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Sentinel-2 image of a wildfire in Bosnia Herzegovina
Earth Observation
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…
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Sentinel-2 image of dust over Canary Islands
Earth Observation
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…
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Sentinel-3 image of three hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean
Earth Observation
For the first time since 2015, three hurricanes were active simultaneously over the North Pacific Ocean in early September 2026, spread over about 4,500 km from west of Baja California to south of…
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Sentinel-2 image of Cape Fold Mountains in South Africa
Earth Observation
The Cape Fold Mountains extend across south-western South Africa, forming a series of parallel ridges between the Atlantic coast and the country’s drier interior. Their valleys and surrounding…
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Sentinel-2 image of Setubal and the Sado estuary in Portugal
Earth Observation
Located around 30 kilometres south of Lisbon, Portugal, the city of Setúbal sits on the Atlantic coast beside the Sado Estuary, a landscape of tidal flats and wetlands. During periods of intense…
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of wildfires in Indonesia
Earth Observation
Seasonal fires are affecting forests and carbon-rich peatlands across Indonesia, with significant impacts on public health. Between July and August, Indonesia’s Health Ministry recorded more than…
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Sentinel-2 image of widespread snow cover across Southern Patagonia
Earth Observation
Recent winter weather brought snowfall to parts of Patagonia, the vast region spanning the south of Argentina and Chile. In Argentina’s Santa Cruz Province, snowfall and negative temperatures were…
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Sentinel-2 image of Gulf of St Vincent Australia Australia
Earth Observation
The Gulf of St Vincent lies off the coast of South Australia, separating the Yorke Peninsula from the Adelaide metropolitan area. Its sheltered marine waters support coastal ecosystems, including…
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Sentinel-2 image of drought in Romania and Bulgaria
Earth Observation
The Danube River continues to be affected by exceptionally low water levels as a consequence of the prolonged drought across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Sentinel-2 imagery of Hopen, Norway
Earth Observation
Hopen is a narrow island in the Barents Sea, in the south-east of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The island and its surrounding waters form the Hopen Nature Reserve, an important habitat for seabirds…
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Side-by-side satellite images showing the aftermath of a flash flood near Betrawati and Gerkhu, Nepal. The left image, dated 12 August 2026, shows a narrow river channel. The right image, dated 27 August 2026, shows a much wider, sediment-filled river channel and extensive flood deposits.
Earth Observation
A severe flash flood struck northern Nepal on 26 August 2026, entering Rasuwa District from the Tibet side and travelling downstream through the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river system. The flood caused…
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Fire Emissions Watch App showing smoke plumes across southeast Asia
Earth Observation
Severe fires are affecting parts of Indonesia as a consequence of prolonged dry conditions . Smoke has spread across surrounding areas of Southeast Asia, including neighbouring Malaysia, where…
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This data visualisation, based on data from the Copernicus Marine Service, shows sea surface temperature anomalies on 25 August 2026
Earth Observation
El Niño is a recurring climate phenomenon associated with unusually warm surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. As the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation…
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Image of Typhoon Saudel over the Philippine Sea
Earth Observation
Saudel is a Category 4 typhoon currently tracking across the northwestern Pacific Ocean. On 24 August 2026, it moved across the Philippine Sea, passing southwest of Iwo To, a remote Japanese island,…
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 images showing drought on the Waal river in the Netherlands.
Earth Observation
The Waal, in eastern Netherlands, is the largest Dutch branch of the Rhine and an important inland shipping route. Prolonged dry conditions across the Rhine basin have reduced flows to exceptionally…

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