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Image: marine heatwave is ongoing in the Mediterranean Sea
Image of the day: Marine heatwave intensifies in western MediterraneanNews

Image of the day: Marine heatwave intensifies in western Mediterranean

A marine heatwave is underway in the Mediterranean Sea, with parts of the region experiencing sea surface temperatures more than 5°C above the seasonal norm.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJune 24, 2025 Full article
Image: Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington (s. groundwater)
Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in SouthwestScience

Ancient aquifers hint at future water shortages in Southwest

New study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution builds on earlier work and shows the Southwest may be more sensitive to drying than the Pacific…
SourceSourceJune 20, 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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 30, 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
Satellite Image: The Cagayan River, the Philippines
Image of the day: The winding lifeline of the Cagayan RiverNews

Image of the day: The winding lifeline of the Cagayan River

The Cagayan River, the longest and most voluminous river in the Philippines, winds across the northern island of Luzon for over 350 kilometers. Originating in…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 18, 2025 Full article
Image: underwater photography of water bubbles
Simple oxygen tweak could cut wastewater climate emissionsScience

Simple oxygen tweak could cut wastewater climate emissions

Mitigating laughing gas emissions from wastewater Summary: Tiny microbes tasked with cleaning our wastewater are also releasing a powerful greenhouse gas — nitrous oxide (N2O),…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
Image of the day: Flamingo haven in the Bolivian highlandsNews

Image of the day: Flamingo haven in the Bolivian highlands

Laguna Colorada, a striking shallow lake set high in Bolivia’s Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, has long fascinated scientists and travelers alike. Spanning roughly…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 10, 2025 Full article
Image: This image, based on data from the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, shows the Combined Drought Indicator for the third ten-day period of March 2025
Image of the day: Eastern and southern Europe face severe droughtNews

Image of the day: Eastern and southern Europe face severe drought

A combination of high temperatures and scarce rainfall is intensifying drought conditions across Europe, according to the latest 'Drought in Europe – April 2025' report…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 5, 2025 Full article
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 27 April 2025, shows sargassum floating in the Caribbean Sea near the Grenadine islands of Mustique and Bequia
Image of the day: Monitoring the Sargassum surge in the Caribbean SeaNews

Image of the day: Monitoring the Sargassum surge in the Caribbean Sea

Understanding the Sargassum phenomenonEnvironmental and socioeconomic impacts On April 27, 2025, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured a striking image of extensive Sargassum mats drifting near…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 29, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia
Image of the day: Lake Võrtsjärv during Estonia’s spring thawNews

Image of the day: Lake Võrtsjärv during Estonia’s spring thaw

Lake Võrtsjärv, one of Estonia’s great inland waters, is revealed in this 13 April 2025 Copernicus Sentinel-2 image as it begins to thaw from winter.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 28, 2025 Full article
Image: India Gate Mornings
India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we knowNews

India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we know

Srinagar, India | AFP India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to stop…
SourceSourceApril 26, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Île de Ré Bridge, France
Image of the day: Connecting La Rochelle to Île de RéNews

Image of the day: Connecting La Rochelle to Île de Ré

The Île de Ré Bridge (Pont de l'île de Ré) stands as a vital link between mainland France and the picturesque Île de Ré, captured…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 19, 2025 Full article
Image: The German research icebreaker Polarstern moored to an ice floe during the polar night (s. Siberian matter, climate change, Arctic)
Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matterClimate

Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matter

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: Doñana National Park, Spain
Image of the day: March rains revive Doñana’s parched wetlandsNews

Image of the day: March rains revive Doñana’s parched wetlands

A dramatic hydrological shift unfolded in southern Spain over the course of March 2025, as intense rainfall events turned the desiccated marshes of Doñana National…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 10, 2025 Full article
Aerial Image: East Montpelier in July of 2024
Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilienceClimate

Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilience

What if the key to protecting communities from devastating floods lies in the landscape itself? UVM research explores the unique characteristics of floodplains, uncovering how…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
Image: Precipitation anomaly in Europe, March 2025
Image of the day: Precipitation anomaly shows rainfall contrasts across Europe in March 2025News

Image of the day: Precipitation anomaly shows rainfall contrasts across Europe in March 2025

This data visualisation from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) presents the precipitation anomaly for Europe in March 2025. It reflects clear regional contrasts, with…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 9, 2025 Full article
Image: dark white tunnel (s. underground)
How CO₂ can be permanently stored undergroundScience

How CO₂ can be permanently stored underground

What happens when captured CO₂ is pumped into the ground? Highly sophisticated computer simulations now make it possible to predict its long-term behaviour Summary: Pumping…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Algal bloom in the Gulf of Oman
Image of the day: Glowing green algal bloom in the Gulf of OmanNews

Image of the day: Glowing green algal bloom in the Gulf of Oman

Algal blooms frequently appear in the Gulf of Oman, driven by nutrient availability, temperature, and light conditions. One of the most striking contributors is Noctiluca…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 2, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Queensland, Australia
Image of the day: Historic floods in western Queensland, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Historic floods in western Queensland, Australia

Western Queensland is underwater after record-breaking rainfall in late March 2025 triggered the region’s worst flooding in 50 years. Entire communities have been cut off,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 1, 2025 Full article
Image: Ocean
Human activity disrupting ocean CO₂ absorption: studyClimate

Human activity disrupting ocean CO₂ absorption: study

Washington, United States | AFP Commercial activities that damage sea floors are disrupting the oceans' natural carbon capture capacity, with more research needed on their…
SourceSourceMarch 29, 2025 Full article
Image: A pneumatically launched drone
Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictionsClimate

Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictions

Drone experiment reveals how Greenland Ice Sheet is changing Summary: For the first time, scientists have used drones to collect detailed measurements of water vapor…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: Morocco’s landscape transforms after heavy rainfall
Image of the day: Morocco’s landscape transforms after heavy rainfallNews

Image of the day: Morocco’s landscape transforms after heavy rainfall

A dramatic shift in Morocco’s landscape is visible in new Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite images taken between February 14 and March 16, 2025. What was once…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 27, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: flooded areas near the town of Añover de Tajo in Castilla-La Mancha (in red tones), Spain
Image of the day: Flooding in Spain after Storm MartinhoNews

Image of the day: Flooding in Spain after Storm Martinho

Storm Martinho has triggered severe flooding across Spain, forcing evacuations and emergency measures in several regions. In Mejorada del Campo, rising waters from the Jarama…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2025 Full article