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The Copernicus Emergency Management Service working 24/7 after the earthquake in Morrocco

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The Copernicus Emergency Management Service working 24/7 after the earthquake in Morrocco

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…

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Extensive floods in Greece

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…

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Storm Daniel continues to sweep through the Mediterranean Basin

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Storm Daniel continues to sweep through the Mediterranean Basin

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…

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Hurricane Lee is moving through the Atlantic Ocean

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Hurricane Lee is moving through the Atlantic Ocean

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…

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Scientists predict the total melting of Italy's Adamello glacier in the next 50 years

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Scientists predict the total melting of Italy's Adamello glacier in the next 50 years

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…

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The absence of sea ice has led to the deaths of thousands of penguins in Antarctica

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The absence of sea ice has led to the deaths of thousands of penguins in Antarctica

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…

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Storm Daniel hit Greece, Bulgaria and Türkiye

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Storm Daniel hit Greece, Bulgaria and Türkiye

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…

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A new Saharan dust storm over western Europe

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A new Saharan dust storm over western Europe

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…

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Storm DANA hits Spain

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,…

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Sicily’s Pantelleria island

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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The smoke from Canadian fires has reached the Mediterranean Basin

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The smoke from Canadian fires has reached the Mediterranean Basin

Relentless wildfires in Canada continue to produce vast amounts of smoke, leading to poor air quality conditions across the northern hemisphere. On 31 August, the smoke cloud reached Italy, Albania,…

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Hurricane Idalia hits Florida and Advances Across Georgia and South Carolina

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Hurricane Idalia hits Florida and Advances Across Georgia and South Carolina

On 30 August, Hurricane Idalia reached category 3 before making landfall southeast of Tallahassee in a marshy and thinly populated part of Florida. It weakened and advanced through the Georgia and…

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Western Canada engulfed in smoke

Wildfires continue to plague Canada in, making this the worst wildfire season on record and exacerbating ongoing air quality issues due to dense smoke. The country has been ravaged by fires for the…

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Saharan dust plume reaches Greek coasts

This image shows a plume of Saharan dust reaching Greece and was acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 29 August 2023. The large plume stretches hundreds of kilometres from the…

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Greece's biggest fire crisis continues

Firefighters continue efforts to mitigate the fire that started near the town of Alexandroupoli and has already spread to the Evros region reaching the vicinity of the towns of Kotronia and Dadia…

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Arafo-Candelaria: Monitoring of the Tenerife fire, Spain

In the early morning of 16 August 2023, a new fire started on the island of Tenerife, affecting several of the island's natural parks. Among them the Corona Forestal Natural Park, and the El Teide…

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Wildfires in in the East Macedonia and Thrace region

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Burnt area of the wildfires in in the East Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece

On Sunday 27 August, the fire in the Alexandroupolis area was still raging and the wind were fanning the flames, hampering firefighting efforts. On Sunday 27 August, 295 firefighters, seven aircraft…

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The wildfire in the Northeast Greece, one of the largest ever recorded in Europe

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The wildfire in the Northeast Greece, one of the largest ever recorded in Europe

The wildfire affecting the Greek port city of Alexandroupoli has become one of the largest fires ever recorded in Europe and has so far claimed the lives of 21 people while 15,000 people have been…

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The biggest wildfire in Tenerife in the last 40 years

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The biggest wildfire in Tenerife in the last 40 years

The #IFArafoCandelaria is the most serious fire in Spain this year and the worst in the last 40 years in the Canary Islands. Ten days after it started, the evolution of the fire is starting to be…

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The wildfire emergency continues in Greece

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The wildfire emergency continues in Greece

Multiple fires continue to ravage Greece. Among the most significant are those currently raging in the Sterea Ellada region, the East Macedonia and Thrace regions, and on the islands of Euboea and…