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Major wildfire rages out of control on the fringes of Athens, Greece

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Major wildfire rages out of control on the fringes of Athens, Greece

On 11 August, a large wildfire burned out of control in Attica, Greece. The fire has affected at least 10,000 hectares and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. This Copernicus Sentinel-2…

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Record ice cap melting in the Svalbard Archipelago

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Record ice cap melting in the Svalbard Archipelago

During the summer of 2024, the Svalbard Archipelago (in Arctic Norway) is confronted with a new record episode of ice sheet melting. According to the Laboratory of Climatology and Topoclimatology at…

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Phytoplankton bloom in the northern Adriatic Sea

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Phytoplankton bloom in the Adriatic Sea

Over the past few weeks, a phytoplankton bloom has been observed in the northern Adriatic Sea. High temperatures and freshwater inputs from recent heavy rainfall have favoured the bloom. The…

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July 2024, the second warmest July on record

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July 2024, the second warmest July on record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has recently released its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, which highlights that July 2024 was the second warmest July on record globally. Air temperatures…

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Canada gripped by heatwave and wildfires

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Canada gripped by heatwave and wildfires

On 7 August 2024, Canada has been affected by an intense heatwave and several wildfires. The temperature in Inuvik, an Arctic town located less than 100 km from the Arctic Ocean, reached a record…

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The prolonged drought in Morocco

The prolonged drought in Morocco is causing serious problems for the agricultural sector. Local Authorities predict that the 2024 wheat harvest will be reduced by almost 50 per cent. This image,…

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Biomass burning in Brazil

Biomass burning is common in South America at this time of year. In the summer of 2024, the phenomenon was particularly intense, with the number of fires rising to a record high for the month of…

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Zongo Glacier, Bolivia

The Zongo glacier is located in the Huayna Potosi massif in Bolivia. The glacier is 3 km long and has a surface area of 2.4 km2 This is a 3D rendering of an image acquired by Sentinel-2 on July 31,…

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Marine traffic around Vis Island, Croatia

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Marine traffic around Vis Island, Croatia

Vis is one of the most distant inhabited islands from the Croatian coast. In the captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 on August 4, 2024, we can observe increased marine traffic and discern the wake…

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Burn scar of the recent fire in Cuenca province, Spain

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Burn scar of the recent fire in Cuenca province, Spain

The recent fire that broke out in the province of Cuenca left over 1500 hectares burned. On July 31, 2024, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image that depicts the extent of the burned area. This is…

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Aegean ''Etesian winds'' seen from Copernicus Sentinel-3

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Aegean ''Etesian winds'' seen from Copernicus Sentinel-3

The Etesian winds (also called ''meltemia'') are strong, dry north winds of the Aegean Sea, which blow periodically from mid-May to mid-September. On July 31st, 2024, Copernicus Sentinel-3, captured…

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Algae bloom formation near Visby Island, Sweden

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Algae bloom formation near Visby Island, Sweden

On 24 July 2024, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured the formation of an algae bloom between the Island of Visby and mainland Sweden. The Copernicus Programme enables public and private users to…

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Tahiti seen from above!

In this crystal clear, true colour image taken by Copernicus Sentinel-2 on 25 July 2024, we can admire Tahiti and its precious coral reefs. Between 27 July – 5 August 2024 the village of Teahupoʻo,…

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Wildfires ravaging Northern California

Over the past few days, several Northern California counties have been battling fires. On July 27, 2024, Copernicus Senitnel-2 captured an image of the firefront in Butte County. This image was…

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Exploring the beauty of Lake Eyre Down Under

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Exploring the beauty of Lake Eyre Down Under

Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, around 700 km north of Adelaide. While the lake is…

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Paris, je t'aime!

On July 18, 2024, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image of the ‘’city of light’’, which will soon host the 2024 Olympic Games. This image is an Urban False Colour composite, composed of the…

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The Frisian Islands

The Dutch West Frisian and the German East Frisian Islands are barrier islands. Barrier islands form as waves repeatedly deposit sediment parallel to the shoreline. As wind and waves shift according…

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A glacier in Greenland

So, what is a glacier? A glacier is made up of fallen snow that has been compressed into a large, thickened ice mass over many thousands of years. Captured on July 21, 2024, this glacier image shows…

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A surreal view of Mountain Brandberg in Namibia

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A surreal view of Mountain Brandberg in Namibia

Namibia’s highest mountain the Brandberg Mountain Range is situated in the Erongo region in the western part of Namibia, ninety kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean, and covers an area of 760 square…

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Bulgarian regions battling with fires

Large fires have been reported in Bulgaria as an extreme heatwave has been sweeping the southern Balkans over the past few days. On July 18, 2024, Copernicus Senitnel-2 captured an image of the Stara…