Following a two-year drought, the department of Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France received record amounts of rain in February 2024. As a result of the heavy rainfall, the water of Lake Broc has…
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Snow cover extent in Europe based on satellite observation
Events
DWD | Offenbach am Main | German
After receiving record-breaking amounts of rainfall, Australia has been impacted by severe flooding over the past few days. The worst affected area is New South Wales, where authorities issued…
The month was, at global scale, warmer than any previously recorded March, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average. In Europe, March 2024 was the second…
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DWD | Online | German
On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse swept across parts of North America, allowing tens of millions of people in its path to marvel at the spectacle. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes…
CUT | Paphos, Cyprus | English
A wildfire recently broke out on the island of Chira, which is home to the greatest biodiversity of tropical dry forest flora in Costa Rica. The blaze affected around 300 hectares of land. Costa Rica…
On 6 April 2024, a wildfire broke out in a mountainous forest on the Greek island of Crete, leading authorities to order the evacuation of four villages affected by the fire. Though the blaze was…
In northern Canada, the Winter Road opens each year between late January and early April to serve as the main access route to diamond mines in the remote Arctic region. This year, the road opened…
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Poster that summarizes main outcomes of the FPCUP action "Sentinels-4-African-DRR".
In Chile, the Cogotí Reservoir used to be one of the main sources of water supply for the Coquimbo region. Now, the area is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in the last 15 years, which has…
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Poster that summarizes main outcomes of the FPCUP action "Sentinels-4-African-DRR".
In southern Mexico, over 70 active wildfires are ablaze, while over 14,000 hectares of forest have already been burnt. This time of year is known as Mexico’s fire season, and is characterised by warm…
Monitoring of oceans and ice
On the Reykjanes Peninsula in southern Iceland, a series of volcanic eruptions has been ongoing since December 2023. The eruption has affected the area near Grindavik, a small fishing town 30 miles…
Over the past few days, dust from the Sahara Desert has continued to move into parts of North Africa, Asia, and Europe, where it has reached as far north as Estonia and Finland. In Greece, forecasts…
On 18 March 2024, an enormous wildfire broke out in La Tigra National Park, near the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. The fire prompted the Honduran Air Force (FAH) to respond with helicopters to…
A massive dust storm originating from the Sahara Desert is engulfing the skies of the central Mediterranean Basin. The dust cloud has negatively impacted the air quality in affected countries and may…
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