Over the last twenty years, Europe has been hit with a series of record-breaking heatwaves and droughts. The summers of 2003 and 2010 were especially bad, with 2010 breaking a five-hundred-year…
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This is the reality of a boiling planet - These were the words of Ursula von der Leyen, during her State of the European Union address last month. Though this is hyperbole — as nowhere in the world…
On the 13th of September 2023, in the framework of the State of the Union, President von der Leyen presented Commission priorities for 2024.
Copernicus is the world's largest provider of Earth Observation data and has become a crucial resource for scientists, public authorities, entrepreneurs, journalists and citizens globally.
The way environmental problems and benefits are unevenly distributed across our societies paints a troubling picture of inequity. Typically, it's the low-income neighbourhoods that grapple with…
Copernicus, the European Union's flagship Earth Observation programme, has been instrumental in providing essential insights which have been used to address a range of societal challenges.
Copernicus constitutes a key contribution to the objectives of the EU’s Strategy, including on polar matters. In fall 2021, the EU updated its Arctic Policy, for which Copernicus bears great support…
In 2021, the DG DEFIS and DG JRC, in coordination with the Copernicus Committee, User Forum and the entities implementing the Copernicus Security Services, joined efforts to enhance the streamlining…
In the 19th century, many Europeans would have experienced an urban environment rife with poor sanitation, high pollution, few green spaces and rampant disease.
Innovative ideas of Polish students in the use of satellite data of the Copernicus Programme
Every day, Copernicus generates tens of TB of data through its constellation of Sentinel satellites and information services which are available on a free, full and open basis to anyone globally.
For decades, people in Europe and beyond have been preserved from famine and have enjoyed a wide variety of food. This did not happen by accident.
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In August 2023, a user survey was published to determine user requirements for snow load information systems.
Imagery captured by Copernicus Sentinel satellites have a myriad of practical applications. Any one of the six Copernicus Services, each of them specialised in capturing and processing a specific…
The ocean serves as a vital climate regulator, playing a critical role in mitigating the impact of human activities on the environment. It is responsible for absorbing approximately 90% of the excess…
Challenges and Conservation Efforts: Assessing the State of European Birds amidst Urbanisation and Climate Change
As the 2023 wildfire season begins in Europe, the continent is confronted with the ever-challenging struggle to combat these devastating natural disasters. The rising global temperatures and the…
The Global Reach of Saharan Dust: From North Africa to Distant Continents
Introduction: Copernicus and the Urgency of Drought Management
The European Green Deal, presented in December 2019, is a landmark set of policy initiatives by the European Commission to pursue climate neutrality by 2050. Restoring Europe’s seas and oceans,…
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