Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) show how unusually intense and widespread the heatwaves across Europe this summer have been.

As warmer air can hold more moisture, meteorologists were already warning earlier in the year that the extreme temperatures might result in higher than normal monsoon rains...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service data shows that we’ve not only had record August temperatures for Europe but also for summer, with the previous summer record only...

According to data from the CAMS Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS), total wildfire emissions in the EU and the United Kingdom between 1 June and 31 August in 2022...

Two Directors of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) have provided their insights in a recent ECMWF article.

Not only was 2021 one of the warmest years on record, Sicily recorded what could very well be Europe’s hottest temperature ever, seeing...

The drought scorching much of the European Union is set to be the worst endured since the sixteenth century, one of its drought specialists has warned.

Scientists are using the Copernicus Sentinels to track the impacts of the searing heatwaves and fierce wildfires that are gripping parts of the continent this summer.

Satellite images show the temperature of the land surface in southern France, Spain and northern Africa in the morning of 17 July.

CAMS data show the highest FRP values in August 2022 come from the fire that burnt at least 3,600 hectares in Portugal’s Serra da Estrela, in the Castelo Branco...