Iceland is Europe's second largest island. You will find it at the southern tip of the Arctic Circle. Even though it is so close to the Arctic, Iceland has a surprisingly mild climate, because the tail end of the Gulf Stream Current carries heat with it through the Atlantic Ocean from the Southern Tropics. And the intersection of two tectonic

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf.Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects. In recent years the city has become symbolic for its skyscrapers, in addition to ambitious development projects including man-made islands. The impact of these

On 13 May 2020, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured this cloudless image of the Corinth Canal in Greece.The Corinth Canal is an artificial canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea, cutting the isthmus that separates them in two. It was inaugurated on 25 July 1893, after eleven years of work. It measures 6.3

The Bełchatów coal mine is a large open-pit extraction facility in Poland, in operation since 1955. It represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of lignite coal.This image, acquired on 17 April 2020 by a Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, shows the status of the plant, with two active

The Elbe River estuary is one of the most beautiful areas in Northern Germany. It features multiple steadily moving channels where large amounts of sediment accumulate each year due to river discharge and tidal oscillations. Climate change could accelerate this phenomenon, causing side effects in the port of Hamburg through sea level rise.This

The high pressures that characterised Northern Europe in the first weeks of April 2020 allowed the OLCI instrument (Ocean and Land Colour Imager) onboard one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites to acquire on 15 April a stunning (and rare) almost cloud-free view of Ireland. In the image the lush green vegetation is visible as is a cloud

On April 2, EU flags were placed at half-mast across the European Union, as a sign of solidarity with all the victims of COVID-19. To date, the nations that have suffered the most fatalities are Italy, Spain, France, and Germany.This mosaic shows four images obtained from Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites of the four European capitals most affected