With the objective of supporting space entrepreneurship for a digitally sustainable Europe, the European Commission launched the Competitive Space Start-ups for Innovation Initiative (CASSINI) Hackathons in 2021.

At the end of last week, Portugal found itself in the grip of an intense storm that originated in the north Atlantic Ocean. As the area of low pressure moved from the Bay of Biscay southwards, it unleashed a score of extreme weather phenomena across Portugal, resulting in heavy rain, sporadic snow, and strong winds. Along Portugal's west coast,...

The recent drought in the Spanish islands of Ibiza and Formentera has created significant challenges, affecting agriculture, water reserves, and the overall ecosystem. Erratic rain patterns and increasing demand for water on the islands have resulted in critically low water reserves while farmers struggle to irrigate their crops. The drought...

At the end of February, Texas was devastated by the worst wildfire in its recent history, which engulfed nearly 486,000 hectares of land in just a few days. The scale of destruction prompted the Governor to declare a state of disaster in 60 counties. The fire has caused at least two casualties and has displaced thousands of inhabitants. In this...

The Aral Sea, historically a lifeline for communities in Asia, has fallen victim to the rapid pace of climate change. Human activities dating back to the 1920s, coupled with increasingly erratic weather patterns associated with climate change, have resulted in a drastic reduction in the size of the water body. Once a thriving inland body of...