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Exceptionally cold winter is gripping Afghanistan
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
The winter season in Afghanistan is proving to be one of the coldest in decades, with temperatures reaching -33°C. The harsh weather conditions, characterised by heavy snowfall and frost, are causing…
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Heavy snowfall paralyses Japan
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
In the past week, Japan suffered one of the most severe cold spells of the season due to an unusually cold weather formation, which caused heavy snowfall across large parts of the country. The…
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Snow in the Sahara Desert in Algeria
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
On 24 January heavy snowfall fell in northwest Algeria, on the peaks of the Bèchar Province, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. This image, acquired on 25 January 2023 by one of the Copernicus…
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Italian Apennine mountain range covered with snow
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Earth Observation
Copernicus
After an unusually warm start of the winter season characterised by the lack of significant snowfall, in the past few days a massive snowstorm covered the peaks of central and southern Italy with…
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The calving of the Burnt Ice Shelf
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
On 23 January, a massive iceberg, of 1,550 km2 (close to the size of the island of Gran Canaria or of Greater London), has calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This image was acquired on 20…
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OBSERVER: Discover the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Copernicus is pleased to announce the first release of the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem portal. This portal will be a gateway to Sentinel as well as other data together with data processing…
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Record temperatures in Greenland
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
A recent study published by the Nature journal has revealed that temperatures in Greenland have been higher in recent decades than in any other period in the past 1,000 years. The study analysed data…
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Tallinn, European Green Capital 2023
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, has been designated as the European Green Capital 2023 in recognition of its efforts to promote sustainable transport, green economy and environmental conservation.…
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Snowpack in Sierra Nevada reaches record levels
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Until December 2022, California's reservoirs remained below capacity. However, although there were storms in December, the above-average temperatures resulted in heavy rainfall rather than the usual…
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Rare January cyclone in the northern Atlantic Ocean
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
On 16 January, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites captured this image, which shows a rare tropical cyclone that had formed in mid-January in the northern Atlantic Ocean. This is an unusual…
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The movement of Iceberg B-22a
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Iceberg B-22a was formed in 2001, when it calved from the ice shelf formed by the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica and started floating in the Amundsen Sea. In 2022 and 2023, it started moving…
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Severe winter floods are ongoing in Latvia
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Latvia is at risk of being affected by the worst flooding episode since 1981 due to an ice jam in the Daugava River. The ice jam is affecting the normal flow of the river, causing the water level to…
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Extreme cold weather freezes Issyk-Kul lake
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Copernicus
Issyk-Kul is a lake in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, is characterised by a rather unique feature: because of the high concentration of salt in its waters, it remains ice-free during the winter…

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