Hurricane Melissa formed over the central Caribbean Sea on 22 October 2025 before moving north-west and making landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, the most powerful ever recorded on the island. As it continued across the Jamaica Channel, it struck the eastern coast of Cuba with sustained intensity (Category 3) before weakening over...

On 25 October 2025, the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex, located on the Chile–Argentina border, emitted a sustained plume of volcanic gas and fine ash that rose to approximately 600 m above the crater. The plume initially drifted north-north-west; however, shifting wind conditions during the day redirected the ash eastwards, carrying it over...

The toolkit provides a methodological framework for monitoring elements, processes and services associated to fluvial landscapes (e.g., riparian forest composition, riparian habitat connectivity, water quality) using CLMS products and complementary approaches to support decision-making in biodiversity and water resource management, restoration, and

Throughout the Cop.RIVER project, a series of national and EU-level activities were carried out engage relevant stakeholders, promote the use of Copernicus data, and develop tailored products for monitoring fluvial landscapes.

The Cop.RIVER User Uptake Session was held in mid-September 2025. The session aimed to present an overview of CLMS products contributing to the characterisation of elements and phenomena associated with riparian vegetation, river hydromorphology and the aquatic component of the fluvial landscape.