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Infographic with a map showing the High Fens nature reserve in Belgium, on the border with Germany, showing active fires since August 14, 2026
Belgium fire makes ‘limited’ spread overnight, more help on wayNews

Belgium fire makes ‘limited’ spread overnight, more help on way

Robertville, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Air reinforcements were headed to Belgium Monday to help combat the country's worst wildfire in a century, which made…
SourceSourceAugust 17, 2026 Full article
Image: Hurricane Lala (16 Aug 2026 - 05:13 UTC)
Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on HawaiiNews

Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii

Honolulu, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The eye of Hurricane Lala neared the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island Saturday, as heavy rain and…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGSNews

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGS

Sydney, Australia | AFP A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of South Pacific nation Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Indonesia quake toll jumps to 20 killedNews

Indonesia quake toll jumps to 20 killed

Maumere, Indonesia | AFP A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Flores island in east Indonesia Saturday killed at least 20 people, an emergency official told…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2026 Full article
Image: Median Fire Weather Index (FWI) anomaly map (Europe, 13-19 Aug. 2026)
Latest developments: Europe battles wildfiresNews

Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2026 Full article
3D globe graphic (s. climate, flood, water)
Eight dead after heavy Japan rains: authoritiesNews

Eight dead after heavy Japan rains: authorities

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Eight people died after "unprecedented" heavy rains in eastern Japan, authorities said on Friday. Those killed after the torrential downpours late Thursday…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
More than 135 mn in Europe set for temperatures over 35 °C on ThursdayNews

More than 135 mn in Europe set for temperatures over 35 °C on Thursday

Paris, France | AFP Areas of Europe home to more than 135 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- are set…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: southern coast of Oman (7 August 2026)
Oil spill off Oman reaches coastline: state mediaNews

Oil spill off Oman reaches coastline: state media

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An oil spill from a tanker that ran aground off Oman has reached the coastline, state media…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low DanubeNews

Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low Danube

Bucharest, Romania | AFP Romania began Thursday the complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube, used to cool the site, fell…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Colombia president says earthquake death toll hits 265News

Colombia president says earthquake death toll hits 265

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP Colombia's president declared an economic emergency Wednesday and vowed the country would rebuild after a massive earthquake that he said had now…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 169: mayors’ associationNews

Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 169: mayors’ association

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP At least 169 people died and more than 600 were injured in the earthquake that struck Colombia, according to a tally released…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2026 Full article
Image: Binary world illustration
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss ReNews

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Credit: Swiss Re Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Danube river, Hungary
Europe braces for another summer heatwaveNews

Europe braces for another summer heatwave

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
One woman confirmed dead in western Canada wildfireNews

One woman confirmed dead in western Canada wildfire

Montreal, Canada | AFP An 80-year-old woman died while leaving her home trying to escape a massive wildfire in Canada's British Columbia province, the Royal Canadian…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
Image: 3D-render globe (s. monsoons)
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern ChinaNews

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China

Beijing, China | AFP Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, as torrential rain and high winds swept swathes of the…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2026 Full article
Image: Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Ranupani, East Java, Indonesia
Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreadsNews

Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Indonesian authorities have closed access to a national park on Java Island as firefighters battle a wildfire raging there…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2026 Full article
Image: A firefighting aircraft releasing water to combat a forest fire
Canada tries to adapt to a future of wildfiresNews

Canada tries to adapt to a future of wildfires

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Faced with another summer when wildfires have scorched millions of hectares of land and blankets of smoke have disrupted…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2026 Full article
Image: Green-red combine harvester working in a golden, dusty field
Food security fears mount as UK farmers battle droughtNews

Food security fears mount as UK farmers battle drought

Shimpling, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Giant dust clouds rose from a green-red combine harvester as it crawled across a parched field, a sign…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2026 Full article
Image: Low water levels expose parts of the Rhine riverbed; Rhine River, Germany
Low water on Germany’s Rhine river threatens new blow to economyNews

Low water on Germany’s Rhine river threatens new blow to economy

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Dwindling water levels on some of Germany's major rivers worsened by heat and drought are raising fears that badly…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: A Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 2 August 2026 shows the extensive burn scar left by the wildfire near Psatha and Porto Germeno in western Attica, Greece
Greeks survey damage left by fires near AthensNews

Greeks survey damage left by fires near Athens

Athens, Greece | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greek officials and residents of a region west of the capital Athens on Wednesday began to assess the damage…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2026 Full article
Image: a man riding a bike through a flooded street (s. India, monsoon)
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officialsNews

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials

New Delhi, India | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2026 Full article
Image: Scientists monitor a deep-sea sampling dive from Mission Control aboard OceanXplorer
OceanX expedition maps Roo Rise deep-sea ecosystemsNews

OceanX expedition maps Roo Rise deep-sea ecosystems

SINGAPORE | OceanX | Muser NewsDesk Expedition maps more than 12,800 square kilometers of seabed and documents deep-sea biodiversity across a little-studied high seas region…
SourceSourceAugust 4, 2026 Full article
Image: Seoul, South Korea (s. heatwave, record temperatures)
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 °CNews

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 °C

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Muser NewsDesk South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2026 Full article
Image: PFAS contamination concept (s. forever chemicals)
Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to knowNews

Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides considered by many to be…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2026 Full article