
Japan’s Takaichi says to make ‘maximum use of decarbonised power sources’News
SourceFebruary 20, 2026
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Japan’s Takaichi says to make ‘maximum use of decarbonised power sources’
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Friday to "make maximum use of decarbonised power sources" to ensure energy security. "Ensuring domestically produced energy…

Rocket re-entry pollution detected in upper atmosphere for the first timeScience
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2026
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Rocket re-entry pollution detected in upper atmosphere for the first time
Upper atmosphere lithium spike detected Growing satellite fleets raise new concerns Regulation and long-term impacts unclear A Falcon 9 rocket re-entry has led to the…

Image of the day: Ebro River surge tests Aragón’s floodplains, SpainNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2026
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Image of the day: Ebro River surge tests Aragón’s floodplains, Spain
The Ebro River surge in Aragón in February 2026 has pushed winter flows beyond 1,000 m³ per second through Zaragoza, with forecasts indicating a peak…

Indonesia floods force deforestation debate after deadly disasterNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 19, 2026
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Indonesia floods force deforestation debate after deadly disaster
Permit revocations after the disaster Ongoing risks during the rainy season Indonesia floods have reignited a national debate over deforestation after extreme rainfall and landslides…

Image of the day: Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts againNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 18, 2026
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Image of the day: Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts again
Piton de la Fournaise rises from the east-southeastern tip of Réunion Island, a French territory in the western Indian Ocean shaped by successive volcanic episodes.…

US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate changeNews
SourceFebruary 18, 2026
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US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate change
Paris, France | AFP US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead…

Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: studyFactsNews
SourceFebruary 17, 2026
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Climate change turbocharged Spain’s Valencia floods: study
Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit…

Image of the day: Floods along the Garonne after Storm Nils in FranceNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 17, 2026
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Image of the day: Floods along the Garonne after Storm Nils in France
Floods along the Garonne River after Storm Nils show the scale of a month of flood alerts in France, as satellite data captures inundated land…

Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf’s pastNews
SourceFebruary 17, 2026
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Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf’s past
Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of…

China has slashed air pollution, but the ‘war’ isn’t overNews
SourceFebruary 17, 2026
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China has slashed air pollution, but the ‘war’ isn’t over
Beijing, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are…

Image of the day: Wadden Sea along the Danish and German coastsNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 16, 2026
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Image of the day: Wadden Sea along the Danish and German coasts
Extending along the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, the Wadden Sea – a UNESCO World Heritage site – forms the world’s largest continuous…

Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59News
SourceFebruary 16, 2026
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Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59
Toamasina, Madagascar | AFP Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted…

Greenland’s west coast posts warmest January on recordNews
SourceFebruary 16, 2026
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Greenland’s west coast posts warmest January on record
Nuuk, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January -- beating a record that stood for 109 years -- as…

Image of the day: Valletta, a Renaissance city carved into Malta’s coastlineNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 15, 2026
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Image of the day: Valletta, a Renaissance city carved into Malta’s coastline
On Malta’s north-eastern coast, Valletta stands as a fortified Renaissance capital, shaped by military engineering and enclosed by the sea. The city occupies a narrow…

Japan’s ‘godless’ lake warns of creeping climate changeNews
SourceFebruary 15, 2026
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Japan’s ‘godless’ lake warns of creeping climate change
Suwa, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the…

Image of the day: Gulf of Riga frozen after Baltic cold snapNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 14, 2026
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Image of the day: Gulf of Riga frozen after Baltic cold snap
Gulf of Riga ice cover spread widely across the shallow Baltic basin in early February 2026, after days of sustained sub-zero temperatures tightened their grip…

Image of the day: Trenčín marks its year as European Capital of Culture 2026News
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 13, 2026
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Image of the day: Trenčín marks its year as European Capital of Culture 2026
Trenčín begins 2026 carrying the title of European Capital of Culture, a role it shares this year with Oulu in Finland. For twelve months, the…

Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rulesNews
SourceFebruary 12, 2026
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Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules
Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback…

UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperationNews
SourceFebruary 12, 2026
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UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperation
Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN's climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an "unprecedented threat" to international cooperation from pro-fossil…

Abandoning climate action to boost economy would be ‘strategic error’: MacronNews
SourceFebruary 12, 2026
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Abandoning climate action to boost economy would be ‘strategic error’: Macron
Alden Biesen, Belgium | AFP French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Thursday Europe did not need to abandon climate action to revive the continent's lacklustre economy.…

Strong winds disrupt flights, injure dozens in SpainNews
SourceFebruary 12, 2026
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Strong winds disrupt flights, injure dozens in Spain
Barcelona, Spain | AFP Powerful winds topping 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour battered Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia on Thursday, injuring 86 people -- three…

Image of the day: Record snowfall grips JapanNews
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 12, 2026
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Image of the day: Record snowfall grips Japan
Record snowfall in Japan in February 2026 follows weeks of relentless winter weather that began in late January, when powerful cold air masses settled over…

US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this weekNews
SourceFebruary 10, 2026
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US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week
Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump is set this week to scrap a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases jeopardize public…

Image of the day: East Africa’s drought at the end of 2025News
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 10, 2026
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Image of the day: East Africa’s drought at the end of 2025
Dry conditions that emerged across East Africa in September 2025 have since developed into a severe drought affecting large parts of the Horn of Africa.…