Located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba is the largest man-made lake in the world. It is home to the essential Kariba Dam, which provides over 80% of Zambia's national electricity supply. However, recent effects of El Niño and rising temperatures have intensified drought conditions in the region, threatening the...

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The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, known for their unique and robust biodiversity, face increasing threats from climate change. Rising ocean temperatures have impacted local wildlife, making it more difficult for species such as marine iguanas and sea turtles to find food and nest. While temperatures in the Galápagos naturally fluctuate with the...

With a rising water level of 3.4 millimetres annually, the islands of the Panamanian archipelago of San Blas are at high risk of being submerged, and researchers predict that they will be uninhabitable by the end of the century. The rising sea levels are impacting both residents and tourists. In the past year, some of the Guna people of the San...

On 9 October 2024, Hurricane Milton struck the western coast of Florida, USA, bringing tornadoes, extreme wind, and torrential rainfall to the region. Milton was the third-fastest intensifying Atlantic hurricane on record, strengthening to a Category 5 storm in under 24 hours before decreasing to a Category 3 storm before making landfall. A...

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 15 October 2024, shows an ongoing algal bloom in Lake Pyramid, Nevada, USA. Algal blooms can be harmful to both humans and animals, and can also impact local tourism, fishing, and recreational activities. In Lake Pyramid, these blooms occur almost every year, driven by a combination of nutrient...

Growing a business is no small feat—entrepreneurs need resilience to navigate market shifts, creativity to solve complex problems, and the courage to take calculated risks. This challenge becomes even greater in the space sector, in which developing a successful product or service and breaking into the market can be especially difficult.

A new study suggests that coastal historical sites in Greece are at risk of being submerged by the end of the century due to rising sea levels driven by global warming. The researchers created flood risk maps based on local and global predictions to assess 464 historical sites along the Eastern Mediterranean coast, finding that 147 of these...

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The major rivers of the Amazon Basin are currently at critical levels. As a main tributary of the Amazon River, the Rio Negro drains about 10% of the Basin, and has reached the lowest levels in the last 122 years, surpassing the record low set later in the 2023 dry season. According to the Brazilian Geological Service, this marks the worst...

The Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) published the EU Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR 8) on 30 September 2024, an annual publication which provides information on the current conditions and changes in European and global bodies of water. A key finding of the report is that there has been a loss of nearly 2.2 million km² of Arctic sea ice...

Survey of end-users and stakeholders of Earth observation products and services (Copernicus products) applied to spatial and landscape planning.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 19 July 2024, shows Réunion Island, a French department located between Madagascar and Mauritius in the southwest Indian Ocean. Known for its lush rainforests, volcanic mountains, and beautiful beaches, not only the island’s stunning landscapes but also its weather makes it popular with...

On 9 October 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, impacting a region still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene just weeks earlier, which resulted in widespread destruction and hundreds of fatalities. Milton unleashed tornadoes and winds exceeding 160 kilometres per hour, leaving more than...

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Aquaculture is an important contributor to the global food supply, as well as one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world. In Europe, the European Commission supports a sustainable aquaculture sector which ensures the supply of nutritious, healthy and tasty food with a low environmental and climate footprint.  This...

The  Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, highlighting significant climate trends. September 2024 marked the second-warmest September on record, following September 2023, with temperatures 0.73°C above the average for that month from 1991 to 2020. Additionally, it was 1.54°C warmer than the...

For those who remember the summer holidays of decades gone by, today's summer days might seem very different. A recent report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) may confirm what you have been feeling. According to C3S, the summer of 2024 was the warmest on record in Europe, with record heat stress and up to 60% more warm daytimes...