At the beginning of October, a high-pressure system brought clear skies to northern Italy, but also an increase in particulate matter concentrations in the Po Valley. According to local authorities, in cities like Milan and Turin, PM10 and PM2.5 levels exceeded WHO thresholds and limits for key air pollutants that pose health risks. This image,...

Koinu, visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 2 October, is a powerful typhoon currently moving north of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean. Koinu is currently classified as a Category 3 typhoon. It is expected to make landfall in southwestern Taiwan, bringing torrential rain, winds of up to 195 km/h...

Storm Elias is the second major storm to hit Greece in just a few weeks. The heavy rains it caused have resulted in the overflowing of rivers and widespread floods in the region of Thessaly. In this image, acquired by one of Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, the massive amount of sediment washed away by the floods can be seen as the Pino River...

The Iberian Peninsula, imaged by one of Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 27 September, is undergoing an unseasonal heat wave. After a particularly hot summer, the high pressure has caused the rise of warm African air from the Sahara, which is also overheated by solar radiation and hardly hindered by the almost total absence of clouds. This...

Pyrenean glaciers such as the Aneto, Maladeta, Oulettes de Gauve or Tallion glaciers are disappearing due to the consequences of Climate Change. The increase in summer temperatures and the reduction of snowfall have had devastating consequences for these small glaciers, which are recessing at worrying speed. The Institute of Ecology of the...