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Great Hackathon winners become Copernicus evangelistas in Chile.
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The Batagaika Crater is the largest permafrost crater in the world and holds clues to prehistoric life on Earth. This massive landslide is located in Siberia. It formed in the 1960s when…
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First day of the 2nd Bulgarian Workshop with international participation under the FPCUP project dedicated to the EU Copernicus programme.
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First day of the 2nd Bulgarian Workshop with international participation under the FPCUP project dedicated to the EU Copernicus programme.
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The Bay of Algeciras, in the south of Spain’s autonomous region of Andalusia, hosts two important port cities: Algeciras and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The Bay has been a hub…
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With a surface area of approximately 600 square km and approximately 78 km in length, Lake Balaton is the largest lake in central Europe. It supports a large population of plant and animal species.…
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In the 1970s, Almería was still a small and rural agricultural area of southern Spain. In 40 years, an area of around 20,000 hectares has been transformed into a giant greenhouse, producing millions…
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Iceland is Europe's second largest island. You will find it at the southern tip of the Arctic Circle. Even though it is so close to the Arctic, Iceland has a surprisingly mild climate, because the…
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Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf.Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects. In recent…
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On 13 May 2020, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured this cloudless image of the Corinth Canal in Greece.The Corinth Canal is an artificial canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth…
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An online workshop on coastal zone management was carried out by the Swedish National Space Agency on 15 May 2020.
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The Bełchatów coal mine is a large open-pit extraction facility in Poland, in operation since 1955. It represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million…
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The Elbe River estuary is one of the most beautiful areas in Northern Germany. It features multiple steadily moving channels where large amounts of sediment accumulate each year due to river…
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The high pressures that characterised Northern Europe in the first weeks of April 2020 allowed the OLCI instrument (Ocean and Land Colour Imager) onboard one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-3…
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On April 2, EU flags were placed at half-mast across the European Union, as a sign of solidarity with all the victims of COVID-19. To date, the nations that have suffered the most fatalities are…
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In Europe, drought is a recurring phenomenon, affecting extended areas and large populations every year. Across the world, millions of people are annually exposed to droughts that seriously affect…
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) manages the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP), which focuses on countering maritime crime in areas such as piracy and illicit substance trafficking. In West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea, UNODC collaborates with regional partners to strengthen their capacity in combating maritime crime
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International cooperation in maritime surveillance brings significant benefits by enabling the sharing of costs, resources, and expertise among actors. Bilateral or multilateral approaches, coordinated through specialized organizations or programs, allow for collaborative and focused efforts to address common challenges. The Comprehensive Maritime
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The La Réunion Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) conducted a search and rescue operation for the fishing vessel Ming Maan Shyang 18, which had caught fire with 17 crew members on board. After rescuing 15 crew members, it was discovered that two crew members were trapped in the engine room and unable to escape. The MRCC activated the
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Maritime safety and security operations, including accident prevention, search and rescue, vessel traffic routing, and port security, are supported by the Comprehensive Maritime Surveillance (CMS) service. CMS helps ensure the safe transit of vessels, people, and goods in European waters and on European flagged vessels globally. Satellites are
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