The sixth edition (2023) of the newsletter on climate predictions and climate projections has been published in March 2023.

Each year, Arctic sea ice reaches its maximum extent during the month of March. According to Copernicus Climate Change Service data, the 2023 maximum was reached in early March, with a total extent of 14.5 million km2. This is 4% below the 1991-2020 average for the month and the fourth lowest in the satellite era. The Labrador Sea in Canada,...

This image illustrates the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, using data from the Copernicus Marine Service. The visualisation highlights that the SST anomalies reached around +3°C above the reference value on 10 April. These findings echo preliminary...

Lake Balkhash, a Ramsar Convention site in Kazakhstan, is a crucial breeding ground for waterbirds and home to endemic fish species. The lake has been recognised as a site of global significance for biodiversity and plays a vital role in regulating the regional climate. On 4 April, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured this image...

The drought in Spain has severely affected the Sierra Boyera reservoir in the Cordoba province of Andalusia.  At the beginning of March, the reservoir was at only 1.3% of its total capacity. As seen in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 1 April, the reservoir remains completely empty, causing severe consequences for the local flora...