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Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Imagery: Funafuti, Tuvalu
Image of the day: Reinforced coastal defenses on Tuvalu’s main atollNews

Image of the day: Reinforced coastal defenses on Tuvalu’s main atoll

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is taking visible steps to adapt to the worsening threats of coastal erosion and sea-level rise. In this image,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 29, 2025 Full article
Image: Green Leaf Tree
Urban trees continue cooling cities even during extreme heatwavesScience

Urban trees continue cooling cities even during extreme heatwaves

Plane trees in cities have an important cooling effect even in extreme heat, according to a new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for…
SourceSourceJune 29, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Haapsalu, Estonia
Image of the day: Estonia’s coastal spa town HaapsaluNews

Image of the day: Estonia’s coastal spa town Haapsalu

Haapsalu, a picturesque coastal town on Estonia’s western shore, lies just over an hour’s drive from the capital, Tallinn. Nicknamed the Venice of Northern Europe,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 26, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Georgetown, Guyana
Image of the day: Georgetown on Guyana’s flood-prone Atlantic coastNews

Image of the day: Georgetown on Guyana’s flood-prone Atlantic coast

Georgetown, capital of Guyana, sits on South America’s northern coast, where the Demerara River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Once a Dutch settlement and later the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 19, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: San Marino, Europe
Image of the day: San Marino’s medieval capital seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: San Marino’s medieval capital seen from space

San Marino, one of the world’s oldest and smallest republics, appears in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image acquired on 4 April 2025. The tiny landlocked…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 16, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Lomé, Togo
Image of the day: Urban growth meets the border in coastal LoméNews

Image of the day: Urban growth meets the border in coastal Lomé

Lomé, the capital of Togo, stretches along the Gulf of Guinea in the country’s far southwest, where West Africa’s Atlantic coastline meets the Ghanaian border.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Image of the day: Rising seas threaten the narrow coast of PuntarenasNews

Image of the day: Rising seas threaten the narrow coast of Puntarenas

Puntarenas, Costa Rica stretches along a slim finger of land jutting into the Pacific, clearly visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captured on 20 March…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 6, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Tirana, Albania
Image of the day: Tirana seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Tirana seen from space

In this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image acquired on 6 March 2025, Tirana, the capital and largest city of Albania, stretches across the central-western lowlands of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 2, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial view of green streets
Street greenery declining in many world citiesScience

Street greenery declining in many world cities

A new study introduces a novel method that enables continuous and large-scale monitoring of vegetation along urban streets using satellite imagery and machine learning Summary:…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: New South Wales, Australia
Image of the day: Widespread flooding transforms eastern AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Widespread flooding transforms eastern Australia

Three days of intense rainfall in late May 2025 inundated eastern Australia’s New South Wales, triggering severe flooding across the state’s Hunter and Mid North…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Gdańsk, Poland (s. EU Space Days)
Image of the day: Gdańsk hosts EU Space DaysNews

Image of the day: Gdańsk hosts EU Space Days

Today, Gdańsk becomes the European hub for space policy and innovation as it hosts the EU Space Days from 27 to 28 May 2025. Organised…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 27, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Onda, Spain
Image of the day: Onda, a model for sustainable tourismNews

Image of the day: Onda, a model for sustainable tourism

Nestled in the heart of the Valencian Community, the town of Onda blends cultural heritage with a growing commitment to sustainable tourism. With its medieval…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 22, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Basel, Switzerland
Image of the day: Basel – where borders meetNews

Image of the day: Basel – where borders meet

Captured on 10 May 2025 by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, this striking image reveals the Swiss city of Basel, perched at the juncture of three…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 17, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Oslo, Norway
Image of the day: Oslo, the greenest capital in EuropeNews

Image of the day: Oslo, the greenest capital in Europe

Oslo, Norway, has emerged as Europe’s greenest capital in terms of tree coverage, with an impressive canopy cover of just over 72%. The European Forest…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 16, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Gouda, Netherlands
Image of the day: Gouda’s cheese legacy faces climate pressureNews

Image of the day: Gouda’s cheese legacy faces climate pressure

From above, the city of Gouda appears as a neatly patterned quilt of green fields, narrow canals, and red-tiled rooftops, a landscape shaped by centuries…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Belgium; Luxembourg
Image of the day: Europe Day 2025News

Image of the day: Europe Day 2025

Each year on 9 May, Europe marks a moment of reflection and celebration. Europe Day commemorates the Schuman Declaration of 1950 - a proposal that…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 9, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Sisak, Croatia
Image of the day: Where three rivers meet – Sisak, CroatiaNews

Image of the day: Where three rivers meet – Sisak, Croatia

Seen from above, the Croatian city of Sisak appears as a quiet patchwork of streets, bridges, and greenery, nestled between the curves of three converging…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 8, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Jakarta, Indonesia
Image of the day: Jakarta’s coastal sprawl and sinking groundNews

Image of the day: Jakarta’s coastal sprawl and sinking ground

Home to more than 10 million people, Jakarta is Southeast Asia’s most populous city and the beating heart of Indonesia’s economy and culture. From above,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 24, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: Rhine River in Cologne, Germany
Image of the day: Rhine River shrinks as drought grips western GermanyNews

Image of the day: Rhine River shrinks as drought grips western Germany

Germany is experiencing an unusually dry start to the year, with March 2025 becoming the driest March ever recorded in the country. The effects are…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 22, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Nea Potidea, Greece
Image of the day: Coastal gateway of Nea Potidea, GreeceNews

Image of the day: Coastal gateway of Nea Potidea, Greece

Nea Potidea, a coastal village in northern Greece, sits at the entrance of the Kassandra peninsula in Halkidiki. Known for its sandy beaches and relaxed…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 17, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Brno, Czech Republic
Image of the day: Brno between urban life and natureNews

Image of the day: Brno between urban life and nature

Brno, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, is a place where historic charm, urban development, and surrounding wilderness blend into a striking landscape. A recent image…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Hamburg, Germany
Image of the day: Hamburg’s port and flood-prone island districtNews

Image of the day: Hamburg’s port and flood-prone island district

Germany’s second-largest city, Hamburg, is both an economic powerhouse and one of Europe’s busiest maritime hubs. The city’s vast port stretches along the Elbe River…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 7, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Hamina Port, Finland
Image of the day: Hamina Port, Finland’s southern gateway for wood exportsNews

Image of the day: Hamina Port, Finland’s southern gateway for wood exports

From its historic circular town center to its modern industrial infrastructure, Hamina blends tradition and trade along Finland’s southern coast. Captured in a satellite image…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 6, 2025 Full article