In recent days, eastern Africa has been affected by very heavy rainfall, resulting in severe floods throughout the region.   In Kenya, thousands of people have been impacted by the flooding, and at least 170 casualties have been reported. Kenyan authorities issued an evacuation order for areas that are prone to further floods and landslides.  ...

In Western Australia, forests have been heavily affected by drought and extreme temperatures. Many of the affected forests are dominated by eucalypt trees such as jarrah and marri, which are found only in that region of the world. Amid the difficult conditions, the trees and shrubs, some of which are over a century old, turn brown as their...

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the world of Earth Observation (EO), it can be worth so much more. With the boom in EO satellite missions over the past few decades, and the open data deluge resulting from the full-scale deployment of the Copernicus Sentinel satellites and thematic services; the truth is that we...

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Tulips are one of the most iconic symbols of the Netherlands.   With around two billion bulbs exported every year, the country is the world’s largest commercial producer of the flowers. Every spring, tulip season in the Netherlands ushers in a colourful spectacle that delights both visitors and locals alike.   In this Copernicus Sentinel-2...