This image, acquired on 19 April by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, depicts Lake Saint Clair, one of the Great Lakes of North America.  During the winter months, the lake's climate is shaped by cold air masses from the Article Circle, resulting in the formation of sea ice in the lake's waters and heavy snowfall in surrounding...

This mosaic, created by combining Copernicus Sentinel-3 images captured on 20 April, showcases intricate and diverse weather systems across Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.  The image reveals high-pressure systems over Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, as well as cyclonic structures over the Atlantic Ocean, Germany, the Netherlands,...

On 20 April, the Copernicus Climate Change Service released the ‘2022 European State of the Climate Report’.  As shown in this data visualisation called “climate stripes”, in 2022, Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record and hottest summer to date.  The report also notes that the spread of large fires across EU countries has...

Today the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem extends its offer of data access APIs and processing tools and will continuously be upgraded in the coming months to provide the key public service capabilities and data offer by July 2023.

The invasion of sargassum in the Caribbean Sea continues to spread in the spring of 2023. Multiple sightings of brown seaweed have been reported, causing concerns for the tourism industry and local ecosystems.  On 13 April, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites imaged a massive mat of algae measuring over 1 km in width south of Barbados....

Our climate is rapidly evolving in response to increased greenhouses gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Global temperatures have already risen by 1.2°C above the pre-industrial level, with Europe warming faster than the global average.

The first FPCUP workshop took place from 19-20 April 2023 in Bonn, Germany.

On 16 April 2023, a wildfire broke out in the hills between Cerbère and Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France and crossed the Spanish border. The fire spread quickly, fuelled by dry vegetation and strong winds. Despite the best efforts of over 500 firefighters from various regions of France and Spain, the flames ravaged...

Northern Italy is facing worrying drought conditions. The Po River, Italy's longest river, reached its lowest level ever recorded in April, while water levels in Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake shown in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of 16 April, plummeted to their  lowest point since 1953. This drop puts water in Lake Garda only 45.8 cm...

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The Karakoram range in the Himalayas is renowned for its glaciers, some of which are among the largest and longest outside the polar regions. As a result of climate change, these glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate, leading to the formation of new glacial lakes in the Hunza River basin and in other valleys of the range, as seen in this...

The Azores archipelago in Portugal is a stunning collection of nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Among them are Pico, Faial, and São Jorge, three islands known for their rich biodiversity and for being home to unique species found nowhere else on Earth. On 3 April 2023, one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured an...

The cultural heritage sites along the coasts of Cyrenaica are of great historical and universal significance, but they are facing a serious threat from coastal erosion caused by climate change. The impact of this erosion is already visible, with some of these sites at imminent risk of damage or loss. Among the most threatened is the ancient...

At the beginning of April, a massive dust storm originating in the Gobi desert swept across several countries in East Asia, including China, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. The dust storms led to reduced visibility and respiratory issues among the population. On 13 April, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites captured the extent of the...

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 10 April, shows the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA. The Great Salt Lake was at its lowest level ever in November 2022 as a result of months of record-breaking drought. However,thanks to a record snowpack since early 2023, the lake has risen by over one meter in just a few...

The Copernicus "Image of the Day" (IOTD) is a daily image of the Earth captured by the Copernicus Sentinel or a visualisation of the data of one of the Copernicus Services. This image, uploaded on the Copernicus website, is informative and visually impacting, allowing people to see our planet in a new and unique way.

Each year, Arctic sea ice reaches its maximum extent during the month of March. According to Copernicus Climate Change Service data, the 2023 maximum was reached in early March, with a total extent of 14.5 million km2. This is 4% below the 1991-2020 average for the month and the fourth lowest in the satellite era. The Labrador Sea in Canada,...

The sixth edition (2023) of the newsletter on climate predictions and climate projections has been published in March 2023.

This image illustrates the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, using data from the Copernicus Marine Service. The visualisation highlights that the SST anomalies reached around +3°C above the reference value on 10 April. These findings echo preliminary...

Lake Balkhash, a Ramsar Convention site in Kazakhstan, is a crucial breeding ground for waterbirds and home to endemic fish species. The lake has been recognised as a site of global significance for biodiversity and plays a vital role in regulating the regional climate. On 4 April, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured this image...