Image: Beach, People, Heatwave
Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens healthNews

Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens health

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Forty people have drowned as heatwave grips France: PMNews

Forty people have drowned as heatwave grips France: PM

Paris, France | AFP Forty people -- many of them youths -- have drowned since June 18 as a severe heatwave grips France, Prime Minister Sebastien…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Image: Abstract globe (s. climate news, climate change, heat)
‘Destructive’ fossil fuels behind energy and climate crises: UN chiefNews

‘Destructive’ fossil fuels behind energy and climate crises: UN chief

Paris, France | AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for the world to act with "far greater urgency" to limit global warming, warning that fossil…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
France breaks average temperature record for June: weather serviceNews

France breaks average temperature record for June: weather service

Paris, France | AFP France's average temperature broke a record for the month of June on Monday, the national weather service said, as the country swelters…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Image: Illustration of plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi interacting beneath the soil surface, showing fungal networks surrounding the roots
Soil fungal diversity shapes ecosystems, agriculture and healthScience

Soil fungal diversity shapes ecosystems, agriculture and health

New study from researcher at Freie Universität Berlin highlights the importance of fungi for ecosystems, nutrition, and global health Summary: Beneath forests, grasslands and farmland,…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Image: Fig. 2 - Frequency distribution of feels-like temperatures (UTCI) for each continent and increase from the 1970s to the last 10 years
Dangerous ‘heat stress’ has surged worldwide, study showsNews

Dangerous ‘heat stress’ has surged worldwide, study shows

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The number of people exposed to dangerous heat stress worldwide has risen sharply over the last half century propelled…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
Image: European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Temperate species found more vulnerable to climate change than previously thoughtClimate

Temperate species found more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought

Researchers analyzing more than 5,100 species worldwide found local extinctions linked to climate change occur more often in temperate regions than previously believed Summary: Local…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
Image: girl cools off in a water fountain
Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to comeNews

Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed sports events and Britain warned of…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
Image: Conceptual diagram of the INDTEGRATE project
New Horizon Europe project to test green hydrogen solutions for industrial decarbonisationNews

New Horizon Europe project to test green hydrogen solutions for industrial decarbonisation

Valencia, Spain | Muser NewsDesk Advancing green hydrogen integration for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive European industries Summary: A new Horizon Europe project, INDTEGRATE, has been…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2026 Full article
The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
Strengthening food system security and resilience in EuropeNews

Strengthening food system security and resilience in Europe

Athens, Greece | Muser NewsDesk Advancing Food System Security: From Early Signals to Systemic Resilience Summary: Europe's food systems are facing a growing range of…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2026 Full article
Image: a bird sitting on top of a bird bath
From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to sufferFactsNews

From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to suffer

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Like humans, wildlife is increasingly vulnerable as climate change fuels longer and more intense heatwaves, disrupting feeding and breeding,…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2026 Full article
Image: Paul E. Renaud
Uniting Norway’s research community for the future of the Arctic OceanNews

Uniting Norway’s research community for the future of the Arctic Ocean

Paul E. Renaud of Akvaplan-niva has been appointed program director of Arctic Ocean 2050 (Polhavet 2050). He succeeds Bodil Bluhm, who has served as Acting…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2026 Full article
Image: Schematic diagram of the climate mitigation effectiveness of forests - 'Restoring Trust: Rebuilding the Forest Carbon Credit System Through Scientific Rigor'
New framework aims to rebuild trust in forest carbon creditsScience

New framework aims to rebuild trust in forest carbon credits

Rebuilding credibility: scientists unveil rigorous framework to fix flawed global forest carbon credit systems Summary: Forest carbon credits are widely promoted as a tool to…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2026 Full article
Image; a view of a city from a high point - Alicante, Spain
Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025News

Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Spain registered its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with 25 single-day heat records set during the period, national…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2026 Full article
Image: a group of people working in a field
India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditionsNews

India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditions

New Delhi, India | AFP | Muser NewsDesk India will prepare contingency plans to help farmers weather potential low rainfall linked to the El Niño weather…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
Image: a group of people swimming in a body of water
‘Excellent’ water at most European beaches, study saysNews

‘Excellent’ water at most European beaches, study says

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The vast majority of Europe's beaches offer "excellent" water quality for swimming, the EU environment agency said on Tuesday…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
Image: Wildfires in Acre state, in the Brazilian Amazon
Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk growsClimate

Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk grows

Recently published studies indicate an extension of the dry season from four to six months and an increase in the water deficit of more than…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
Image: Aerial view of a modern building with a lush vertical garden facade
South-facing green walls reduce indoor temperatures during heatwavesScience

South-facing green walls reduce indoor temperatures during heatwaves

Study finds vertical greenery can improve thermal comfort in buildings while also benefiting outdoor conditions during extreme heat Summary: Building design choices can play a…
SourceSourceJune 15, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
France launches biodiversity mapping project using satellites and AINews

France launches biodiversity mapping project using satellites and AI

The Occitanie Region in southern France has launched a three-year biodiversity mapping programme that will combine satellite observations, field surveys and artificial intelligence to create…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 15, 2026 Full article
Image: Map showing the epicentre of the 08 June 2026 magnitude 7.8 Offshore Sarangani Earthquake and the distribution of aftershocks recorded by 12:00 PM local time
Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metresNews

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

Manila, Philippines | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2026 Full article
Image: Figure 12 - Global mean annual number of marine heatwave (MHW) days from ERA5 (1940–2025), OISST (1982–2025), OSTIA (1982–2025), and CRW (1985–2025), and the mean of these shown in black
Earth’s heat buildup accelerates as global warming reaches 1.37 °CClimateFacts

Earth’s heat buildup accelerates as global warming reaches 1.37 °C

Human-caused warming reached 1.37 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2025, while greenhouse gas emissions and key climate indicators remained at or near record highs Summary:…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2026 Full article
Image: Infographic: Muser Press, based on information from NOAA, WMO, Copernicus Climate Change Service and NASA Earth Observatory
Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensityNews

Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensity

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the US weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2026 Full article
Image: Iceberg, observed from Polarstern on 10-08-2022 near 71.18°N and 25.21°W
Arctic iceberg traffic has surged since 2000, reshaping deep-sea biodiversityScience

Arctic iceberg traffic has surged since 2000, reshaping deep-sea biodiversity

A hidden link between Arctic glaciers and life on the ocean floor Summary: The growing flow of icebergs through the Arctic is changing ecosystems on…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2026 Full article
Image: icebergs float in a foggy ocean under sun (s. dimmed sunlight)
Future climate may reshape how sunlight reaches EarthScience

Future climate may reshape how sunlight reaches Earth

New study reveals polar dimming and mid-latitude brightening of surface solar radiation under climate change Summary: Polar regions may receive less sunlight at the surface…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2026 Full article