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This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 18 June 2024, shows colourful fields of crops along the blue-coloured Danube River flowing through Austria and Slovakia. The…
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This year, over half of the Netherlands' electricity has been produced from renewable sources like wind and solar power. In total, 32.3 billion kilowatt-hours were generated from renewables,…
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On 29 September 2024, a wildfire broke out in the Peloponnese (Greece), prompting the evacuation of several villages. 350 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze, which spread rapidly due to…
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 10 September 2024, shows the Guadiana Estuary on the border of Portugal and Spain where the Guadiana River meets the Atlantic Ocean. This region is rich…
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 24 September 2024 shows a depleted Lake Tefé in northwestern Brazil. The city of Tefé, located along the Solimões River—one of the Amazon’s main…
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As of September 2024, nine provinces in Cambodia have been affected by severe flooding, which has damaged thousands of homes and led to the evacuation of hundreds of families. At least 9,000 hectares…
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Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida, USA, on 26 September 2024 as a powerful Category 4 storm and one of the largest storms in the Gulf of Mexico in the last century. With maximum…
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The newly launched Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite has captured an image you wouldn't expect – a spectacular view of the Moon. While the satellite is typically focused on Earth Observation, this…
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On 23 September 2024, Hurricane John, a Category 3 storm, made landfall on Mexico’s southern coast, bringing winds of 190 kilometres per hour. By 24 September, the hurricane had weakened to a…
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During the night of 22 September 2024, the air temperature in the town of Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland reached a record high of 15.3°C. This was the hottest September night in the area's recorded…
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On 21 September 2024, unusually heavy snowfall affected parts of southern Africa, with some areas in Lesotho and South Africa receiving up to two metres of snow. Authorities in South Africa issued…
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Storm Boris, the powerful weather system which swept across central and eastern Europe at the beginning of September 2024, has caused severe flooding in Italy, particularly in the Emilia-Romagna…
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In September 2024, the lower South Island of New Zealand received heavy rain and snowfall, causing widespread disruptions. Power outages, school closures, and road blockages were reported across the…
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Since the start of September 2024, hundreds of firefighters have been battling two large wildfires in San Gabriel Canyon, spanning both Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties in California, USA. The…
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In late August 2024, northeastern Nigeria was struck by intense rainfall, leading to severe flooding. The city of Maiduguri in Borno State was particularly affected when the Alau Dam, situated 20…
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Starting on 11 September 2024, Central and Eastern Europe has been battered by Storm Boris, which brought up to five times the average monthly rainfall for September in just a few days. Seven people…
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Since 14 September 2024, severe wildfires have been ravaging northern and central Portugal. The fires have affected over 10,000 hectares between Porto and Aveiro, and more than 5,000 firefighters are…
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Already on 13 September 2024, one week after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite began delivering images of our planet.One of its first images shows Lighthouse Reef, an atoll of the…
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A low-pressure system named Boris brought heavy rain to central Europe between 11 and 15 September, causing widespread flooding from Poland to Romania and at least seven casualties. In Romania, more…
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In the eastern Netherlands, the city of Enschede, visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 20 July 2024, was once the site of a booming textile industry. The extensive use of…
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