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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 10 August 2024 shows the Stubacher Sonnblickkees glacier in the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. Situated at an altitude of 2,700 metres, the…
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On 10 September 2024, the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, fell to a historic low. The record follows days of hydrological drought in the country, an unusual event for early September, when the rainy…
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This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image, acquired on 11 September 2024, shows a cold front approaching the coasts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Driven by an unusual weather system over…
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Several countries in South America have been severely affected by a thick smoke cloud caused by the wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest since August 2024. In Brazil alone, the number of fires…
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The Sahara Desert is one of the driest places on Earth. However, in September 2024, a large part of the area is expected to receive more than 500% of the typical monthly rainfall levels as a result…
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The 2024 fire season has severely affected the Republic of North Macedonia. According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), a component of the Copernicus Emergency Management…
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On the northern coast of Poland lies the Hel Peninsula, a 35-kilometre-long sand bar extending into the Baltic Sea, which is visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 14 May 2024. This…
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 2 September 2024, shows what appears, from space, to be a dragon. In fact, the “dragon” is the Odeleite River, which flows through the Algarve region of…
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has recently released its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, which highlights that August 2024 was the joint-warmest August globally (together with August…
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This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 30 August 2024, shows vineyards in the Veneto region of Italy. This area is famous for its production of prosecco, a sparkling…
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In August 2024, Hungary has been affected by a prolonged heatwave, with temperatures in some regions of the country reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius. High temperatures and a lack of rainfall have…
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In late August 2024, heavy rains hit eleven districts in eastern Bangladesh, causing severe flooding. The floods, which affected around 5 million people, led to widespread electricity outages and the…
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Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, has been severely affected by a prolonged heat wave during the summer of 2024. Data from the Norwegian Centre for Data Service show that four…
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The Thousand Islands, or Kepulauan Seribu, visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 6 August 2024, is an archipelago off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia.…
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Northern Greece is facing a severe water crisis caused by a prolonged drought. The area has been affected by below-average rainfall for nearly three years, leading to widespread water shortages and…
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Wildfires activity in Bolivia have reached critical levels in August 2024, resulting in one of the worst fire seasons for the country since 2003, according to data from the Copernicus Atmosphere…
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Just a few days after Typhoon Ampil, Japan is now grappling with the aftermath of another powerful storm - Typhoon Shanshan. Shanshan brought torrential rains and strong winds to the southern regions…
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This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 13 August 2024, shows the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve northeast of Berlin. Shaped by the last Ice Age 15,000 years ago,…
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Zimbabwe is facing a severe El Niño-induced drought. The drought has severely affected subsistence agriculture, which supports 70% of the population. Crop yields have plummeted, and water reserves…
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Phytoplankton, tiny photosynthetic organisms, are the base of the marine food chain. Their blooms play a vital role in marine ecosystems and in the regulation of global climate, as they are…
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