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The volcanic island born from the Home Reef eruption continues to grow

The volcanic island born from the Home Reef eruption continues to grow The Home Reef is an underwater volcano in the Tonga Archipelago. It erupted in September 2022, forming a volcanic island about…

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Moulière forest (France), an experiment in climate change adaptation

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 10 October 2023, shows the Moulière forest near Poitiers in France. This 4,200-hectare forest has become a living mosaic of…

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Cyclone Tej getting closer to Oman and Yemen

Tej is a severe cyclonic storm ongoing in the Arabian Sea. It is expected to make landfall on 24 October between the cities of Al Ghaidah in Yemen and Salalah in Oman, causing heavy rain and…

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Saharan dust storming across Southeast Europe

A massive Saharan dust storm developed in the Mediterranean on the evening of 20 October. As shown in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 21 October at 8:50 UTC, the…

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Algae bloom in Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake is the largest natural lake entirely within the state of Nevada in the USA and covers an area of about 500 km2. Every year around this time, Pyramid Lake is affected by a…

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Bolivia, engulfed with smoke due to wildfire and drought

The drought that is affecting Bolivia has fuelled wildfires in the provinces of Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz. As a result, air quality in some areas has been altered by the smoke. Water…

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New ephemeral water bodies in the Death Valley National Park

In August 2023, California was hit by the Hilary tropical storm. It brought torrential rain to Death Valley National Park, which received a year's worth of rainfall in a single day. The rains…

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Vanuatu archipelago hit by Cyclone Lola

Tropical Cyclone Lola made landfall in Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, between 24 and 25 October, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges across the archipelago. Lola interrupted…

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Autumn foliage colours the Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are a mountain range in the eastern part of North America, extending from Canada through the eastern United States to Alabama. Every year, with the onset of autumn, they…

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Montevideo at the forefront of the coastal conservation

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 7 October shows Montevideo, Uruguay. Since 2005, Montevideo has implemented innovative measures to protect its coastal areas.…

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Dublin, one of Europe’s greenest cities

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 4 September 2023, shows Dublin, the city capital of Ireland. Dublin is one of the greenest cities in Europe. It is home to…

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Hurricane Otis hits Acapulco

On 25 October, Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm, made landfall in the Mexican state of Guerrero, causing massive flooding, widespread destruction and disrupted communications. Acapulco is the most…

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Norwegian Svea mine, being returned to nature

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 26 September 2023, shows the Van Mijenfjord fjord in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. This fjord is home to Svea, a coal…

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Berlin hosts the 100th edition of the Green Week

Renowned for its extensive network of parks, forests, lakes, and rivers, Berlin, the capital of Germany, is considered one of Europe’s greenest capitals, with almost half of its territory covered by…

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Fires in the Province of Chubut, Argentina

Large wildfires have been ongoing in Argentine Patagonia since early January 2026, impacting vast areas of native forest and shrubland. According to the local authorities, the fires spread across the…

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Floods in Albania

Prolonged heavy rainfall in early January 2026 caused rivers to overflow across parts of central and western Albania, leading to flooding in low-lying areas and along major river corridors. The event…

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

On 17 October 2025, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of Cluj-Napoca, a major urban centre in north-western Romania. Surrounded by rolling hills and agricultural land,…

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Flooding in northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Cyclone Senyar formed during the night of 25-26 November 2025 in the Strait of Malacca, an area in which tropical cyclones had not been recorded for decades. The day after its formation, Senyar hit…

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Floods in Sri Lanka

Torrential rainfall associated with Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast on 28 November 2025, resulted in extensive flooding across the country. The event caused at least…

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Settlement growth in the Nile Delta, Egypt

The United Nations’ World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 was published on 17 November 2025. Drawing on data from the Joint Research Centre’s Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), developed under the…