Presentations and Video Link of the 1st Webinar on the FPCUP WG Africa Training of Trainers Programme.

In 2022, sea ice extent in Antarctica was the lowest ever recorded in the satellite era. A recent study, published in the prestigious Communications Earth & Environment scientific journal, revealed that during that year, four emperor penguin colonies 'skipped a generation' due to the premature melting of sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea,...

In 2021, the DG DEFIS and DG JRC, in coordination with the Copernicus Committee, User Forum and the entities implementing the Copernicus Security Services, joined efforts to enhance the streamlining of research and innovation based on user demand and operational requirements.

Storm Daniel, visible in this image acquired today, 6 September, at 08:48 UTC, is causing devastating floods in Greece, Türkiye, and Bulgaria.  There are at least seven casualties, including two tourists in northwestern Türkiye. In Istanbul, the heavy rainfall resulted in flooded streets and homes, claiming two lives. Greece experienced record...

This image acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 4 September 2023 shows a massive Saharan dust plume stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean.  This dust plume, which at the time of the image acquisition extended over about 2,000 kilometres, is travelling in the direction of...