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⛰️ The Cape Fold Mountains extend across south-western South Africa 🇿🇦, forming a series of parallel ridges between the ...
06/09/2026

⛰️ The Cape Fold Mountains extend across south-western South Africa 🇿🇦, forming a series of parallel ridges between the Atlantic coast and the country’s drier interior.

Their valleys and surrounding lowlands, including those around Cape Town, sustain cities, agriculture, and distinctive ecosystems.

🛰 This natural-colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 5 June 2026 during the southern-hemisphere winter, shows the mountains running northwards and eastwards from the Cape Peninsula. Dark blue ocean waters frame the coast, while bright and muted green tones mark cultivated land and vegetation across the coastal plains and valleys. Brown and ochre colours dominate the rugged ridges and arid plateaus further inland, with scattered white clouds over higher ground.

data support the monitoring of vegetation, agricultural land, and mountain ecosystems, contributing to land management, water-resource planning, and environmental conservation.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌊 Located around 30 kilometres south of Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹, the city of Setúbal sits on the Atlantic coast beside the S...
05/09/2026

🌊 Located around 30 kilometres south of Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹, the city of Setúbal sits on the Atlantic coast beside the Sado Estuary, a landscape of tidal flats and wetlands.

During periods of intense rainfall, runoff from the surrounding higher ground can combine with elevated water levels in the estuary, increasing the risk of flooding in the city centre.

To reduce this risk, Setúbal has implemented flood-resilience measures including retention basins which temporarily store excess rainwater and regulate flows towards the city and Sado Estuary.

🛰 This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 31 August 2026, shows the Sado Estuary extending eastwards from Setúbal. These waters contrast with Setúbal’s densely built-up area and the surrounding agricultural and forested landscapes.

satellite data support monitoring of urban and coastal environments by providing information on land cover, water bodies, and landscape change.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🔥 Seasonal fires are affecting forests and carbon-rich peatlands across Indonesia, with significant impacts on public he...
04/09/2026

🔥 Seasonal fires are affecting forests and carbon-rich peatlands across Indonesia, with significant impacts on public health.

Between July and August, Indonesia’s Health Ministry recorded more than 50,000 associated respiratory infections, including over 12,000 among children under five.

🛰 This image, acquired by one of the Sentinel-2 satellites on 2 September 2026, shows multiple fires around Ketapang in West Kalimantan. Active fires appear as orange-red areas, while dense grey-white smoke plumes extend westwards towards the coast and across the surrounding landscape.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) Fire Emissions Watch App provides timely information on wildfire activity and associated emissions, helping assess their effects on atmospheric composition and air quality.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌨️ Recent winter weather brought snowfall to parts of Patagonia, the vast region spanning the south of Argentina 🇦🇷 and ...
03/09/2026

🌨️ Recent winter weather brought snowfall to parts of Patagonia, the vast region spanning the south of Argentina 🇦🇷 and Chile 🇨🇱

In Argentina’s Santa Cruz Province, snowfall and negative temperatures were reported across several areas during the second half of August, and snow alerts were also issued for the Lago Argentino region, including the towns of El Chaltén and El Calafate.

🛰️ This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 29 August 2026, shows extensive snow cover across southern Patagonia. Snow is visible across the mountainous terrain surrounding the Viedma, Argentino, and O’Higgins/San Martín lakes, contrasting with darker areas of exposed terrain. The image also covers part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, with seasonal snow visible across the surrounding landscape.

satellite data provide detailed information on the extent and distribution of snow cover, supporting the monitoring of seasonal changes across mountainous and remote regions.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🚀 Less than two weeks to go until the launch of Sentinel-3C!Our satellite has just completed fuelling operations at Euro...
03/09/2026

🚀 Less than two weeks to go until the launch of Sentinel-3C!

Our satellite has just completed fuelling operations at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, passed its Flight Readiness Review, and is now awaiting encapsulation and integration on top of a Vega-C launcher.

