US

United States (US) is a country in North America, consisting of 50 states and a federal district. It spans diverse landscapes, climates, and ecosystems, from arctic regions in Alaska to tropical areas in Florida and Hawaii.

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Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high windsNews

Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high winds

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (September 25, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
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Extreme heat is affecting daily life across the USClimate

Extreme heat is affecting daily life across the US

For many Americans, extreme heat is showing up in higher electricity bills, disrupted sleep and changes to exercise and outdoor routines, according to a nationally…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rulesNews

At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

Houston, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the…
SourceSourceSeptember 15, 2026 Full article
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2 die in Grand Canyon flash flood, only 1 person unaccounted forNews

2 die in Grand Canyon flash flood, only 1 person unaccounted for

Grand Canyon Village, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 1 September 2026 - 05:23 CET The number of people unaccounted for after a…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2026 Full article
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More than 20 people may be missing after Grand Canyon flash floodNews

More than 20 people may be missing after Grand Canyon flash flood

Los Angeles, United States | AFP More than 20 people may be missing after a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service…
SourceSourceAugust 30, 2026 Full article
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Tens of thousands evacuated as fire bears down on US cityNews

Tens of thousands evacuated as fire bears down on US city

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 20:11 CET Tens of thousands of people remained evacuated from their homes around the western…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2026 Full article
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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
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Fast-spreading wildfires can reshape forest landscapesScience

Fast-spreading wildfires can reshape forest landscapes

An analysis of nearly 3,500 fires found that extreme wildfire spread can leave forests with fewer surviving trees and a reduced capacity to regenerate after…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Climate solutions win more support when they feel naturalClimate

Climate solutions win more support when they feel natural

Across political ideologies, US adults show greater support for climate technologies when they are presented as closer to natural processes, while approaches perceived as artificial…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2026 Full article
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Earlier switch from gas cars to EVs can cut emissions in the USClimate

Earlier switch from gas cars to EVs can cut emissions in the US

Retiring a gas-powered vehicle early can reduce emissions across most US scenarios Summary: Replacing a functioning gasoline-powered vehicle with a battery electric vehicle can reduce…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
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New method makes satellite data easier to use in biodiversity researchScience

New method makes satellite data easier to use in biodiversity research

These scientists are lowering barriers to big data from space Summary: Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have created an open workflow designed to help…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2026 Full article
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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
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Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heatwave hits CaliforniaNews

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heatwave hits California

Long Beach, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing…
SourceSourceJuly 27, 2026 Full article
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Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate dataNews

Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly-available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train…
SourceSourceJuly 20, 2026 Full article
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US further weakens endangered species protectionsNews

US further weakens endangered species protections

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized two more rules curbing the landmark Endangered Species Act, further diminishing…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2026 Full article
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Canadian wildfire smoke linked to changes in New York bird sightingsScience

Canadian wildfire smoke linked to changes in New York bird sightings

UB study compared air quality data with birdwatching reports, including during historic 2023 wildfire season Summary: Smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires may make many breeding…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2026 Full article
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Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in USNews

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2026 Full article
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Top US science body readies climate reportNews

Top US science body readies climate report

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: On March 27, 2025, Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured a break in the dust cloud over the southern Tarim Basin, briefly revealing the snow-covered peaks of the Tekilik Shan as a powerful spring dust storm swept across western China
Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UNNews

Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of the worst sand and dust storms…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate model suggests warmer Gulf waters limited rainfall during deadly Texas floodsScience

Climate model suggests warmer Gulf waters limited rainfall during deadly Texas floods

Researchers examined how Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures and wet soils influenced the extreme storms of 4 July 2025 Summary: Warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2026 Full article
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US removing scientific tools for ocean studyNews

US removing scientific tools for ocean study

Washington, United States | AFP US President Donald Trump's administration is removing hundreds of deep-sea scientific instruments used for a decade to monitor the effects of…
SourceSourceJune 3, 2026 Full article
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Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on recordClimate

Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on record

A review of global wildfire activity found severe human and economic losses in 2025 despite relatively low global burned area Summary: More than 90 people…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2026 Full article
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Trump attacks on climate science threaten US interests: researcherNews

Trump attacks on climate science threaten US interests: researcher

Boulder, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Waleed Abdalati, director of an influential environmental research center in Colorado, says the administration of US President Donald Trump's…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2026 Full article