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2024 saw South America in the grips of a wildfire crisis, with some countries and regions experiencing record-breaking emissions and severe air quality impacts, as highlighted in the annual wildfires review of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). In addition to the destruction and tragic loss of life and biodiversity, wildfire...

Jan Mayen is a Norwegian island situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, around 600 km northeast of Iceland and 950 km west of Norway. The island, with an area of 373 km2, is home to the world’s northernmost active volcano above sea level, called the Beerenberg.  Its Arctic environment is characterised by cold temperatures, strong winds, and...

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 1 February 2025, shows an algal bloom in the Salto Grande reservoir, at the border between Argentina and Uruguay. In early February 2025, Lake Salto Grande was affected by a surge in algae growth. This phenomenon has affected local fauna, including capybaras, which have been observed with their fur...

Romania was affected by its coldest week of the winter between 17 to 24 February 2025. The extreme temperatures, which dropped as low as -20°C in some mountainous regions, were accompanied by heavy snowfall. Authorities issued a yellow weather warning for much of the country’s south and southeast regions, including the capital Bucharest, due to...