🛰️ Sentinel-3 data are used every day to better understand and respond to environmental challenges. They help monitor wildfires and analyse extreme weather events such as heatwaves, while also keeping a close eye on our oceans - from tracking sea-surface temperatures to detecting phenomena such as algal blooms.

🗓️ Don’t miss it: 15 September at 03:21 CEST

Stay tuned and more: https://link.europa.eu/RDtT7n

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European Commission | EUMETSAT | ESA - European Space Agency | CNES | Avio | Thales Alenia Space

🔥 Fires affected large areas of Europe and North Africa during the summer of 2026, with extensive burnt areas across the...
02/09/2026

🔥 Fires affected large areas of Europe and North Africa during the summer of 2026, with extensive burnt areas across the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Ukraine, and Algeria.

🛰 This visualisation uses data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, and shows fires larger than 30 hectares between 1 July and 31 August 2026.

Across the area shown, more than 1.2 million hectares have been identified as affected. The circles highlight larger burnt areas, including those associated with 19 fires, each exceeding 10,000 ha. Smaller burnt areas are shown as orange polygons.

As part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, EFFIS provides wildfire information which supports damage assessment, risk monitoring, and coordination among National Civil Protection and Forest Management Authorities.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌅 The Gulf of St Vincent lies off the coast of South Australia 🇦🇺, separating the Yorke Peninsula from the Adelaide metr...
01/09/2026

🌅 The Gulf of St Vincent lies off the coast of South Australia 🇦🇺, separating the Yorke Peninsula from the Adelaide metropolitan area. Its sheltered marine waters support coastal ecosystems, including seagrass meadows which provide habitat and nursery grounds for fish and other marine life.

🛰 In this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 31 August 2026, lighter blue and turquoise patterns are visible across the deep blue waters of the Gulf, particularly in the northern and central parts. These patterns indicate variations in the optical properties of the water, which may be associated with suspended sediments, phytoplankton, or different density of water masses. The surrounding agricultural landscape appears as a patchwork of green fields.

Sentinel-2 data support the monitoring of changes in water colour and turbidity, providing useful information for assessing coastal water quality and marine ecosystems.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

It’s not just a satellite.⁣⁣Discover the Programme - from the EU's world-leading Earth observation mission to the Ga...
01/09/2026

It’s not just a satellite.⁣
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Discover the Programme - from the EU's world-leading Earth observation mission to the Galileo satellite navigation system, and more: https://eu-space.europa.eu/

European Commission | ESA - European Space Agency | EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme | EUMETSAT

📉 The Danube River continues to be affected by exceptionally low water levels as a consequence of the prolonged drought ...
31/08/2026

📉 The Danube River continues to be affected by exceptionally low water levels as a consequence of the prolonged drought across Central and Eastern Europe.

In late August 2026, the river's flow at the Romanian border fell to around 1,600 cubic metres per second, compared with the multiannual August average of approximately 3,900 cubic metres per second. The low water levels have reduced the width of navigable channels along several sections of the river.

🛰️ This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 30 August 2026, shows the Danube along the border between Romania 🇷🇴 and Bulgaria 🇧🇬, near the Romanian town of Corabia. Extensive exposed sandbanks are visible within the river channel, particularly around islands and along both banks.

Sentinel-2 high-resolution imagery supports the monitoring of changes in river extent and exposed sediment during drought episodes.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌨 Snow covers the remote Norwegian 🇳🇴 island of Hopen.Hopen is a narrow island in the Barents Sea, in the south-east of ...
30/08/2026

🌨 Snow covers the remote Norwegian 🇳🇴 island of Hopen.

Hopen is a narrow island in the Barents Sea, in the south-east of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The island and its surrounding waters form the Hopen Nature Reserve, an important habitat for seabirds and polar bears, particularly when sea ice builds up around the island.

🛰 This image was acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 31 May 2026. It shows the island’s snow-covered ridges as a bright, elongated strip surrounded by dark open water. Turquoise tones fringe parts of the coast, while sea ice forms curved bands and irregular edges to the east and north-east.

data help map the distribution of sea ice, monitor snow cover, and document changes in coastal waters.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

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