In June 2022 Copernicus Sentinel Satellites acquired the snow covered image of the ALPS. The snow cover visible in red, is showing the effects of the severe drought gripping Northern Italy during this period. According to the Centre d’Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère (CESBIO – Centre for Space Studies of the Biosphere), after a winter characterised…
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A phytoplankton bloom in the Hardangerfjord in Norway. Higher temperatures might be credited to these blooms resulting in a turqoise colour, an indicator of a healthy marine ecosystem. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
These visualisations, based on data produced by the Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS), show the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) forecasts for 1 June 2021 (left) and 1 June 2022 (right). The visual on the right shows that the SST in some areas of the Mediterranean Sea should reach approximately 25°C, an unusually high value for this…
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