As cyber threats evolve and quantum computing advances towards practical applications, traditional encryption methods face more complex challenges. The Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) constellation represents Europe's ambitious response to this emerging reality, positioning the European Union...

From assessing heat and cold stress to exploring historical climate data and future projections or mapping methane plumes and monitoring major aerosol events, a range of user-friendly digital tools from Copernicus is delivering climate and air-quality intelligence to users worldwide. Building on data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service...

The European Commission has adopted a new Communication calling for a more integrated EU-wide approach to wildfire risk management, covering prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The strategy comes as the newly published Advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2025 from the Copernicus Emergency...

The EU's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050, set out in the European Climate Law, has made the accurate monitoring and verification of carbon removal a scientific and political priority. The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) provides harmonised land cover datasets and products which support more detailed and geographically...

Our planet and the space environment surrounding the Earth are regularly affected by variations in solar activity. Though invisible to most of us, these fluctuations trigger space weather events, which can disrupt the operations of electronic equipment and affect critical infrastructure we rely on every day, from communication and navigation to...