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On 14 November 2025, Storm Claudia swept across Ireland, bringing severe weather conditions and significant flooding to the Leinster and Munster provinces. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service…

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Floods in northern Italy

On 18 November 2025, intense flooding and a devastating landslide struck the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northern Italy following prolonged, intense rainfall. The area surrounding the towns of…

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Wildfire in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

On 8 November 2025, a wildfire swept through nearly 3,000 hectares of alpine ecosystem in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. The fire damaged important habitats for native species on the North…

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Eastern Greenland at the start of winter

As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, reduced sunlight at high latitudes leads to colder temperatures and the formation of sea ice along the eastern coast of Greenland. This Copernicus…

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Autumn colours across Honshu Island, Japan

Every autumn, as temperatures fall and daylight hours shorten across Japan, the country enters its annual kōyō season, when the combination of reduced sunlight and cooler temperatures triggers the…

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Eruption of Hayli Gubbi volcano, Ethiopia

On 23 November 2025, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia, located approximately 800 kilometres north-east of Addis Ababa, erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years. As a result of the…

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First images acquired by Sentinel-1D

Following its launch on 4 November 2025, Copernicus Sentinel-1D has delivered its first images. Among these is this radar image acquired on 7 November 2025, showing northern Germany. The false colour…

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First images from Copernicus Sentinel-5A

Copernicus Sentinel-5A has delivered its first images after its launch on 13 August 2025, marking a significant milestone in the monitoring of air quality from space. The Sentinel-5 mission provides…

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Snow blanketed North East Scotland

On 18 November 2025, the first major winter weather event of the 2025-26 season took place across parts of the United Kingdom, including north-east Scotland. Heavy snowfall blanketed large areas of…

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The new morphology of the Hayli Gubbi volcano

On 23 November 2025, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in north-eastern Ethiopia erupted for the first time in recorded history. The volcano is located in the seismically active Afar Depression, part of the…

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Huelva estuary, Spain

On 16 November 2025, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of the Huelva estuary in south-western Spain, where the Tinto and Odiel rivers converge before flowing into the…

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The Bolivian Altiplano

The Bolivian Altiplano, part of the vast Andean plateau, is among the highest inhabited regions on Earth. This arid landscape is characterised by deep canyons, colourful sedimentary formations, and…

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Thick smoke engulfs New Delhi

The air quality in India deteriorated at the end of October because of the thick clouds of smoke from the stubble fires that are ongoing in the northwestern States of the country. The New Delhi area…

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Storm Ciarán hits Europe

Storm Ciarán proved to be a formidable weather event, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in Europe in recent memory. This meteorological powerhouse swept across the continent, bringing…

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Storm Domingos on its way to Western Europe

As visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image acquired on 3 November, Western Europe is bracing for another major storm system, called "Domingos", just a few days after the passage of Storm Ciarán.…

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Saharan dust transported through the Mediterranean by Storm Ciaran

The passage of Storm Ciarán across the Mediterranean Basin triggered a massive Saharan dust transport from the coast of Libya. The intense winds associated with the storm caused the dust particles to…

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Po and Adige rivers pour sediments into the Adriatic Sea after widespread floods in Italy

Torrential rain affected Italy in the past few days, causing severe flooding and widespread destruction. The increased surface runoff (i.e., the flow of water over the ground surface) has eroded…

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Sevilla, becomes the EU Space capital for one week

The city of Seville, located in Spain’s southern region of Andalucía, is a vibrant city with splendid monuments, colorful streets, and a rich cultural heritage. The city, which seamlessly blends the…

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The region of Montixelvo in Valencia scarred after a 5 day wildfire

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Montixelvo, Spain devastated by a 5-day wildfire

The wildfire that has been ravaging the area of Montitxelvo, south of Valencia, in Spain, has been declared under control by the local authorities after burning for 5 days. More than 2,500 hectares…

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October 2023, the warmest October on record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has recently released its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, which highlights that October 2023 was the warmest October on record globally. Notably, air…