Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU@respublicae.eu

Healthy forests mean clean air & water, fertile soils, a regulated climate.

Today they face huge challenges that our #EUForests Strategy & Nature Restoration Law can resolve.

One thing to remember: these are not actions just #ForNature but for our future.

#IntlForestDay

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1638099446427680772

In 2022, we faced unprecedented challenges

Despite this, we reached ambitious goals for the #EU, including for #EUSpace and #EUDefenceIndustry

The Secure Connectivity Programme and EU Defence Innovation Scheme are two good examples

Discover more ➡ http://europa.eu/!pgRnMr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1637808203093139458

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The Tasman Glacier, located in the Mount Cook National Park, is New Zealand's🇳🇿 largest glacier

The rock ground by the glacier flows into Lake Tasman, giving it a striking greyish colour

⬇️#Copernicus #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️image acquired on 17 March

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637796560728731648

📢Mark your Calendar!

A series of six 2-hour workshops on Data visualisation, hosted by @eumetsat, will start on 16 May

➡️For Journalists / Infographics enthusiasts
➡️Using #Copernicus🇪🇺🛰️ #OpenData for storytelling and advocacy
➡️Focus on #ClimateChange & other topics🌍

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637784834885185543

Albania's 🇦🇱 Vjosa River and its tributaries have recently been declared a National Park

It is considered to be one of the last wild rivers in Europe and is home to 1⃣5⃣ globally threatened plant and animal species

⬇️#Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️ captured this image of the river on 17 March

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637770506534281216

#ImageOfTheDay

During its long journey, #Freddy 🌀 left a long trail of destruction and despair

The latest countries to be devastated were #Mozambique & #Malawi, with over 300 casualties

⬇️The Licungo River's🇲🇿sediment plume is visible in the #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️image of 18 March

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1637790761432252422

#Copernicus for #water quality monitoring

A mass of #sargassum has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, invading the shores of the Caribbean Sea, washing up on beaches & affecting tourism

#Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰 image on 14 March showing seaweed west of St Vincent and the Grenadines Island🇻🇨

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637402022281453569

#Copernicus for #snow monitoring

The high temperatures 🌞 of the last days and the scarce snow precipitations have reduced the snow cover in most of the #Pyrenees, affecting the activity of the ski resorts

Images captured by #Copernicus #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰 between March 6 and 16

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637410327296983041

#Copernicus for #weather monitoring

Clouds over the eastern Atlantic Ocean have been forming hypnotic cloud swirls 🍥between the main islands off the west coast of Africa

On 18 March, #Sentinel3🇪🇺🛰 captured von Kármán vortices near
↙️Cabo Verde
↘️Canary Islands #Canarias

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1637395753449537537