Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest lake in the world.Even though the lake is in a desert, it is fed by several rivers and serves as a habitat for 20 species of fish, 120 species of birds, and 60 species of indigenous plants.Like the Aral Sea, Lake Balkhash is shrinking as a result of the water from the rivers

The Mackenzie river is the second longest river in North America, and its tributaries, the smaller rivers that connect to it, run through a fifth of Canada. The river originates in Great Slave Lake and flows 1,738 kilometres into the Mackenzie Delta and the Arctic Ocean.About 7 per cent of the freshwater flowing into the Arctic Ocean each year

JNCC held a 2-day online workshop about Using Earth Observation for Water Quality Monitoring in October 2020. The programme comprised presentations, question and answer sessions, and a panel discussion.  

Mount Erebus is the second highest and most active volcano of Antarctica. It is also the southernmost active volcano on Earth.Its summit temperature averages between -20°C during the summer and -50°C in winter, for this reason, despite the volcanic activity, it remains covered by glaciers. At the centre of the volcano’s summit, there is a deep

On 8th of October 2020, the first online info-day on Copernicus data and services took place in Greece.