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This image, acquired on 18 August 2024 by one of our Sentinel-3 satellites, shows a plume of smoke 130 km long rising from the Portuguese island of Madeira as a result of a large forest fire which started on 15 August.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/forest-fire-madeira

[2024-08-19 07:35 UTC]

El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands. 🇪🇸
It is known for its rich biodiversity and unique marine ecosystems.
Recently, local authorities approved the first proposal to designate Mar de las Calmas, an area south of El Hierro, as Spain's first marine national park.

[2024-08-18 12:10 UTC]

This image, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on 16 August 2024, shows the eye of Ampil, a typhoon that formed in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month.
Read more about Ampil:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/typhoon-ampil

[2024-08-17 13:11 UTC]

Ahead of the upcoming launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-2C, we take a closer look at Kourou, the headquarters of the Guiana Space Centre. 🛰
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Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/kourou-french-guiana
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[2024-08-16 07:49 UTC]

Meet Corabia 🇷🇴, a small town on the Danube, whose residents have seen first hand the effects of the reduced water levels, coinciding with the prolonged heat waves. They report difficulties for both tourist and commercial boats, disrupting river traffic.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/low-water-levels-impact-danube-navigation-romania

[2024-08-14 07:42 UTC]

On the 11th of August, a large wildfire burned out of control in Attica, Greece. The fire has affected at least 10,000 hectares and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/major-wildfire-rages-out-control-fringes-athens-greece
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[2024-08-13 07:48 UTC]

This
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image, captured on 9 August, shows a large discharge of water and sediment in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Nordaustlandet (the second largest island in the Svalbad archipelago), caused by the rapid melting of snow and ice.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/record-ice-cap-melting-svalbard-archipelago

[2024-08-12 08:18 UTC]

Over the past few weeks, a phytoplankton bloom has been observed in the northern Adriatic Sea.
This image, captured by
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, shows both the mucilage (in white) and the phytoplankton bloom (in green) off the coast of the city of Rimini.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/phytoplankton-bloom-adriatic-sea

[2024-08-11 12:10 UTC]

This data visualisation, based on C3S data, shows the surface air temperature anomaly for July 2024 across the European Continent. Even in this area, July 2024 was the second warmest July on record, 1.49°C higher than the 1991-2020 average.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/july-2024-second-warmest-july-record

[2024-08-10 09:52 UTC]

On August 7th, Canada was affected by an intense heatwave and several wildfires. These fires have produced a thick plume of smoke that has engulfed the skies above the Arctic Circle, as visible in this image acquired by one of the Sentinel-3 satellites.
🔗
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/canada-gripped-heatwave-and-wildfires

[2024-08-09 09:15 UTC]

This image, acquired by one of the
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satellites on 3 August 2024, shows the province of Sidi Kacem, once the heart of cereal production in Morocco, but largely uncultivated this year due to a lack of water to irrigate crops.
🔗
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/prolonged-drought-morocco

[2024-08-08 09:03 UTC]

Biomass burning is common in South America at this time of year. This summer is particularly intense; number of fires has risen to a record high for the month of July, one of the highest in 20 years. This
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📷 shows a large plume of smoke in the state of Amazonas,Brazil.

[2024-08-07 08:40 UTC]

The Zongo glacier is located in the Huayna Potosi massif in Bolivia. The glacier is 3 km long and has a surface area of 2.4 km2
This is a 3D rendering of an image acquired by
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on July 31, 2024.
Our data and services allow the monitoring of glaciers around the world.

[2024-08-06 13:27 UTC]

RT by @CopernicusEU: Fit check for @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 C: 💯

This is a rehearsal of the mating procedure that will occur closer to launch when the satellite is integrated on the launcher adapter. It allows to verify the compatibility of mechanical and electrical interfaces in advance.

[2024-08-05 13:09 UTC]

Vis is one of the most distant inhabited islands from the Croatian coast. 🇭🇷
In this
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image we observe increased marine traffic and discern the wake generated by the boats.
The open data provided by the
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is useful for maritime traffic monitoring.

[2024-08-05 10:34 UTC]

The recent fire that broke out in the province of Cuenca left over 1500 hectares burned.
On July 31, 2024,
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captured an image that depicts the extent of the burned area.
This is a Short-Wave Infrared visualisation.
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[2024-08-02 08:25 UTC]

The Etesian winds (''meltemia'') are strong, dry north winds of the Aegean Sea, which blow periodically from mid-May to mid-September.
Yesterday,
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captured the wind streaks/vortices generated by the Etesian winds after hitting the shores of the Cyclades islands. 🇬🇷

[2024-08-01 12:12 UTC]

RT by @CopernicusEU: It's official:

Our Sentinel-2C of @CopernicusEU will be launched on Friday, September 3, 2024, at 10.50 p.m. local time from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard a Vega launcher. 🛰🇪🇺

⬇️Find out more details about the launch:

https://Europa.eu/!WFjYbw

[2024-07-31 11:16 UTC]

On 24 July 2024, the Copernicus
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captured the formation of an algae bloom between the Island of Visby and mainland Sweden. 🇸🇪
The Copernicus Programme enables public and private users to monitor water quality by providing accurate data and services freely. 📈🌊

[2024-07-31 12:34 UTC]

RT by @CopernicusEU: Ground-level ozone levels are rising with the summer heat☀️

🔹 High ozone episodes recorded in June & July
🔹 Peaks expected this week across Europe
🔹 Ozone pollution impacts health & ecosystems

CAMS has crucial tools for tracking this pollutant 👉 https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/ozone-pollution-air-quality-hazard-summer?utm_source=press&utm_medium=referral&utm_id=pr-ozone-0724

[2024-07-30 13:52 UTC]