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Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threatNews

Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threat

Athens, Greece | AFP Greece on Thursday said it would invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) over the next decade to tackle a mounting drought challenge…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 29, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Jökulsá á Dal River, Lagarfljót Lake & Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland
Image of the day: Sediment plume from Iceland’s glacial riverNews

Image of the day: Sediment plume from Iceland’s glacial river

Sediments along the coast of eastern Iceland trace the path of meltwater flowing from Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier. The Jökulsá á Dal – one of…
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Image: Khudzhand, Tajikistan (s. water resources)
Vast reserves, but little to drink: Tajikistan’s water strugglesNews

Vast reserves, but little to drink: Tajikistan’s water struggles

Kolkhozobod, Tajikistan | AFP To quench his thirst, Tajik labourer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk -- drawing water from the stream running through his yard…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2025 Full article
Image: Sunset, Brahmaputra River, in Assam
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fearsNews

India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears

India | AFP On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
Image of the day: Expansive new marine sanctuary in French PolynesiaNews

Image of the day: Expansive new marine sanctuary in French Polynesia

Far out in the South Pacific Ocean, the remote Gambier Islands lie scattered like emeralds across a wide turquoise lagoon. These volcanic islands, fringed by…
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Satellite Image: Iceberg A23a; South Georgia Island
Image of the day: Giant iceberg A23a fractures near South GeorgiaNews

Image of the day: Giant iceberg A23a fractures near South Georgia

Once the world’s largest iceberg, Iceberg A23a has begun to fragment as it drifts north of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The…
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Satellite Image: The Parita Bay Wetlands, Panama
Image of the day: Restoring the wetlands of Panama’s Parita BayNews

Image of the day: Restoring the wetlands of Panama’s Parita Bay

Stretching along the Pacific coast of central Panama, the wetlands of Parita Bay form one of the country’s most important habitats for migratory birds and…
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Satellite Image: The Étang de Montady, France
Image of the day: Sunburst fields of the Étang de Montady, FranceNews

Image of the day: Sunburst fields of the Étang de Montady, France

The Étang de Montady in southern France, near the town of Montady, offers one of the most striking examples of medieval land engineering still visible…
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Climate Science Digest: September 1, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 1, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 1, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Image: Men prepare to collect water from an unsafe water source in the small village of Gelhanty in Agig locality, Red Sea state
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UNNews

1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2025 Full article
Image: Glacial stream on Hispar glacier
Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water securityClimate

Melting glaciers boost Himalayan river flow but threaten long-term water security

Melting glaciers are raising river levels and impacting hydropower Summary: Glaciers melting across High Mountain Asia are increasing water flow in at least 10% of…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Image of the day: The Mekong Delta’s fertile expanse in southern VietnamNews

Image of the day: The Mekong Delta’s fertile expanse in southern Vietnam

Spanning the southern tip of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is one of Southeast Asia’s most productive agricultural regions. This flat, densely cultivated plain supports rice…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 7, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Río Negro, Argentina
Image of the day: Green lifeline in Argentina’s Patagonian desertNews

Image of the day: Green lifeline in Argentina’s Patagonian desert

A striking contrast unfolds in northern Patagonia, where the arid plains of the Patagonian Desert give way to the vibrant green belt of the Alto…
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Image: Earth’s continents are experiencing unprecedented freshwater loss
Continental drying is accelerating global freshwater loss, satellite data showsScience

Continental drying is accelerating global freshwater loss, satellite data shows

Unprecedented continental drying driven by severe droughts and groundwater overuse are reducing freshwater and contributing to sea level rise Summary: Freshwater is disappearing from the…
SourceSourceJuly 26, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Baltic Sea, coast of Sweden
Image of the day: Algae thrive in overheated Baltic watersNews

Image of the day: Algae thrive in overheated Baltic waters

Swirling green patterns have appeared once again in the Baltic Sea, a familiar sight in high summer when warm, sunny weather and an overload of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Bjørnafjorden, Norway
Image of the day: Clear view of Norway’s widest fjord from spaceNews

Image of the day: Clear view of Norway’s widest fjord from space

Bjørnafjorden, Norway’s widest fjord, cuts deep into the coastline of Vestland county, stretching around 30 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. Formed by…
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The summit of Huayna Potosí, a mountain near La Paz, Bolivia. Here we find the Zongo glacier, one of several in the tropical Andes Mountains, that are now smaller than at any point since the end of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, according to new research from UW–Madison researchers and their collaborators.
Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciersClimate

Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciers

A study published in Science finds that twice as much of the world’s glacier mass could be preserved by meeting the 1.5°C threshold set by…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Haweswater Reservoir, United Kingdom
Image of the day: UK drought deepensNews

Image of the day: UK drought deepens

The United Kingdom is heading into summer 2025 under intensifying drought conditions, following what scientists have confirmed as the driest spring on record. Rainfall was…
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Satellite Image: Kuiseb River, Namibia
Image of the day: Kuiseb River cuts through desert and dunesNews

Image of the day: Kuiseb River cuts through desert and dunes

The Kuiseb River traces a dramatic line through the Namib Desert, forming a natural divide between the towering red dunes of the Namib Sand Sea…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 19, 2025 Full article
Image: Sea turtle swims in a coral reef in Hawaii
Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutionsClimate

Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutions

Climate-smart ocean solutions require distinguishing marine spatial planning and marine conservation planning Summary: Marine spatial planning (MSP) and marine protected area (MPA) planning are often…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article