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Environment

The natural environment or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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Swiss reject compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-richNews

Swiss reject compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss voters on Sunday resoundingly rejected a proposal to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for all…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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How climate change intensifies the dangers of microplastic pollutionClimate

How climate change intensifies the dangers of microplastic pollution

Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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Tropical storm Koto kills at least three in VietnamNews

Tropical storm Koto kills at least three in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, as strong winds and high…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: Hayli Gubbi volcano, Ethiopia (s. new crater)
Image of the day: New crater revealed at Hayli Gubbi volcanoNews

Image of the day: New crater revealed at Hayli Gubbi volcano

A fresh look at the Hayli Gubbi volcano shows how the summit has been reshaped after its first recorded eruption, with the new crater now…
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Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions targetNews

Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions target

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fossil fuel giant Australia's current policies put it on track to miss a two-month-old target to slash greenhouse gas…
SourceSourceNovember 27, 2025 Full article
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Mountains face faster climate change, with risks for billionsClimate

Mountains face faster climate change, with risks for billions

A major global review has revealed how climate change has impacted mountain regions over the last 40 years Summary: Climate change in mountain regions is…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2025 Full article
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Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousandsNews

Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousands

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP The death toll from days of widespread flooding in southern Thailand rose to 33 on Wednesday, with tens of thousands displaced in…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2025 Full article
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NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationNews

NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims…
SourceSourceNovember 25, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Honshu Island, Japan
Image of the day: Autumn foliage blankets Honshu IslandNews

Image of the day: Autumn foliage blankets Honshu Island

Every autumn, Japan’s landscapes are transformed as the kōyō season turns leaves from green to vibrant shades of red, orange, and brown. This annual change…
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Climate Science Digest: November 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Satellite Image: Sikuijivitteq, Eastern Greenland
Image of the day: Winter shadows along eastern GreenlandNews

Image of the day: Winter shadows along eastern Greenland

Eastern Greenland enters a period of rapid seasonal transition each November, as the approach of winter brings weaker sunlight and falling temperatures across the high…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 23, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea (July, 2021)
Arctic phytoplankton blooms projected to begin earlier as climate change intensifiesClimate

Arctic phytoplankton blooms projected to begin earlier as climate change intensifies

Researchers find that climate change will push Arctic phytoplankton blooms to start earlier and last longer by 2100 Summary: Arctic ecosystems may face a significant…
SourceSourceNovember 21, 2025 Full article
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EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rulesNews

EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rules

Brussels, Belgium | AFP EU member states Wednesday backed a new one-year delay to sweeping anti-deforestation rules that have hit a wall of opposition from businesses…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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New process transforms food waste into sustainable aviation fuelScience

New process transforms food waste into sustainable aviation fuel

Illinois researchers convert food waste into jet fuel, boosting circular economy Summary: A team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has shown that food waste…
SourceSourceNovember 14, 2025 Full article
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EU parliament greenlights 2040 climate target with sweetenersNews

EU parliament greenlights 2040 climate target with sweeteners

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The European Parliament approved on Thursday the European Union's carbon emission-reduction target for 2040, broadly backing a painstaking compromise struck by member…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 13, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Research exposes environmental cost of UN climate websitesClimate

Research exposes environmental cost of UN climate websites

Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to seven times more carbon than average internet pages, new research suggests Summary: Websites created for United Nations…
SourceSourceNovember 11, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Belém, Brazil (s. COP30)
Image of the day: Belém, Brazil hosts COP30News

Image of the day: Belém, Brazil hosts COP30

Belém, the capital of Pará in northern Brazil, lies near the mouth of the Amazon River and serves as a key economic and logistical hub…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 10, 2025 Full article
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines: weather serviceNews

Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines: weather service

Manila, Philippines | AFP Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the Philippines' eastern seaboard on Sunday, the national weather service said, after killing at least two people…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam: govtNews

Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam: govt

Vietnam | AFP Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into central Vietnam's already storm-battered coastline Thursday evening, packing winds of up to 149 kilometres (92 miles) per hour,…
SourceSourceNovember 6, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Copernicus Sentinel-1D joins Europe’s radar fleetNews

Image of the day: Copernicus Sentinel-1D joins Europe’s radar fleet

Copernicus Sentinel-1D was launched into orbit on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in…
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EU strikes last-ditch deal on climate targetsNews

EU strikes last-ditch deal on climate targets

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The European Union struck a deal Wednesday on the 27-nation bloc's next big emissions-cutting targets in time for next week's UN COP30…
SourceSourceNovember 5, 2025 Full article