Since late June 2025, Europe has been affected by an intense heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C in several countries. The extreme heat has caused widespread disruption, leading to casualties and placing ecosystems and agriculture under severe stress. These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images, acquired on 22 June and 2 July 2025, show the...

An intense heatwave is ongoing across much of Europe, causing widespread disruption, health impacts, and environmental stress. In Italy, two casualties have been reported due to heat-related incidents. Authorities in France issued a red alert with over 1,300 schools closed, and parts of Spain and Portugal have recorded June temperatures...

On 26 June 2025, a rare snowfall event affected the arid expanse of the Atacama Desert, known as the driest place on Earth. The snow covered the Operations Support Centre of the ALMA Observatory in Chile, situated at an altitude of 2,900 metres. Snowfall in this location is highly uncommon, with the last significant event occurring over a...

The landscape of Fogo, one of the Cape Verde islands, is dominated by Pico do Fogo, the archipelago’s highest peak at nearly 2,830 metres. This active volcano last erupted in 2014. Its collapsed crater, Chã das Caldeiras, spans 8 kilometres and hosts a small village. To the south-west, the capital São Filipe sits on a 100-metre-high cliff...

Funafuti, an atoll of numerous islets in the west-central Pacific, is the capital of Tuvalu, the world’s fourth smallest country by land area. The country is vulnerable to challenges stemming from sea-level rise and coastal erosion. In this context, the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project helps reduce coastal risks by supporting coastal...