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Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwaveNews

Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave

Paris, France | AFP Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heatwave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2026 Full article
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Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heatNews

Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2026 Full article
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UN Secretary-General launches AI transparency push on carbon, water and land impactsNews

UN Secretary-General launches AI transparency push on carbon, water and land impacts

The launch of the initiative comes after a UN University report highlights the AI's massive electricity demand and environmental impacts Summary: The United Nations Secretary-General…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2026 Full article
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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