Copernicus constitutes a key contribution to the objectives of the EU’s Strategy, including on polar matters. In fall 2021, the EU updated its Arctic Policy, for which Copernicus bears great support potential.

Heavy rainfall in Greece has led to large-scale flooding in the Thessaly region, affecting thousands of hectares of territory. On 9 September, 3 days after the start of the floods, several villages continued to be completely cut off. Firefighters have rescued more than 2,850 people since the beginning of the floods.  This image, captured on 10...

On 5 September, a storm named Daniel formed in the Mediterranean Sea and within a week, it developed into a Medicane (or Mediterranean Hurricane).  In this image acquired by the SLSTR thermal instrument of the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite on 9 September at 20:30 UTC, we can see it as it moved north of Benghazi towards the Libyan coast...

Hurricane Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of September 2023. Before being lowered to category 3, Lee surprised scientists on 5 September by intensifying at a rate double the one defined as “rapid intensification” by the US National Hurricane Centre’s . The hurricane grew from Category 1 to Category 5 in just 24 hours. Lee’s...

Since 2016 the Adamello glacier, the largest in Italy, has retreated ~200m due to global warming. According to the Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this region of the Alps will see temperatures rising by between 3 and 6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. This heat and longer lasting summers, combined with the lack of...