Bringing Copernicus to Greece!

The air quality in India deteriorated at the end of October because of the thick clouds of smoke from the stubble fires that are ongoing in the northwestern States of the country. The New Delhi area is among the worst affected. In the last week of October, the air quality remained 'very poor' for five consecutive days. The Indian Meteorological...

In past editions of the Observer, we've shared intriguing insights about Copernicus, perfect for introducing newcomers to the Earth Observation (EO) component of the European Union’s Space programme. We've shown you that Copernicus is the largest EO data provider, dove into the world of satellite "plane spotting," and even told the tale of how...

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 26 September 2023, shows the Van Mijenfjord fjord in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.  This fjord is home to Svea, a coal mine that produced hundreds of tonnes of coal a year until 2017. Now abandoned, Svea has been returned to nature in recent years thanks to one of...

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