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‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chiefNews

‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chief

United Nations, United States | AFP Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres opened his final climate meeting Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters by urging…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deathsNews

El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk This year's powerful El Niño weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summitNews

Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 23 September 2026 - 21:48 Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres hailed the "unstoppable" rise of…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on recordNews

Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record

Tunisia's summer this year was its hottest on record, the country's weather authority said Tuesday, following multiple heatwaves, water shortages and power cuts. "The summer…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
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Green policies just good politics, says UK ministerNews

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Transitioning to a low-carbon economy isn't just vital for the planet's future -- it's also good politics,…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
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Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: reportNews

Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: report

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed as a…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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COP31 host says AI’s climate footprint to be a summit priorityNews

COP31 host says AI’s climate footprint to be a summit priority

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk COP31 host Turkey said Monday that pursuing "climate-responsible AI" and pushing tech companies to power data centers…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian AndesNews

Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes

Villa De Leyva, Colombia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A forest fire was burning Sunday in central Colombia near the popular tourist town of Villa de…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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ESA satellite begins tracking plant stress from spaceNews

ESA satellite begins tracking plant stress from space

A faint signal released by vegetation during photosynthesis is expected to give scientists a new way to observe how plants respond to drought, heat and…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 20, 2026 Full article
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Denmark inaugurates CO₂ storage facility in North SeaNews

Denmark inaugurates CO₂ storage facility in North Sea

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Energy group INEOS announced Friday that its Greensand carbon capture and storage (CCS) project had begun storing carbon dioxide…
SourceSourceSeptember 18, 2026 Full article
Image: Devastation in northern Nepal from the August 26, 2026 disaster
‘No doubt’ of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientistsScienceNews

‘No doubt’ of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change was a core factor in last month's deadly glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2026 Full article
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Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developmentsNews

Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 17 September 2026 - 12:25 CET Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite images show the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river system near…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2026 Full article
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World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warnsNews

World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2026 Full article
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Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger – El Niño chokes Central AmericaNews

Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger – El Niño chokes Central America

San Lorenzo, Honduras | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling…
SourceSourceSeptember 16, 2026 Full article
Image: Aerial view of power plant with smoke emissions in Euharlee, GA under a clear sky | Euharlee, GA, United States
At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rulesNews

At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

Houston, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the…
SourceSourceSeptember 15, 2026 Full article
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August 2026 was joint-hottest month ever recorded globallyFacts

August 2026 was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDeskThe EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also…
SourceSourceSeptember 10, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Glacial lakes from retreating glaciers (termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Image provided by Jeffrey Kargel, USGS/NASA JPL/AGU)
The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier riskClimate

The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk

Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk In a humble control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2026 Full article
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Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El NiñoNews

Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Niño

Panama City, Panama | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal could be cut further due to drought caused by…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2026 Full article
Image: A large airtanker makes a water drop on the Summit Trail Fire in Washington (s. air quality, wildfires)
Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, healthClimate

Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wildfires and heatwaves, which generate microscopic airborne pollutants, risk undermining international efforts to improve air quality, protect human health…
SourceSourceSeptember 7, 2026 Full article
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El Niño could be the strongest in decades, UN warnsClimate

El Niño could be the strongest in decades, UN warns

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk El Niño could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday,…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2026 Full article
Image: view of the Perito Moreno Glacier and snowcapped mountains in Argentina. Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Melting glaciers an ‘immediate’ climate risk: author of UN reportNews

Melting glaciers an ‘immediate’ climate risk: author of UN report

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is accelerating the loss of glaciers and increasing the risk of devastating events like the Himalaya floods,…
SourceSourceSeptember 2, 2026 Full article
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UN says world must navigate ‘reality’ of 1.5 °C overshootClimate

UN says world must navigate ‘reality’ of 1.5 °C overshoot

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The United Nations outlined Wednesday how the world might bring global temperatures back to 1.5 °C once the milestone…
SourceSourceSeptember 2, 2026 Full article
Image: Grand Canyon National Park on August 29, 2026
2 die in Grand Canyon flash flood, only 1 person unaccounted forNews

2 die in Grand Canyon flash flood, only 1 person unaccounted for

Grand Canyon Village, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 1 September 2026 - 05:23 CET The number of people unaccounted for after a…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2026 Full article
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World leaders need to see rising oceans in Pacific: UN officialNews

World leaders need to see rising oceans in Pacific: UN official

Koror, Palau | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea-level…
SourceSourceAugust 31, 2026 Full article