Skip to main content

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)

Image: 3D-render globe (s. monsoons)
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
Image: Copernicus Sentinel-1D, French Guiana
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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 5, 2025 Full article
Image: European Union flag (s. cop30, climate change, eu climate targets)
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
Image: 3D-render globe (s. monsoons)
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll in Philippines rises above 90News

Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll in Philippines rises above 90

Cebu, Philippines | AFP The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines rose past 90 on Wednesday, following the worst flooding in recent memory. A…
SourceSourceNovember 5, 2025 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (November 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 4, 2025 Full article
Image: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
FIS–WMO glaciers dialogue: Understanding and acting on glacier retreatNews

FIS–WMO glaciers dialogue: Understanding and acting on glacier retreat

Partner organizations meet on the Jungfraujoch for an experiential learning opportunity illustrating the scale and urgency of glacial retreat. High-level field meeting strengthens the bridge…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
Cleaner air could prevent one in five cardiovascular deaths in the EUNews

Cleaner air could prevent one in five cardiovascular deaths in the EU

Copenhagen, Denmark | Muser NewsDesk Environmental conditions such as air pollution, heat, and exposure to harmful chemicals are responsible for around one in five cardiovascular…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 3, 2025 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (November 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 3, 2025 Full article
Image: Infographic showing typhoon Kalmaegi's track heading in the direction of the Philippines
Tens of thousands shelter as typhoon slams into PhilippinesNews

Tens of thousands shelter as typhoon slams into Philippines

Manila, Philippines | AFP More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a…
SourceSourceNovember 3, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agencyNews

Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agency

Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday,…
SourceSourceNovember 2, 2025 Full article
Image: Thousands of people gather in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to demand the closure of a chemical plant
Thousands gather to urge closure of Tunisia chemical plantNews

Thousands gather to urge closure of Tunisia chemical plant

Gabes, Tunisia | AFP Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Gabes in southern Tunisia on Friday, calling for the closure of facilities at an ageing chemical factory…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2025 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: October 31, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2025 Full article
Image: A species of trapdoor spider (Aptostichus ramirezae)
New trapdoor spider species discovered in California’s coastal dunesScience

New trapdoor spider species discovered in California’s coastal dunes

Climate change, habitat loss haunt newly named trapdoor spider Summary: A new species of trapdoor spider has been discovered hiding beneath the sands of California’s…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2025 Full article
Image: Leopard on a tree in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserveNews

Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserve

Ivory Coast | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa. Yet in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park,…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2025 Full article
Image: visualisation, retrieved from the Copernicus Marine Service
Image of the day: Tracking global sea levels with Copernicus Sentinel-6News

Image of the day: Tracking global sea levels with Copernicus Sentinel-6

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission provides the world’s most accurate measurements of sea surface height, helping scientists monitor rising sea levels and better understand how the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 30, 2025 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: October 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 30, 2025 Full article
Image: a thermometer showing 41 °C/106 °F (s. Earth vital signs, global warming, climate change, heat)
Earth’s vital signs hit record extremes as scientists call for rapid actionClimate

Earth’s vital signs hit record extremes as scientists call for rapid action

'State of the climate' 2025: Earth’s vital signs worsen, science shows options for livable future Summary: Earth’s health indicators are worsening at an alarming pace,…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2025 Full article
Image: a forest fire
World far off track to meet climate goals: UNClimate

World far off track to meet climate goals: UN

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
Image: Still life with the scales of justice (s. European Court of Human Rights, Norway)
European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licencesNews

European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licences

Strasbourg, France | AFP The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Norway did not breach its climate obligations when it awarded Arctic oil and…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean Sea
Image of the day: The Eye of Hurricane Melissa South of JamaicaNews

Image of the day: The Eye of Hurricane Melissa South of Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm on the planet in 2025, rapidly intensified in the central Atlantic before sweeping across the Caribbean. The hurricane reached rare…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Illustration of construction site (AI Gen.)
Global construction emissions could double by 2050, study warnsClimate

Global construction emissions could double by 2050, study warns

As the world marks UN World Cities Day on 31 October – a call to make cities more sustainable – a new international study warns…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
Industrial smoke from coal-fired power plant - abstract image (s carbon bombs projects)
NGOs warn 28 ‘carbon bomb’ projects launched since 2021News

NGOs warn 28 ‘carbon bomb’ projects launched since 2021

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Some 28 so-called carbon bomb fossil fuel extraction projects have begun operating since 2021 despite their catastrophic climate impact,…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Murray Cod, Melbourne Aquarium
Australian Murray cod wallops swim recordNews

Australian Murray cod wallops swim record

Sydney, Australia | AFP An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 860 kilometres (530 miles) along a major river system --…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Pollution, EU
EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal

EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk EU leaders launched a final sprint Thursday to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of…
SourceSourceOctober 24, 2025 Full article