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Massive Gobi Desert Dust Storm Sweeps Across East Asia
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Massive Gobi Desert dust storm sweeps across east Asia
At the beginning of April, a massive dust storm originating in the Gobi desert swept across several countries in East Asia, including China, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. The dust storms led to…
14 Apr 2023
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Pico, Faial, and São Jorge islands
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Pico, Faial, and São Jorge islands
The Azores archipelago in Portugal is a stunning collection of nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Among them are Pico, Faial, and São Jorge, three islands known for their rich…
16 Apr 2023
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Climate Change threatens glaciers in the Himalayas
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Climate Change threatens glaciers in the Himalayas
The Karakoram range in the Himalayas is renowned for its glaciers, some of which are among the largest and longest outside the polar regions. As a result of climate change, these glaciers are melting…
17 Apr 2023
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Lake Garda continues to be threatened by drought
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Lake Garda continues to be threatened by drought
Northern Italy is facing worrying drought conditions. The Po River, Italy's longest river, reached its lowest level ever recorded in April, while water levels in Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake…
18 Apr 2023
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A wildfire affected Pyrénées-Orientales in France
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A wildfire affected Pyrénées-Orientales in France
On 16 April 2023, a wildfire broke out in the hills between Cerbère and Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France and crossed the Spanish border. The fire spread quickly, fuelled by…
19 Apr 2023
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New image of the sargassum mat in the Caribbean Sea
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New image of the sargassum mat in the Caribbean Sea
The invasion of sargassum in the Caribbean Sea continues to spread in the spring of 2023. Multiple sightings of brown seaweed have been reported, causing concerns for the tourism industry and local…
20 Apr 2023
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The 2022 European State of the Climate Report
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The 2022 European State of the Climate Report
On 20 April, the Copernicus Climate Change Service released the ‘2022 European State of the Climate Report’.  As shown in this data visualisation called “climate stripes”, in 2022, Europe experienced…
21 Apr 2023
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Water patterns in the Lake St. Clair
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Water patterns in the Lake St. Clair
This image, acquired on 19 April by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, depicts Lake Saint Clair, one of the Great Lakes of North America.  During the winter months, the lake's climate is…
23 Apr 2023
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Drought in Andalusia in April 2023
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Drought in Andalusia in April 2023
Drought continues to grip Spain. One of the most affected areas is Andalusia, particularly in the area of the Guadalquivir River Basin. The reservoirs in the basin are currently at a low capacity of…
24 Apr 2023
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Decline of the Quelccaya Glacier in Peru
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Decline of the Quelccaya Glacier in Peru
The Quelccaya glacier in the Andes of Peru can be seen in this image, captured on 30 November 2022 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites. The Quelccaya glacier, which was once the world's…
25 Apr 2023
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Dombes, a new Ramsar site in central France
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Dombes: a new Ramsar site in central France
This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 16 April 2023, reveals the stunning landscape of the Dombes area in central France. Dombes has been recently designated as a…
26 Apr 2023
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A severe drought is affecting Portugal
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A severe drought is affecting Portugal
According to the latest climatological bulletin of the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), in March 2023, 48% of Portugal was in drought conditions. The worst affected areas are in the…
27 Apr 2023
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Sentinel-2 image of dust over Canary Islands
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Calima event in the Canary Islands, Spain
On 3 September 2026, a calima, a flow of warm, dust-laden air from the deserts of North Africa, swept across the eastern Canary Islands, reducing visibility and degrading air quality over…
08 Sep 2026
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Sentinel-2 image of a wildfire in Bosnia Herzegovina
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Wildfire spreads across western Bosnia and Herzegovina
A large wildfire broke out near the village of Zvirnjača , about 85 km west of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 4 September 2026. By 7 September, around 14,000 ha had been affected and the active…
09 Sep 2026
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Sentinel-5P image of Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia
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Eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, Indonesia
Anak Krakatau is an active volcano in the Sunda Strait, between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It entered into a period of sustained eruptive activity on 4 September 2026 which lasted…
11 Sep 2026

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