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Satellite Image: Monaco (16 March 2026)
Image of the day: Monaco’s Mediterranean coastlineNews

Image of the day: Monaco’s Mediterranean coastline

Coastal zones are among the most heavily transformed environments, with urban development increasingly replacing habitats that support marine biodiversity. In the Mediterranean, this pressure is…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 27, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Faroe Islands, Denmark
Image of the day: Faroe Islands and wind patterns in the North AtlanticNews

Image of the day: Faroe Islands and wind patterns in the North Atlantic

Fauna and ecosystems Satellite view of wind and terrain In the Northeast Atlantic, between Scotland and Iceland, the Faroe Islands lie in a region of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 24, 2026 Full article
Image: Super Typhoon Sinlaku over the western Pacific Ocean (13 April 2026) - data visualisation
Image of the day: Super Typhoon Sinlaku near the Mariana IslandsNews

Image of the day: Super Typhoon Sinlaku near the Mariana Islands

Around 8–9 April 2026, a tropical system began to organise over Micronesia in the western Pacific, at a time of year when such storms are…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 15, 2026 Full article
Image: data visualisation - Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026
Image of the day: Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026News

Image of the day: Arctic sea ice remains at record low levels in March 2026

Arctic sea ice remained at record low levels in March 2026, after the winter maximum peaked at 14.29 million km² on 15 March. That left…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 14, 2026 Full article
Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (April 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 10, 2026 Full article
Satellite Imagery: Ahe Atoll, French Polynesia (16 August 2025)
Image of the day: Pearl farming patterns in Ahe Atoll lagoonNews

Image of the day: Pearl farming patterns in Ahe Atoll lagoon

Ahe Atoll, an associated commune of Manihi in the Tuamotu Archipelago – a chain of coral atolls in French Polynesia – lies 484 km from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 3, 2026 Full article
Image: Forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa (2025)
Wildfires reached record levels in the EU in 2025News

Wildfires reached record levels in the EU in 2025

Fires started early in the year and intensified during summer heatwaves. More than 2,242,000 hectares of land were affected by wildfires across Europe, the Middle…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 3, 2026 Full article
Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 31, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 31, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Colón and Limón Bay, Panama (24 March 2026) (s. Sargassum)
Image of the day: Sargassum streaks near Colón, PanamaNews

Image of the day: Sargassum streaks near Colón, Panama

Sargassum is a type of floating brown algae that provides food, shelter, and habitat for many marine species in the open ocean, but when large…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 30, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Southern Finland and the Gulf of Finland
Image of the day: Ice retreat begins in the Gulf of FinlandNews

Image of the day: Ice retreat begins in the Gulf of Finland

Spring thaw in southern Finland marks a transition in the annual ice season, as coastal waters and inland lakes shift from winter cover to a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 29, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda and Kenya
Image of the day: Mount Elgon’s caldera and forested slopesNews

Image of the day: Mount Elgon’s caldera and forested slopes

Mount Elgon rises along the Uganda–Kenya border as one of East Africa’s largest and oldest volcanic formations, with a base covering 4,000 km² and a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 28, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Oslo, Norway (left) and Iceland
Image of the day: Snow-covered Oslo and Iceland’s volcanic landscapeNews

Image of the day: Snow-covered Oslo and Iceland’s volcanic landscape

Northern Europe’s landscapes frame a new step in Europe’s space and connectivity strategy, as Norway and Iceland join the European Union’s secure satellite communications programmes.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 26, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Læsø island, Denmark
Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in DenmarkNews

Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in Denmark

In the Kattegat Strait between northern Denmark and Sweden, the small island of Læsø is shaped by ongoing geological processes rather than fixed boundaries. Part…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Cyclone Narelle over the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (21 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the GulfNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the Gulf

Cyclone Narelle did not end with its landfall in far north Queensland on 20 March. After crossing Cape York Peninsula, the system weakened over land…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 24, 2026 Full article
Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 24, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 24, 2026 Full article
Image: Earth, data visualisation shows smoke plumes across the Atlantic
Image of the day: Canadian wildfire smoke crossed the Atlantic in 2025News

Image of the day: Canadian wildfire smoke crossed the Atlantic in 2025

Every year on 23 March, World Meteorological Day marks the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and draws attention to the systems that monitor…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 23, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Vättern, Sweden
Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water DayNews

Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water Day

World Water Day on 22 March turns attention this year to the relationship between water, women and gender equality. The United Nations says the global…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 22, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tasman Glacier, New Zealand
Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for GlaciersNews

Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for Glaciers

Around 70% of Earth’s freshwater is stored in the cryosphere, which covers roughly 10% of the planet’s land surface. On 21 March, World Day for…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 21, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tropical Cyclone Narelle (18 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, Australia

A rapidly intensifying tropical system crossing the Coral Sea in March 2026 brought rare and potentially severe conditions to northern Australia, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 20, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Texas Panhandle, USA
Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026News

Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026

Strong winds, low humidity and dry grasslands created conditions for multiple wildfires across parts of the Texas Panhandle in March 2026, as a series of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 18, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Island, France
Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion IslandNews

Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island

Lava from Piton de la Fournaise has reached the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island after flowing for weeks across the volcano’s southeastern flank, marking a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 17, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
Asset map: Munich region, Germany, showing economic value distribution per square metre
Image of the day: 2025 Munich Asset MapNews

Image of the day: 2025 Munich Asset Map

An asset map shows where economic value is concentrated across a landscape. Instead of displaying only buildings or land cover, it estimates the value of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 16, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Home Reef volcano, Tonga (15 February 2026) and data visualisation
Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new islandNews

Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new island

Across the southwest Pacific, a chain of volcanoes marks the boundary where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Australian Plate. This tectonic boundary forms the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 15, 2026 Full article