Extensive flooding swept across Panay Island in the Philippines following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ramil on 18 October 2025. The storm brought record-breaking rainfall, with Roxas City receiving up to 365.5 mm in just 24 hours – more than a month's worth of precipitation in a single day. According to local authorities, over...

Over the past seven years, the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement (FPCUP) has strengthened the connection between the European Union’s Earth Observation programme and its user community. Through more than 220 actions carried out by 50 partners across 23 countries, it has supported the wider use of Copernicus data, encouraged...

Loktak Lake, located in the state of Manipur, is the largest freshwater lake in north-eastern India, renowned for its floating islands known as phumdis: masses of vegetation, soil, and organic matter which support both human settlements and diverse ecosystems. The lake plays a crucial role in the local economy by supporting fishing,...

The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone.  This image, based on the Sentinel-4 very first measurements acquired on 8 October 2025, depicts tropospheric nitrogen dioxide with clear pollution hotspots visible along the Mediterranean...

Lake Mornos is an artificial reservoir in central Greece, serving as a primary water source for Athens. According to national authorities, the lake has lost nearly half of its water volume  over the past four years, decreasing its surface water extent from around 19.1 km² in early 2022 to 8.7 km² by September 2025. The decrease in the lake’s...