Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU@respublicae.eu

Tristan da Cunha🇬🇧, in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the most remote island on our planet🌍,

The nearest inhabited land is Saint Helena, about 2,430 km away

Enjoy this spectacular video by @i_ameztoy which allows us to travel to the island with #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ images

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1616352758206173184

#ImageOfTheDay

Ice loss from the Thwaites glacier in #Antarctica has been slowed down for years by #iceberg #B22a 🧊

#Sentinel3 🇪🇺🛰️ images acquired on
🔴11 October 2016
🔵25 December 2022
🟢18 January 2023
confirm that B22-a is now floating away

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1616381271059341314

#Copernicus for #snow and #ice monitoring

#Latvia🇱🇻 is at risk of serious #floods due to an ice jam in the Daugava River

This #Copernicus #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️ image acquired on 19 January shows the frozen ❄️ Rīga water reservoir near Salaspils

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1616363092824268803

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Happy #PenguinAwarenessDay

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To celebrate, here is a view of Penguin Island in Antarctica🇦🇶, which has been declared an Important Bird Area

#Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ cloudless image acquired on 24 December 2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1616345229224775680

Air pollutants & aerosols can have a serious impact on our health

#DYK❓ Every 12h, #CopernicusAtmosphere #CAMS updates its five-day global forecasts for PM10

⬇️A Saharan dust cloud is currently approaching southern Italy 🇮🇹

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1616036166305828866

#ImageOfTheDay

#Latvia🇱🇻 is at risk of the worst flooding since 1981 due to an ice jam in the Daugava River (causing water levels to rise)

@CopernicusEMS has been activated

⬇️The frozen river 🟦 near Jekabpils is visible in this view based on the latest @EU_ScienceHub data

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1616020941036740608

#EUSpaceAndJapan 🇪🇺🤝🇯🇵

@EU_Commission and @METI_JPN have signed a #Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement

Both sides are committed to accelerating the use of 🛰️ data in areas of common interest, including land and marine monitoring🛰️

Read more at http://europa.eu/!VmN66X

⬇️#Tokyo

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1615988062831480833

#EUSpaceResearch

Earth Observation is a growing market, and #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ is evolving 📈 to meet the demand

@HorizonEU supports efforts to bring EO technologies to maturity for the benefit of our society and economy

More at https://europa.eu/!QJ4bXt

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1615975470733852676

#DYK❓

In the field of maritime surveillance, Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ contributes to enhancing the safety of 🚢navigation, supporting 🎣fisheries control and 🧑‍⚖️law enforcement, and helps combat marine pollution

Image captured by #Sentinel1 showing boats off the coast of Algeciras 🇪🇸

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1615999113098661888

#Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ allows monitoring the complex dynamics of coastal environments and the quality of their waters

In the Mississippi Delta🇺🇸, the waters often turn brown because of sediments washed down the river

⬇️Image #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ captured on 17 January

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1615991057652523010