On 10 September, after its journey through the Mediterranean Basin, Storm Daniel hit the Libyan cities of Derna and Benghazi, wiping off buildings and catching citizens by surprise. Two days after…
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On 8 September 2023 at 22:11 UTC, a 6.8 Magnitude earthquake struck the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakech. The earthquakes hasresulted in more than 2,800 casualties and over 2,500…
Copernicus constitutes a key contribution to the objectives of the EU’s Strategy, including on polar matters. In fall 2021, the EU updated its Arctic Policy, for which Copernicus bears great support…
Heavy rainfall in Greece has led to large-scale flooding in the Thessaly region, affecting thousands of hectares of territory. On 9 September, 3 days after the start of the floods, several villages…
On 5 September, a storm named Daniel formed in the Mediterranean Sea and within a week, it developed into a Medicane (or Mediterranean Hurricane). In this image acquired by the SLSTR thermal…
Hurricane Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of September 2023. Before being lowered to category 3, Lee surprised scientists on 5 September by intensifying at a rate double the one…
Since 2016 the Adamello glacier, the largest in Italy, has retreated ~200m due to global warming. According to the Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this region of the Alps will see…
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Presentations and Video Link of the 1st Webinar on the FPCUP WG Africa Training of Trainers Programme.
In 2022, sea ice extent in Antarctica was the lowest ever recorded in the satellite era. A recent study, published in the prestigious Communications Earth & Environment scientific journal, revealed…
In 2021, the DG DEFIS and DG JRC, in coordination with the Copernicus Committee, User Forum and the entities implementing the Copernicus Security Services, joined efforts to enhance the streamlining…
Storm Daniel, visible in this image acquired today, 6 September, at 08:48 UTC, is causing devastating floods in Greece, Türkiye, and Bulgaria. There are at least seven casualties, including two…
This image acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 4 September 2023 shows a massive Saharan dust plume stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay in the…
During the first weekend of September 2023, a slow-moving storm system, officially known as an upper-level isolated depression (DANA), has affected Spain, causing heavy rains and floods. The storm,…
On 18 August, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of Pantelleria. The island, nestled in the Aegadian Archipelago (Italy), is a stopover for migratory birds. It been…
Relentless wildfires in Canada continue to produce vast amounts of smoke, leading to poor air quality conditions across the northern hemisphere. On 31 August, the smoke cloud reached Italy, Albania,…
On 30 August, Hurricane Idalia reached category 3 before making landfall southeast of Tallahassee in a marshy and thinly populated part of Florida. It weakened and advanced through the Georgia and…
Wildfires continue to plague Canada in, making this the worst wildfire season on record and exacerbating ongoing air quality issues due to dense smoke. The country has been ravaged by fires for the…
Innovative ideas of Polish students in the use of satellite data of the Copernicus Programme
In the 19th century, many Europeans would have experienced an urban environment rife with poor sanitation, high pollution, few green spaces and rampant disease.
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The brochure informs about available data and products provided by the Copernicus services climate change (C3S) and atmosphere monitoring (CAMS).
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