Teide National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Spanish Canary Islands.  It hosts one of the world’s most striking volcanic landscapes, with high-altitude plains, lava flows, and crater walls which host many endemic plant species and habitats.    This false-colour image, acquired on 15...

On 17 December 2025 at 06:01 CET (02:01 local time), two new Galileo satellites, designated SAT-33 and SAT-34, lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.  These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show the four cities which play a central role in the EU Space Programme and Galileo, highlighting the institutional and operational...

Just weeks after its successful launch, Copernicus Sentinel-6B has delivered its first images, providing an early demonstration of how the mission will strengthen the global monitoring of oceans, coasts, and inland water bodies. Sentinel-6 is a collaborative EU–US mission, uniting the expertise of EUMETSAT, ESA, NASA, NOAA, and CNES to deliver...

Lake Omodeo, the largest artificial reservoir in central Sardinia, Italy, is a key asset for regional water supply, irrigation, and hydropower production. In recent years, however, prolonged drought conditions affecting the island have increasingly reduced its water availability, with visible impacts on the lake’s surface and storage capacity....

The Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve is located in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The reserve consists of extensive mangrove systems and interconnected lagoons, including the Agua Brava lagoon and the El Chumbeño estuary, located along the Pacific coast. In addition, this protected area is the subject of initiatives to support mangrove...