A Saharan dust storm episode, also known as Calima in the Canary Islands, is currently sweeping across the eastern Atlantic Ocean and having a significant impact on the air quality in the archipelago. According to the latest updates from the Spanish Agency of Meteorology (AEMET),  a yellow alert remains in force for the Canary Islands. During...

This image of Vilnius, Lithuania was captured on 26 September by one of Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites. This city has been named the 2025 European Green Capital and commended by the EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries for its clear vision, tangible actions to reduce emissions, and innovative tech-driven citizen engagement. ...

This visualisation, based on data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), shows the surface air temperature anomaly for September 2023 over the European continent.  C3S data highlights that September 2023 has entered the record books as the hottest September ever registered for this area. Notably, air temperatures exceeded those of...

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This year’s rainfall has been historically low in many parts of Brazil, causing severe drought in the country's Amazonian areas and water scarcity in the Amazonia River. This drought is taking a toll on many communities, threatening water supply and impacting agriculture. The lack of water is also hampering navigation on the Amazonia River,...

At the beginning of October, a high-pressure system brought clear skies to northern Italy, but also an increase in particulate matter concentrations in the Po Valley. According to local authorities, in cities like Milan and Turin, PM10 and PM2.5 levels exceeded WHO thresholds and limits for key air pollutants that pose health risks. This image,...

Koinu, visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 2 October, is a powerful typhoon currently moving north of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean. Koinu is currently classified as a Category 3 typhoon. It is expected to make landfall in southwestern Taiwan, bringing torrential rain, winds of up to 195 km/h...

Storm Elias is the second major storm to hit Greece in just a few weeks. The heavy rains it caused have resulted in the overflowing of rivers and widespread floods in the region of Thessaly. In this image, acquired by one of Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, the massive amount of sediment washed away by the floods can be seen as the Pino River...

The Iberian Peninsula, imaged by one of Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 27 September, is undergoing an unseasonal heat wave. After a particularly hot summer, the high pressure has caused the rise of warm African air from the Sahara, which is also overheated by solar radiation and hardly hindered by the almost total absence of clouds. This...

Pyrenean glaciers such as the Aneto, Maladeta, Oulettes de Gauve or Tallion glaciers are disappearing due to the consequences of Climate Change. The increase in summer temperatures and the reduction of snowfall have had devastating consequences for these small glaciers, which are recessing at worrying speed. The Institute of Ecology of the...

In September 2023, during the 6th C3S General Assembly the C3S app SNOWLOADS was promoted with a poster.

In the past few days, heavy rains have caused devastating floods in the Western Cape Region, in South Africa. Eleven casualties have been reported, and thousands of families have been evacuated. The rain has caused rivers to overflow, washing away several roads and disrupting traffic in the area. This image, acquired by one of Copernicus...

Presentations showcasing successful cases and hands-on demonstrations of utilizing Copernicus data and services for Ocean Monitoring and Coastal Communities.

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 27 September 2023, shows the smoke clouds caused by the wildfires that are burning the peatlands of the Central and South Kalimantan provinces in Indonesia. The wildfires, which have burned more than 90,000 hectares of peatlands, have been ongoing on the Indonesian part of...

On the 13th of September 2023, in the framework of the State of the Union, President von der Leyen presented Commission priorities for 2024.

Copernicus is the world's largest provider of Earth Observation data and has become a crucial resource for scientists, public authorities, entrepreneurs, journalists and citizens globally.

Presentations showcasing successful cases and hands-on demonstrations of utilizing Copernicus data and services for Ocean Monitoring and Coastal Communities.

This image, acquired by one of Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 26 September, shows the Svalbard Satellite Ground Station (SvalSat), located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. It is operated by Norwegian company Kongsberg Satellite Services and was inaugurated as part of the Copernicus Sentinel satellite...

The drought of the past months is affecting the water flow of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, USA. According to local authorities the river water volume has fallen to historic lows, causing saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to move upstream. This could impact the quality of the water supply in the area. The Army Corps of Engineers, which is...

On 17 September 2023, UNESCO added 40 new World Heritage sites to its list of protected approval.  Among them is Kludïga, visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 12 September. Kludïga is a town in western Latvia on the banks of the Aleksupite river. Located in one of the greener countries in Europe, Kludïga is often nicknamed...