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In early February 2025, large swaths of Japan were affected by what the national meteorological agency deemed the strongest cold front in several years. Many areas in northern Japan were covered in…

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Safeguarding Central Europe's largest floodplain forest ecosystem

At the confluence of the Morava and Dyje Rivers, where Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia meet, lies Central Europe's largest floodplain forest ecosystem. This vast wetland landscape,…

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Eruption of Mount Etna, Italy

Mount Etna, located on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, is known as the most active stratovolcano in the world, with regular, ongoing volcanic activity. As of 8 February 2025, a new eruptive phase of…

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Kiruna Municipality, Sweden

Located around 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Kiruna is Sweden’s northernmost municipality, as well as the country’s largest by area. The region’s diverse terrain includes forests,…

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Panevėžys, Lithuania

Panevėžys, the fifth-largest city in Lithuania, is an important cultural and economic hub in the country's northeast. Located on the banks of the Nevėžis River, the city is known for its strong…

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Shipping lanes in the Gulf of Bothnia

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 3 February 2025, shows shipping lanes in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea, near the city of Hailuoto, Finland. In winter,…

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Flooding in central Italy

On 13 February 2025, a powerful storm struck central Italy, and in particular the island of Elba and inland Tuscany, bringing heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides. In the province of Grosseto,…

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Wildfires devastate Amsterdam Island, France

Amsterdam Island, part of the UNESCO-listed French Southern and Antarctic Lands, is a remote French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a crucial refuge for biodiversity and home to…

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Little Danube, Slovakia

This false colour Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 5 February 2025, shows the meandering course of the Little Danube in Slovakia. The 126.6 km-long Little Danube is a tributary of the Danube…

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Coldest night of this winter recorded in Belgium

On 17 February 2025, the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) in Belgium recorded the coldest night of the current meteorological winter. In Uccle, the temperature dropped to -4°C, equalling the low…

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Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ireland

Spanning nearly 23,000 hectares and located south of Dublin, Wicklow Mountains National Park is the largest of Ireland’s six national parks and the only one in the east. It is also the largest area…

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The Moselle wine-growing region, Germany and Luxembourg

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 23 October 2024, shows the Moselle wine region between Luxembourg and Germany. The rolling hills on the Luxembourg side of the…

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Restoring wooded meadows in Estonia

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 20 December 2024, shows the Alam-Pedja Reserve in Estonia. This is one of the project areas of the WoodmeadowLIFE project, an initiative to restore and…

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Coldest week of the winter in Romania

Romania was affected by its coldest week of the winter between 17 to 24 February 2025. The extreme temperatures, which dropped as low as -20°C in some mountainous regions, were accompanied by heavy…

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Algal bloom in Lake Salto Grande, Argentina

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 1 February 2025, shows an algal bloom in the Salto Grande reservoir, at the border between Argentina and Uruguay. In early February 2025, Lake Salto…

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Jan Mayen island, Norway

Jan Mayen is a Norwegian island situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, around 600 km northeast of Iceland and 950 km west of Norway. The island, with an area of 373 km2, is home to the world’s…

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Record low in global sea ice in winter 2025

In early February 2025, the world’s sea ice fell to a record low, with the combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent totalling 15.76 million square kilometres. Arctic sea ice has consistently…

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Dokkum, Netherlands

Dokkum, located near the Wadden Sea, is a historical city in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. This UNESCO World Heritage site is known for its dynamic tidal flats and barrier islands.…

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The Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

The Plitvice Lakes National Park, located in central Croatia, is the country’s oldest and largest national park, spanning nearly 300 square kilometres. Thanks to its unique formation of tufa…

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Liepāja, Latvia

Liepāja is one of Latvia’s key port cities, located on the country’s southwestern coast along the Baltic Sea. Liepāja lies on the Curonian Lagoon, a large body of water separated from the open Baltic…