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China missed key climate target last year: official data
Aerial view: Shanghai, China (s. climate target, carbon emissions)
China missed key climate target last year: official dataNews

China missed key climate target last year: official data

Beijing, China | AFP China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy continued to rise as coal remained…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 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
Image of the day: Jan Mayen island, a remote Arctic outpost
Satellite image: Jan Mayen island, Norway
Image of the day: Jan Mayen island, a remote Arctic outpostNews

Image of the day: Jan Mayen island, a remote Arctic outpost

Jan Mayen, a volcanic island in the North Atlantic, is one of Norway’s most isolated territories. Situated about 600 km northeast of Iceland and 950…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlock
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UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlockNews

UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlock

Rome, Italy | AFP Brazil spearheaded a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock at UN nature talks in Rome on Thursday, as nations struggled against…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states
Image: Raining contract digital splashed drawing (s. weather control, climate change)
Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US statesNews

Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states

Washington, United States | AFP Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification,…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Algal bloom in Lake Salto Grande
Satellite image: Lake Salto Grande, Argentina (s.algal bloom)
Image of the day: Algal bloom in Lake Salto GrandeNews

Image of the day: Algal bloom in Lake Salto Grande

A striking algal bloom has turned the waters of Lake Salto Grande, at the border of Argentina and Uruguay, a vivid green. This Copernicus Sentinel-2…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re
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Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich ReNews

Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had been the costliest "in the…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goals
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EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goalsNews

EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goals

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation
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Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationNews

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation

Sydney, Australia | AFP Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winter
Satellite image: Bucharest, Romania (s. coldest week, snow,)
Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winterNews

Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winter

Romania endured its coldest week of the winter from 17 to 24 February 2025, with temperatures plunging as low as -20°C in mountainous regions. The…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks
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Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talksNews

Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks

Rome, Italy | AFP The world's biggest nature conservation conference will restart on Tuesday after negotiations collapsed in disarray last year, with the head of…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Reviving Estonia’s wooded meadows
Satellite Image: Alam-Pedja Reserve, Estonia (s. biodiversity)
Image of the day: Reviving Estonia’s wooded meadowsNews

Image of the day: Reviving Estonia’s wooded meadows

Stretching across wetlands, forests, and rivers, the Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve in Estonia is one of the country’s most significant protected areas. Captured in this Copernicus…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’
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US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’News

US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’

Paris, France | AFP US representatives are not at a key climate science meeting in China, a source told AFP on Monday, sitting out a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Nations at odds over major UN climate science report
Aerial view: Hangzhou, China - Cityscape with River and Pagoda (s. climate. science)
Nations at odds over major UN climate science reportNews

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris, France | AFP Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Terraced vines of the Moselle
Satellite image: The Moselle wine-growing region, Germany and Luxembourg
Image of the day: Terraced vines of the MoselleNews

Image of the day: Terraced vines of the Moselle

This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on 23 October 2024, reveals the scenic Moselle wine region along the border between Luxembourg and Germany.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 23, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Wicklow Mountains National Park
Satellite image: Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ireland
Image of the day: Wicklow Mountains National ParkNews

Image of the day: Wicklow Mountains National Park

Covering nearly 23,000 hectares, Wicklow Mountains National Park is Ireland’s largest national park and the only one in the east. Located just south of Dublin,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 22, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter night
Satellite image: Brussels, Belgium.
Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter nightNews

Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter night

On 17 February 2025, Belgium experienced its coldest night of the current meteorological winter, as recorded by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). In Uccle, the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 21, 2025 Full article
New data for risk assessment of submarine landslides
Image: The airgun bundles towed behind the SONNE generate short, strong sound pulses that penetrate the sea floor and are reflected by geological layers. Seismometers on the sea floor record these signals in order to analyze the structure of the subsurface
New data for risk assessment of submarine landslidesNews

New data for risk assessment of submarine landslides

Kiel | GEOMARExploring active and passive continental slopesComprehensive Survey and Drilling Programme How dangerous are submarine landslides in deep-sea canyons? To answer this question, the…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Little Danube, Slovakia
Satellite imagery: Little Danube, Slovakia
Image of the day: Little Danube, SlovakiaNews

Image of the day: Little Danube, Slovakia

This false-color Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 5 February 2025, reveals the winding course of the Little Danube in Slovakia. A tributary of the Danube…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration
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Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administrationNews

Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration

Washington, United States | AFP Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targeting the president's plans to expand…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Wildfires devastate Amsterdam Island
Satellite image: Amsterdam Island, France (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Wildfires devastate Amsterdam IslandNews

Image of the day: Wildfires devastate Amsterdam Island

An ecological disaster Loss of a vital climate monitoring station Evacuation and damage assessment Uncertain path to recovery A wildfire that broke out on January…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2025 Full article
New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talks
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New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talksNews

New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talks

Paris, France | AFP The world's biggest nature conservation conference resumes in Rome next week for an urgent attempt at overcoming a deadlock between northern…
SourceSourceFebruary 19, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Storm damage and flooding in central Italy
Satellite image: Orbetello, Italy (s flooding)
Image of the day: Storm damage and flooding in central ItalyNews

Image of the day: Storm damage and flooding in central Italy

A powerful storm swept through central Italy on February 13, 2025, bringing torrential rain, floods, and landslides, particularly affecting the island of Elba and parts…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 18, 2025 Full article
New £4.25m project to investigate climate ‘tipping points’ in marine ecosystems
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New £4.25m project to investigate climate ‘tipping points’ in marine ecosystemsNews

New £4.25m project to investigate climate ‘tipping points’ in marine ecosystems

A major £4.25m project will aim to understand and predict ‘tipping points’ in marine ecosystems, and their consequences and opportunities for the UK, particularly for…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2025 Full article