A Saharan dust storm episode, also known as Calima in the Canary Islands, is currently sweeping across the eastern Atlantic Ocean and having a significant impact on the air quality in the archipelago. According to the latest updates from the Spanish Agency of Meteorology (AEMET),  a yellow alert remains in force for the Canary Islands. During...

This image of Vilnius, Lithuania was captured on 26 September by one of Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites. This city has been named the 2025 European Green Capital and commended by the EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries for its clear vision, tangible actions to reduce emissions, and innovative tech-driven citizen engagement. ...

This visualisation, based on data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), shows the surface air temperature anomaly for September 2023 over the European continent.  C3S data highlights that September 2023 has entered the record books as the hottest September ever registered for this area. Notably, air temperatures exceeded those of...

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This year’s rainfall has been historically low in many parts of Brazil, causing severe drought in the country's Amazonian areas and water scarcity in the Amazonia River. This drought is taking a toll on many communities, threatening water supply and impacting agriculture. The lack of water is also hampering navigation on the Amazonia River,...