential rain that is rare for this time of year, officials said Sunday. A…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Alboran Sea
Image of the day: Winds carve Storm Leonardo into the Alboran SeaNews

Image of the day: Winds carve Storm Leonardo into the Alboran Sea

Storm Leonardo reshaped weather patterns across southern Spain and the western Mediterranean in early February 2026, leaving flooding on land and hazardous conditions at sea.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 8, 2026 Full article
A shoal of Striped Mackerel fish filter feeding amongst loads of plastic waste
Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talksNews

Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries on Saturday elected Chile's COP climate summit chief negotiator to revive stalled talks on striking a landmark global…
SourceSourceFebruary 8, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Atlantic Ocean (s. Storm Leonardo)
Image of the day: Storm Leonardo advances across the Atlantic toward IberiaNews

Image of the day: Storm Leonardo advances across the Atlantic toward Iberia

Successive Atlantic storms left little time for recovery across parts of Spain and Portugal in early February 2026. After flooding and coastal impacts linked to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 7, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Image of the day: Milano and Cortina ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter GamesNews

Image of the day: Milano and Cortina ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Italy will host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games from 6 to 22 February 2026, bringing athletes, officials, and spectators to northern Italy for competitions spread…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 6, 2026 Full article
Image: Sweden's flag (s. Climate activist group files second lawsuit against Sweden)
Climate activist group files second lawsuit against SwedenNews

Climate activist group files second lawsuit against Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A group of climate activists said Friday they were filing another lawsuit against the Swedish state for alleged climate…
SourceSourceFebruary 6, 2026 Full article
Image: Drinking Glass With Body of Water
Water gets the wine treatment in South African tastingsNews

Water gets the wine treatment in South African tastings

Stellenbosch, South Africa | AFP Most tourists to Stellenbosch come for the wine but this small group was here for the water, sampling a selection of…
SourceSourceFebruary 6, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Peniche, Portugal
Image of the day: Flooding and coastal impacts in Portugal after Storm KristinNews

Image of the day: Flooding and coastal impacts in Portugal after Storm Kristin

A period of severe winter weather disrupted large parts of Portugal in late January 2026, as Storm Kristin brought heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 6, 2026 Full article
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Call for papers: 10th anniversary special issue of Big Earth DataNews

Call for papers: 10th anniversary special issue of Big Earth Data

Submit an article to Big Earth Data Submission Instructions The journal Big Earth Data was first launched in 2017 and has since stood out as…
SourceSourceFebruary 5, 2026 Full article
Image: Aerial image of Antarctic iceberg
AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for scienceNews

AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science

Paris, France | AFP British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could…
SourceSourceFebruary 5, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Lipno, Czech Republic
Image of the day: Winter bloom paints Lake Lipno greenNews

Image of the day: Winter bloom paints Lake Lipno green

Green ice on Lake Lipno turned one of the Czech Republic’s most familiar winter landscapes into something rarely seen. The reservoir, the largest in the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 4, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: East coast of Canada
Image of the day: Winter rolls line the Atlantic skyNews

Image of the day: Winter rolls line the Atlantic sky

A powerful winter cold outbreak affected eastern Canada in late January 2026, driving temperatures far below seasonal averages across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
Image: Main Street, Brampton, Michigan, USA (25 January 2026)
US monster storm kills 30News

US monster storm kills 30

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: dataNews

Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: data

Paris, France | AFP Hybrid-electric vehicles dethroned purely petrol-powered cars as the top power option among consumers in Europe last year, data showed Tuesday. Some 10.8…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Cuenca, Spain
Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartlandNews

Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartland

Across the plains of central Spain, renewable energy infrastructure has become part of everyday rural life. As the International Day of Clean Energy is observed…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 26, 2026 Full article
Image: Wind Turbine Landscape
North Sea nations look to wind to resist Russian energy ‘blackmail’News

North Sea nations look to wind to resist Russian energy ‘blackmail’

Hamburg, Germany | AFP Nine European nations vowed Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing…
SourceSourceJanuary 26, 2026 Full article
Image: a snow covered street (s. winter storm)
Massive winter storm sweeps across US bringing ice, frigid tempsNews

Massive winter storm sweeps across US bringing ice, frigid temps

Houston, United States | AFP A massive winter storm headed towards the northeast United States on Sunday after sweeping across much of the country, threatening tens…
SourceSourceJanuary 25, 2026 Full article
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Indonesia landslide kills eight, more than 80 missingNews

Indonesia landslide kills eight, more than 80 missing

Cisarua, Indonesia | AFP A landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, a…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Balaton, Hungary
Image of the day: Lake Balaton freezes after nine-year gapNews

Image of the day: Lake Balaton freezes after nine-year gap

Lake Balaton, Central Europe’s largest freshwater lake, is a defining feature of Hungary’s landscape and a vital ecological and economic resource. In winter, the lake…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 23, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
Image of the day: Storm Harry’s wind signature over the Tyrrhenian SeaNews

Image of the day: Storm Harry’s wind signature over the Tyrrhenian Sea

Wind patterns left by Storm Harry are etched across the surface of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea in this satellite view of coastal waters off southern…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 21, 2026 Full article
Satelite Image: Svalbard, Norway
Image of the day: Arctic winter without sea ice near SvalbardNews

Image of the day: Arctic winter without sea ice near Svalbard

In midwinter, the seas around Svalbard are usually covered by expanding Arctic sea ice, forming a continuous barrier between the archipelago and the central Arctic…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 20, 2026 Full article