The Earth Observation component of the EU Space Programme
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🌀 Super Typhoon Champi (Rosal) reached Cat 5 strength east of the 🇵🇭 Philippines, with winds of 296 km/h - the strongest sustained winds recorded globally (2026).
🛰️ @CMEMS_EU data show waves reaching 10 m near the storm’s centre.
🔗 link.europa.eu/KKQhFc
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💧 What happens when #CopernicusEU services combine their insights?
🧩 Explore The Odyssey of Water, revealing how #EUSpace data help us understand the Mediterranean.
🔗 link.europa.eu/HHkGC8
With @CopernicusLand @CMEMS_EU @CopernicusECMWF @CopernicusEMS & @defis_eu.
❄️ Autumn across Scandinavia! 🇳🇴🇸🇪
🛰️ This #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 image captures fog filling lowland valleys and early snow covering Norway’s higher elevations, as colder days arrive in northern Europe.
🔗 link.europa.eu/PPVQbm
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🛰️ Thank you, @EU_SST, for helping protect #CopernicusEU satellites! Happy anniversary! 🥳
1/4 🎉 Happy 10th anniversary, EU Space Surveillance and Tracking - @EU_SST !
More than 300 experts & network members from the civil & military #EUSpace sectors gathered to celebrate a decade of EU cooperation for safer, more sustainable space.
🔗 link.europa.eu/vrXWw8
🇪🇺 @EU_Commission has unveiled its new Strategy for the Arctic, focusing on security, resilience, climate and prosperity for Arctic communities.
🛰️ This #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image shows sea ice drifting off 🇬🇱 illustrate Arctic dynamics.
🔗 link.europa.eu/pNjvgr
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🔥 Wildfires in 🇮🇩 Indonesia are sending vast smoke plumes across Southeast Asia, affecting air quality in Malaysia & Singapore.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU CAMS data show 2026 fire emissions among the highest in 24 years.
🔗 link.europa.eu/FfyFxX
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🧊 Two giant icebergs drift north through the South Atlantic. 🇦🇶
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1, -2 & -3 track A81 (1,340 km²) & D32 (106 km²), from calving in Antarctica to their journey across the Southern Ocean.
🔗 link.europa.eu/HHtW6g
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🏙️ Delhi 🇮🇳 from space! 🛰️ This false-colour #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image reveals the city in purple & magenta, with vegetation in bright green and the Yamuna River winding through the urban landscape.
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🌍 When every minute counts, concerted action can deliver effective Disaster Risk Management.
Great conversation w @hadjalahbib at the “From Space to Grassroots” event.
Working in a Compass of more space, better data&readiness help save lives. Tangible value of #EUSpace🇪🇺
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Better preparedness saves lives.
🛰️ #EUSpace techs - from @CopernicusEU & Galileo to GOVSATCOM & future IRIS² - help monitor risks & coordinate responses.
At “From Space to Grassroots”, we discussed the Compass that draw a path for more space in support of disaster management.
🏞️ The Itaipu Reservoir 🇧🇷🇵🇾 is bordered by a green belt of protected forest, helping prevent soil erosion, conserve water & connect habitats.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals this striking contrast with surrounding farmland.
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🌾 Today is #WorldFoodDay by @FAO.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU maps crop types & growing durations across Flevoland 🇳🇱, helping monitor agriculture, manage land sustainably & support food security.
🔗 link.europa.eu/rp7ccd
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🌊Warming & extreme climate events are transforming our oceans, affecting all from marine ecosystems to coastal communities.
Discover the findings of the 10th #CopernicusEU Ocean State Report & how 🛰️ data can help us prepare for change: link.europa.eu/xwJXqq
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🚣 Lake Constance 🇩🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹 is running low!
🌊 Water levels in the Untersee were ~90 cm below avg in early Oct, suspending passenger boat services.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals shallow waters & exposed lakebed.
🔗 link.europa.eu/CGNCVn
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⚠️ Flash floods hit Nepal’s 🇳🇵 Budhi Gandaki River valley on 11 Oct, damaging bridges, homes & trekking routes.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 images reveal changes before & after the event, supporting disaster response.
🔗 link.europa.eu/TGRWCK
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🌧️ How can we better prepare for floods?
🛰️ On Disaster Risk Reduction Day, #CopernicusEU maps modelled flood depths in 🇪🇸 Iniesta, helping authorities identify vulnerable areas, assess protective measures & strengthen local resilience.
🔗 link.europa.eu/4vf93b
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🌡️ September 2026 was the 2nd warmest globally & 3rd warmest in Europe on record.
🇪🇺 Western Europe saw exceptional heat, with parts of France, Portugal, Spain & Italy 4–6°C above average.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU tracks climate extremes.
🔗 link.europa.eu/w98DFq
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🌋 Mount Erebus 🇦🇶, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, casts a ~35 km shadow across sea ice.
🛰️ This #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image reveals the snow-covered volcano & Erebus Glacier Tongue.
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🐦 Happy World Migratory Bird Day!
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 captures 🇳🇿 NZ's coastline, home to migratory shorebirds like the bar-tailed godwit, travelling thousands of kms between Arctic breeding grounds & coastal wetlands.
🔗 link.europa.eu/8VRKxp
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🔥🛰️ From the outskirts of Paris and Madrid to Belgium’s High Fens, wildfires challenged Europe in the summer season.
Discover how the @CopernicusEMS supported preparedness & response operations.
🔗 link.europa.eu/tHf9Pd
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