Another successful year has been wrapped! We have witnessed extraordinary milestones this year and, as we enter into the new year, we want to remind ourselves of our accomplishments.

Lake Kerkini in Greece This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 3 January 2023, shows Lake Kerkini, one of the most important wetlands in Greece. Lake Kerkini is recognised for its biodiversity and is home to several protected species listed in EU Nature Directives. The lake, also a designated Ramsar and Natura...

In Iceland, last month was the coldest December since 1974, with temperature anomalies up to 15°C below average. Along with the extremely cold temperatures, heavy snowfall affected the island. The extreme weather conditions caused severe disruptions in transport, with several flights being cancelled at the end of the month. On 1 January 2023,...

An eruptive episode of the Etna volcano started in mid-December 2022, with the formation of a new vent at an altitude of approximately 2,800 meters. The lava flow, which is visible in the Copernicus Sentinel-2 images from 20, 23, 25 December 2022, and 2 January 2023, has now travelled more than 1.5 kilometres away from the new vent. This...

The new year has started with a historic heatwave affecting Europe, with many countries observing the warmest temperature on record for 1 January. Hundreds of temperature records have been broken and summer-like temperatures have prevailed in numerous cities across the continent. This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2...

This image is a mosaic obtained by combining all the images acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites between 1 January 2022 and 30 November 2022, eliminating cloudy acquisitions and allowing us to observe the entirety of Europe clearly. Dark green colours show the distribution of large forests throughout the territory, in contrast with...

The main goal of the Action is to establish the Cultural Heritage Copernicus Technical Group (CHCTG), the final aim of which is to represent a European user network in the specific field of NCH conservation, management and sustainable exploitation.

The goal of this action is to support and cooperate with Mercator Ocean International and the European Environment Agency on the user needs in coastal areas to define the future evolution of Copernicus products.

The general aim of this action is to broaden and increase the knowledge and effective use of the Copernicus Programme within the National System for Environmental Protection in Italy.

DLR and University of Bonn | Online | English

Short videos on operational uses of Copernicus data by public and private organisations.

PRAXI Network/FORTH | Online | English

IES | Vidzeme | Latvian

The Explorer Festival 2022 supported the objectives of the Copernicus action in Iceland by raising public awareness of the program’s benefits and engaging key user groups—including schools and the private sector—through presentations, exhibitions, and hands-on activities. By showcasing the value of Earth observation data and space related...

CBK PAN | Rzeszów (Poland) | Polish

The proposed action “Coding Copernicus” is a fast-pace event that brings together space enthusiasts, developers, programmers, computer scientists and graphic designers to collaborate on the development of new software or applications based on Copernicus.

CBK PAN | Warsaw | Polish

IGiK | Poland | Polish

AD AIR Centre & PT Space | Accra, Ghana | English

Over the last 3 months several new products have been added to the DWD climate prediction website, such as sub-seasonal climate predictions and statistically selected seasonal climate predictions.