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The wildfire season in the tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere has been underway since August, with different levels of wildfire activity observed at various locations around the globe. The Copernicus...

The wildfires had also seriously damaged the network fibre lines used for transferring the Copernicus Sentinel-2A and -B and Sentinel-5P data. The transformation of the Copernicus Ground Segment, implemented...

This summer, Europe experienced a relentless heatwave, fuelling wildfires in several countries. This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image shows the burn scars left by fires on the Greek island of Rhodes.Earth...

This year’s fire season, which sparked the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU, has been devastating for humans and the environment. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS)...

With Portugal in the grip of a heat wave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. The image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite...

A month after fires ravaged the island of Rhodes in July 2023, more fires have ripped through Greece this week as southern Europe swelters under a late...

The EU is seeking to limit growing threats from blazes through the use of satellites, artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles. By combining satellite images and other data, the system...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is delighted to announce the reopening of the Sentinel-3A World Fire Atlas, now upscaled at global level, providing the latest data on fire occurrences...

As the 2023 wildfire season begins in Europe, the continent is confronted with the ever-challenging struggle to combat these devastating natural disasters. The rising global temperatures and the increasing frequency of extreme...

Since then, the service has never stopped evolving to better serve its users and has become a reference in the emergency management ecosystem.