
Storms spark travel mayhem and power cuts in northern EuropeNews
SourceJanuary 9, 2026
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Storms spark travel mayhem and power cuts in northern Europe
Cherbourg, France | AFP Gale-force winds and storms barrelled through northern Europe on Friday, disrupting air and rail travel and cutting power to hundreds of thousands…

Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels EuropeNews
SourceJanuary 9, 2026
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Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barrelled through northern Europe, cutting power to…

Storm halts long-distance trains in northern GermanyNews
SourceJanuary 9, 2026
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Storm halts long-distance trains in northern Germany
Berlin, Germany | AFP Long-distance trains were halted in northern Germany on Friday and services were also affected in other parts of the country as winter…

Storm cuts electricity to 380,000 France households: power companyNews
SourceJanuary 9, 2026
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Storm cuts electricity to 380,000 France households: power company
Rennes, France | AFP Around 380,000 households in France were without power on Friday morning as Storm Goretti swept through northern Europe with fierce winds. The…

Image of the day: Cyprus seen across the eastern MediterraneanNews
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 8, 2026
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Image of the day: Cyprus seen across the eastern Mediterranean
Rising from the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The island’s position has shaped its history for…

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackNews
SourceJanuary 8, 2026
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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback
Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty was slammed Thursday by the EU, which…

Image of the day: Mount Etna opens 2026 with a new lava flowNews
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 7, 2026
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Image of the day: Mount Etna opens 2026 with a new lava flow
Mount Etna began 2026 with a renewed display of volcanic activity, as lava emerged from a fissure vent high on the volcano’s eastern flank, marking…

German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on recordNews
SourceJanuary 7, 2026
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German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record
Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record,…

Image of the day: Snow disrupts travel across the NetherlandsNews
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 6, 2026
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Image of the day: Snow disrupts travel across the Netherlands
Snowfall across the Netherlands in early January 2026 brought daily life and transport networks under strain, as icy conditions spread across large parts of the…

Conservationists sue Trump admin over inaction on horseshoe crabsNews
SourceJanuary 5, 2026
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Conservationists sue Trump admin over inaction on horseshoe crabs
Washington, United States | AFP A conservation group sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over its failure to act on protecting American horseshoe crabs, which…

Image of the day: Greenland’s mountains shape glaciers and climateNews
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 5, 2026
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Image of the day: Greenland’s mountains shape glaciers and climate
Southeastern Greenland is marked by rugged coastal mountains that rise sharply from the ice sheet, shaping both local climate and glacial dynamics. Steep slopes and…

German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025News
SourceJanuary 5, 2026
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German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025
Berlin, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about…

Image of the day: Sediment patterns along Zeebrugge’s coastNews
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 4, 2026
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Image of the day: Sediment patterns along Zeebrugge’s coast
Along Belgium’s North Sea shoreline, Zeebrugge occupies a position where natural coastal processes meet one of Europe’s busiest maritime gateways. The town, administratively part of…

Trump gets wrong country, wrong bird in windmill rantNews
SourceDecember 31, 2025
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Trump gets wrong country, wrong bird in windmill rant
Washington, United States | AFP US President Donald Trump has blamed wind turbines for killing iconic American bald eagles in a year's end social media post…

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025FactsNews
SourceDecember 31, 2025
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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025
Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDeskRecords shattered in Central Asia Up to 1.5 °C hotter in the Sahel Scorching summer in Europe Central Asia, the…

French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing to enter forceNews
SourceDecember 31, 2025
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French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing to enter force
Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals"…

Image of the day: Daugavpils along the Upper DaugavaNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 30, 2025
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Image of the day: Daugavpils along the Upper Daugava
In south-eastern Latvia, the city of Daugavpils sits at a point where the Daugava River begins to slow and widen, transitioning from a largely natural…

France pushes back plastic cup ban by four yearsNews
SourceDecember 30, 2025
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
Paris, France | AFP The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives.…

Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North SlopeNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 29, 2025
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Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North Slope
The wetlands around Teshekpuk Lake, on Alaska’s North Slope, form one of the most biologically rich Arctic landscapes in North America. Shaped by permafrost, shallow…

Image of the day: Breiðamerkurjökull glacier retreat traced over decadesNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 28, 2025
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Image of the day: Breiðamerkurjökull glacier retreat traced over decades
Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull ice cap in south-eastern Iceland, has been steadily withdrawing from the lowlands for more than a century. Its…

Sweden’s death toll from storm rises to threeNews
SourceDecember 28, 2025
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Sweden’s death toll from storm rises to three
Helsinki, Finland | AFP The death toll in Sweden rose to three after a storm battered Scandinavia Saturday and overnight, with thousands still without power on…

Image of the day: The Istrian Peninsula from land to seaNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 27, 2025
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Image of the day: The Istrian Peninsula from land to sea
The Istrian Peninsula sits at the northern edge of the Adriatic Sea, where Central Europe meets the Mediterranean. Shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, the…

Funny old world: the week’s offbeat newsNews
SourceDecember 27, 2025
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Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
Paris, France | AFP From Japan getting its teeth into its bear problem to why all is not so sunny for the Swedes… Your weekly roundup…

Image of the day: Arctic sea ice far below December averageNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 22, 2025
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Image of the day: Arctic sea ice far below December average
Arctic sea ice extent has entered December at levels rarely seen for this time of year, continuing a pattern that developed through late autumn. Satellite…