Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and CanadaNews
Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada
A powerful storm struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, on 19 November 2024, leaving 290,000 buildings without power…
SourceNovember 22, 2024
Full articleTufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonizationNews
Tufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonization
Tufts University - Consortium for Climate Solutions expands renewable energy generation and reduces Tufts’ carbon emissions. Tufts University marked a milestone on its path to…
SourceNovember 22, 2024
Full article2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingNews
2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling
Association for Computing Machinery - ACM, today, presented a 12-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for their project “Boosting Earth…
SourceNovember 22, 2024
Full articleCOP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offerNews
COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer
By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into…
SourceNovember 22, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in HondurasNews
Image of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in Honduras
On 15 November 2024, Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Honduras, causing extensive damage and bringing over 50 centimetres of rain to the northern region…
SourceNovember 21, 2024
Full articleWorld still split over money as clock ticks on COP29News
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…
SourceNovember 21, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: The EU Space Days live in BudapestNews
Image of the day: The EU Space Days live in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and largest city, is situated along the banks of the Danube River, dividing the city into Buda and Pest. The western side,…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleNew supercomputer advances sustainable researchNews
New supercomputer advances sustainable research
EPFL’s new Kuma supercomputer, which ranks 23rd in the Green500 ranking, illustrates EPFL’s efforts to support cutting-edge research with a low environmental impact. With Kuma,…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleA challenging future for children in a changing worldNews
A challenging future for children in a changing world
The future of childhood could face significant upheaval unless urgent measures are implemented to address global challenges, UNICEF warned in its The State of the…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 20, 2024
Full articleNet zero needs womenNews
Net zero needs women
By Gabriela Fernando, Jessica Walters, Susie Ho, Sarah Gosper | Monash University, Indonesia and Monash University, Australia Recognising the leadership role of women is essential…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleImage 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…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleCOP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’News
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Laurent Thomet | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleIllegal 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…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, IndonesiaNews
Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, Indonesia
n 4 November 2024, the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted, impacting seven villages and killing at least ten people. Officials declared a…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleUN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’News
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Julien Mivielle | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan (Updated) - The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleDenmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: governmentNews
Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleEU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The EU's climate commissioner on Monday said the bloc would take the lead in paying climate finance to poorer countries,…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleSuper Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecasterNews
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster
Manila, Philippines | AFP - Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding,…
SourceNovember 17, 2024
Full articleBrazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 SummitNews
Brazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 Summit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In a dramatic call for accountability and action, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) staged a poignant demonstration…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 17, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollutionNews
Image of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollution
Severe air pollution is a common issue in South Asia in the autumn and winter, occurring when cold air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleTrump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
By Laurent Thomet and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleTens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears PhilippinesNews
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines
By Cecil MORELLA | AFP Manila, Philippines (UPDATED) - Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleCountries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economyNews
Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economy
Baku, Azerbaijan | WRI (Corrected) – At COP29, countries including UK, Uruguay, Belgium and Sweden committed to increasing the amount of global energy storage sixfold…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
Full articleOil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presenceNews
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence
By Delphine Paysant with Kelly Macnamara in Paris Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for "energy day"…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
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