This false colour Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 5 February 2025, shows the meandering course of the Little Danube in Slovakia.  The 126.6 km-long Little Danube is a tributary of the Danube river. It branches off in Bratislava, then flows through a patchwork of agricultural fields and small towns such as Bernolákovo, Tomášov, and...

Amsterdam Island, part of the UNESCO-listed French Southern and Antarctic Lands, is a remote French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a crucial refuge for biodiversity and home to Martin-de-Viviès, a key climate research station. However, since 15 January 2025, the island has been ravaged by a wildfire that has burned more than half...

On Tuesday, DG DEFIS hosted the 7th meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF).

On 13 February 2025, a powerful storm struck central Italy, and in particular the island of Elba and inland Tuscany, bringing heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides. In the province of Grosseto, between the towns of Orbetello and Albinia, many homes were isolated as floodwaters rendered roads impassable. Emergency rescue crews were dispatched...

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 3 February 2025, shows shipping lanes in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea, near the city of Hailuoto, Finland. In winter, in this area can be complicated as a result of the presence of sea ice, which affects the Gulf of Bothnia for six months in a year on average....