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Latest Spain heatwave was ‘most intense on record’News

Latest Spain heatwave was ‘most intense on record’

Madrid, Spain | AFP A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday.…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Greenland’s south-eastern coast
Image of the day: Tracking sea ice movement in GreenlandNews

Image of the day: Tracking sea ice movement in Greenland

The changing coastline of south-eastern Greenland is shown in this composite created from three radar observations by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, collected on 31 January,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 21, 2025 Full article
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Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warnScience

Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warn

Santiago, Chile | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Spain, Portugal (s. wildfires)
Image of the day: Wildfires in Spain and PortugalNews

Image of the day: Wildfires in Spain and Portugal

Massive wildfires have swept across Spain and Portugal, forcing evacuations and claiming lives as the Iberian Peninsula endures another extreme summer of heat and drought.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 20, 2025 Full article
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Portugal wildfires claim third victim: authoritiesNews

Portugal wildfires claim third victim: authorities

Lisbon, Portugal | AFP A 75-year-old man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country's civil protection service said Wednesday, bringing…
SourceSourceAugust 20, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Aude region, France
Image of the day: Scorched landscape left by Aude wildfire in FranceNews

Image of the day: Scorched landscape left by Aude wildfire in France

A wildfire that erupted on 5 August 2025 in the Corbières massif of southern France left a vast burn scar across the Aude region, now…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 19, 2025 Full article
Image: 3D-render globe (s. monsoons)
Pakistan monsoon flood deaths reach nearly 400: authoritiesNews

Pakistan monsoon flood deaths reach nearly 400: authorities

Islamabad, Pakistan | AFP Nearly 400 people have been killed since Thursday evening in torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, authorities reported on Tuesday, as operations continue…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Hurricane Erin Spirals North of the Caribbean
Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coastNews

Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coast

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip currents…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Image of the day: Galileo Reference Centre in NoordwijkNews

Image of the day: Galileo Reference Centre in Noordwijk

Noordwijk, on the Dutch North Sea coast, combines natural beauty with a growing role in European space activity. The town is known for its 13…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 18, 2025 Full article
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Spain on heat alert and ‘very high to extreme’ fire riskNews

Spain on heat alert and ‘very high to extreme’ fire risk

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Muser NewsDesk All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 peopleNews

‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 people

Bajaur, Pakistan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
Image: Large amount of plastic bottles in a cage
Plastic pollution treaty talks end without dealNews

Plastic pollution treaty talks end without deal

Talks aimed at striking a landmark treaty on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution ended Friday with no consensus on a last-ditch proposal aimed at…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Giza Plateau, Egypt
Image of the day: The Giza PlateauNews

Image of the day: The Giza Plateau

Rising from the edge of the Sahara Desert, the Giza Plateau holds some of humanity’s most enduring monuments. Situated on the western fringes of Greater…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 14, 2025 Full article
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At least 34 killed in Indian Kashmir flood: govt officialNews

At least 34 killed in Indian Kashmir flood: govt official

Srinagar, India | AFP Powerful torrents driven by intense rain that smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir killed at least 34 people on…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article
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Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treatyNews

Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution have less than 24 hours to salvage a…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article
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Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes EuropeNews

Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe

Patras, Greece | AFP Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Mayon Volcano, the Philippines
Image of the day: Mayon Volcano’s active landscapeNews

Image of the day: Mayon Volcano’s active landscape

Mayon Volcano, in the Albay province of the Philippines, rises 2,462 metres above sea level and is famed for its near-perfect conical shape. Located on…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 12, 2025 Full article
Image: Belém, PA, Brazil. Ornamental old church in city center.
Promise less, act more: Host Brazil’s climate summit vowNews

Promise less, act more: Host Brazil’s climate summit vow

Paris, France | AFP Ahead of the first UN climate summit in the Amazon, its president has defended the choice of Belem to host the conference…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Copenhagen, Denmark
Image of the day: Copenhagen’s islands and its carbon-neutral visionNews

Image of the day: Copenhagen’s islands and its carbon-neutral vision

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, spans the islands of Zealand and Amager, connected by bridges and surrounded by the Øresund strait. The city has grown…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heatNews

Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat

Baghdad, Iraq | AFP Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Iona National Park, Angola
Image of the day: Angola’s Iona National ParkNews

Image of the day: Angola’s Iona National Park

Iona National Park in south-west Angola marks the northern reach of the Namib Desert, regarded as the oldest desert on Earth. Covering 15,150 km², the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 10, 2025 Full article
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Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talksNews

Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombia
Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural ParkNews

Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural Park

Gorgona National Natural Park off Colombia’s Pacific coast has been recognised among the world’s top Marine Protected Areas, earning the 2025 Blue Park Award from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 9, 2025 Full article
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Turkey reports hottest July in 55 yearsNews

Turkey reports hottest July in 55 years

Ankara, Turkey | AFP Turkey recorded its hottest July in 55 years, the environment ministry said Saturday. Temperatures recorded in 66 of the country's 220 weather…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2025 Full article