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The flooded areas resulting from the overflow of the Oder River in Poland are visible in blue tones in this image acquired by our
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on 18 September 2024. At its peak, the river water levels exceeded 7 metres in Brzeg, a city visible in the top left of the image.

[2024-09-19 07:23 UTC]

RT by @CopernicusEU: #EMSR760 #Portugal 🇵🇹 #IRSeverdoVouga

Last night, our #MappingTeam delivered its Delineation Product for the #wildfire affecting an area south of #Porto

As of 17 September, at 11:23 UTC
➡️A total burnt area of 15,572 ha and 13 km of fire fronts have been detected 🔥

[2024-09-18 10:02 UTC]

R to @CopernicusEU: In addition, an on-demand mapping component of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated and is working 24/7 to provide detailed mapping products to support disaster management efforts.

Learn more: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/severe-wildfires-portugal-september-2024

[2024-09-18 08:11 UTC]

R to @CopernicusEU: In response to the ongoing crisis, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated. As part of this coordinated effort, eight firefighting planes from France, Greece, Italy, and Spain have been deployed to support the fight against the wildfires.

[2024-09-18 08:11 UTC]

Since 14 September 2024, severe wildfires have been ravaging northern and central Portugal.
This image, acquired by our Sentinel-3 satellite on 17 September, shows the large smoke cloud generated by the wildfires, covering approximately 100,000 km² over the Atlantic Ocean.

[2024-09-18 08:11 UTC]

📣 Copernicus Sentinel 2-C delivers its first images!
One of its first images shows Lighthouse Reef, an atoll of the Belize Barrier Reef in the Caribbean Sea. Home to the Great Blue Hole, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
🔗
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/copernicus-sentinel-2-c-delivers-its-first-images

[2024-09-17 14:30 UTC]

R to @CopernicusEU: In response to the floods, the On-Demand Mapping Team of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated to produce detailed maps of the affected areas.

For more information:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/severe-flooding-central-and-eastern-europe

[2024-09-16 08:19 UTC]

A low-pressure system named Boris brought heavy rain to central Europe between 11 and 15 September, causing widespread flooding from Poland to Romania.
The flooded areas along the Polish-Czech border are visible in this image acquired by the Sentinel-1A radar satellite yesterday.

[2024-09-16 08:19 UTC]

In the eastern Netherlands, the city of Enschede, visible in this
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image from 20 July 2024, was once the site of a booming textile industry.
Without the natural streams that absorbed the excess water, the city faced flooding issues.
Learn more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/restoring-natural-streams-enschede-netherlands

[2024-09-15 08:41 UTC]

This
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image acquired on 10 August 2024 shows the Stubacher Sonnblickkees glacier in the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. Situated at an altitude of 2,700 metres, it has undergone considerable losses in size and mass due to high temperatures.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/stubacher-sonnblickkees-glacier-austria

[2024-09-14 08:26 UTC]

RT by @CopernicusEU: It's been almost a week since the successful launch of Copernicus Sentinel-2C into space.

Want to know more about the mission and the products/services it will deliver? 🧐

Watch this short 🎞️ and share with your fellow #EarthObservation enthusiasts.

#EUSpace 🇪🇺

[2024-09-13 13:50 UTC]

On 10 September 2024, the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, fell to a historic low. The comparison of images acquired on 6 September 2023 and 8 September 2024 by our
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satellites reveals a stark difference in the Vistula’s water level.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/vistula-river-poland-record-breaking-low-levels

[2024-09-13 08:23 UTC]

This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image, acquired on 11 September 2024, shows a cold front approaching the coasts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. 🇫🇷🇧🇪🇳🇱
❄️ Find out more about this unseasonal cold:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/arctic-front-brings-unseasonal-cold-western-europe

[2024-09-12 09:23 UTC]

In this image acquired by one of our Sentinel-3 satellites on 9 September 2024, we can see the smoke cloud hovering over parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The wildfires have been ravaging the Amazon rainforest since August 2024.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/smoke-engulfs-large-parts-south-america

[2024-09-11 08:21 UTC]

A comparison of these two
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images acquired over Tanout, in Niger, on 14 September 2023 and 8 September 2024 illustrates the effects of the increased rainfall in the Sahara.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/unusual-rainfall-sahara-desert

[2024-09-10 09:57 UTC]

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[2024-09-09 08:30 UTC]

R to @CopernicusEU: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 4 September 2024, shows another fire front in the Mariovo region, which has affected over 11,000 hectares. The fire was only brought under control after rainfall between 6 and 7 September.

[2024-09-09 07:49 UTC]

The 2024 fire season has severely affected the Republic of North Macedonia.
According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), more than 85,000 hectares have burned there since the beginning of the summer.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/north-macedonia-has-faced-severe-fire-season-2024

[2024-09-09 07:47 UTC]

On the northern coast of Poland lies the Hel Peninsula, a 35-kilometre-long sand bar extending into the Baltic Sea, which is visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 14 May 2024.
Read more:
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/hel-peninsula-poland

[2024-09-08 09:09 UTC]

This
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image shows what appears, from space, to be a dragon. In fact, the “dragon” is the Odeleite River, flowing through the Algarve region. 🇵🇹
The river is a tributary of the Guadiana River, which rises in the Serra do Caldeirão mountain range.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/blue-dragon-river-portugal

[2024-09-07 10:18 UTC]