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Crime scenes are not always confined to dark alleyways and abandoned warehouses—sometimes they are hidden in plain sight. Environmental crimes are illegal activities which directly harm the…
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On 23 September 2024, Hurricane John, a Category 3 storm, made landfall on Mexico’s southern coast, bringing winds of 190 kilometres per hour. By 24 September, the hurricane had weakened to a…
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During the night of 22 September 2024, the air temperature in the town of Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland reached a record high of 15.3°C. This was the hottest September night in the area's recorded…
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On 21 September 2024, unusually heavy snowfall affected parts of southern Africa, with some areas in Lesotho and South Africa receiving up to two metres of snow. Authorities in South Africa issued…
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Storm Boris, the powerful weather system which swept across central and eastern Europe at the beginning of September 2024, has caused severe flooding in Italy, particularly in the Emilia-Romagna…
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23-26 September 2024 at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, Italy
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In September 2024, the lower South Island of New Zealand received heavy rain and snowfall, causing widespread disruptions. Power outages, school closures, and road blockages were reported across the…
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Since the start of September 2024, hundreds of firefighters have been battling two large wildfires in San Gabriel Canyon, spanning both Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties in California, USA. The…
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In late August 2024, northeastern Nigeria was struck by intense rainfall, leading to severe flooding. The city of Maiduguri in Borno State was particularly affected when the Alau Dam, situated 20…
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Starting on 11 September 2024, Central and Eastern Europe has been battered by Storm Boris, which brought up to five times the average monthly rainfall for September in just a few days. Seven people…
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Historical information is crucial for investigating the trends and magnitude of climate change. To comprehend what is happening to our planet, we need high-quality, consistent data from as many…
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Since 14 September 2024, severe wildfires have been ravaging northern and central Portugal. The fires have affected over 10,000 hectares between Porto and Aveiro, and more than 5,000 firefighters are…
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Poster about expected outcomes and products from the action including maps and timeseries of simulated soil moisture using Copernicus reanalysis data.
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Already on 13 September 2024, one week after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite began delivering images of our planet.One of its first images shows Lighthouse Reef, an atoll of the…
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A low-pressure system named Boris brought heavy rain to central Europe between 11 and 15 September, causing widespread flooding from Poland to Romania and at least seven casualties. In Romania, more…
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In the eastern Netherlands, the city of Enschede, visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 20 July 2024, was once the site of a booming textile industry. The extensive use of…
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 10 August 2024 shows the Stubacher Sonnblickkees glacier in the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. Situated at an altitude of 2,700 metres, the…
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On 10 September 2024, the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, fell to a historic low. The record follows days of hydrological drought in the country, an unusual event for early September, when the rainy…
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