The winter sports industry is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and Europe is beginning to feel its first impacts. This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 1…
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Storm Daniel and the consequent floods caused damage to over 700 km2 in Greece's central agricultural belt. The dry soil has impeded the absorption of floodwaters, leaving some areas still submerged…
This image, acquired on 19 September by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites at 13:52:02 UTC, shows Hurricane Nigel. Nigel is the sixth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It formed on 16…
Climate change poses a threat to World Heritage Sites, endangering their integrity and unique beauty. This image, acquired on 15 September 2023 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows…
The wildfire season is far from over in Canada, with severe wildfires still active in various provinces, such as Alberta and British Columbia. This image, acquired on 16 September 2023, shows the…
Once classified as a category 5 Hurricane, Lee has weakened and transformed into a “post-tropical cyclone”, impacting the Nova Scotia region after passing through New England and eastern Canada.…
Heavy spring rain, followed by drought and the development of fungus on vine leaves, could potentially lead to a 12% loss in this season's grape harvest in central Italy, as reported by UIV,…
On 10 September 2023, heavy rains caused by Storm Daniel’s flooded many cities in eastern Libya, the city of Derna being the worst hit. More than 30,000 people have been displaced after the flooding…
On 11 September, the Norwegian Ocean Explorer cruise ship ran aground in a remote fjord of the Northeast Greenland National Park. With 200 passengers on board, it is awaiting a rescue that will take…
On 10 September, after its journey through the Mediterranean Basin, Storm Daniel hit the Libyan cities of Derna and Benghazi, wiping off buildings and catching citizens by surprise. Two days after…
On 8 September 2023 at 22:11 UTC, a 6.8 Magnitude earthquake struck the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakech. The earthquakes hasresulted in more than 2,800 casualties and over 2,500…
Heavy rainfall in Greece has led to large-scale flooding in the Thessaly region, affecting thousands of hectares of territory. On 9 September, 3 days after the start of the floods, several villages…
On 5 September, a storm named Daniel formed in the Mediterranean Sea and within a week, it developed into a Medicane (or Mediterranean Hurricane). In this image acquired by the SLSTR thermal…
Hurricane Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of September 2023. Before being lowered to category 3, Lee surprised scientists on 5 September by intensifying at a rate double the one…
Since 2016 the Adamello glacier, the largest in Italy, has retreated ~200m due to global warming. According to the Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this region of the Alps will see…
In 2022, sea ice extent in Antarctica was the lowest ever recorded in the satellite era. A recent study, published in the prestigious Communications Earth & Environment scientific journal, revealed…
Storm Daniel, visible in this image acquired today, 6 September, at 08:48 UTC, is causing devastating floods in Greece, Türkiye, and Bulgaria. There are at least seven casualties, including two…
This image acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 4 September 2023 shows a massive Saharan dust plume stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay in the…
During the first weekend of September 2023, a slow-moving storm system, officially known as an upper-level isolated depression (DANA), has affected Spain, causing heavy rains and floods. The storm,…
On 18 August, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of Pantelleria. The island, nestled in the Aegadian Archipelago (Italy), is a stopover for migratory birds. It been…
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