Earth's energy is out of balance. It absorbs more energy than it releases and getting worse, driving more extreme events. ESA’s Climate Change Initiative combines satellite data across land, ocean, ice and atmosphere to estimate Earth’s energy imbalance & surface air temperature. t1p.de/xsbti

Learn from one of the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide... Ranked in this category and recipient of the Rei Jaume I Award for Environmental Protection, Emilio Chuvieco has spent his career mapping fire from space.🔥🛰️ Benefit from his expertise in our webinar on 22 July: t1p.de/xuyrj

Many European cities recorded their highest ever temperatures last month. 🌡️ Explore satellite derived Land Surface Temperature data from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative and see how cities heat up more than rural areas. Our notebook guides you from data access to Urban Heat Islands: t1p.de/gyz84

More than 8 million km2 burn every year, giving fires a big share in global greenhouse gas emissions. 🔥 In our next webinar, Emilio Chuvieco presents the aims and satellite data products of the Fire project and how various stakeholders can use them. 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Satellite data is most powerful for climate adaptation as part of an integrated evidence system – combining satellites, modelling, in-situ data and local knowledge. Key finding from a joint ESA & @ec.europa.eu workshop in Harwell. climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Arctic permafrost is slumping 23 times faster than in the 1960s and winter warming is the main driver. 📈 ESA's Climate Change Initiative high-resolution Land Cover Map made it possible to pinpoint exactly where slumps cluster across the tundra. Find the study here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New: You can now sort your dataset searches by publication date. It is even easier to find the latest data products released to the ESA Climate Change Initiative Open Data Portal. Check it out now: climate.esa.int/search

The @esa.int Climate Office & @egu.eu Mentoring Scheme is now open for PhD candidates in Earth observation and climate science, offering a year of one-on-one career mentoring from ESA professionals across academia, industry, and policy. 📅 Apply by: 31 July climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

From July 2026, @esa.int will co-host the @wcrpclimate.bsky.social CORDEX International Project Office, with Dr Rachel McInnes joining as its new Director. She brings over 15 years of experience in climate science and modelling to the role: tinyurl.com/2xux95tp

This new dataset offers an enhanced, globally consistent view of lakes as key climate indicators: t1p.de/evpyh Developed as part of @esa.int's Climate Change Initiative, it covers over 2,000 lakes from 1992–2023, capturing e.g. water levels, ice cover, and, for the first time, lake storage change.

New multi-sensor, jointly retriefed dataset of effective LAI and fAPAR released by the ESA Climate Change Initiative. 2000–2020 time series at 1 km resolution covering a Finland to South Africa transect, the Mediterranean, and LAND validation sites. t1p.de/wbmpv

Missed our webinar on vegetation parameters? Find out how satellite observations have tracked the way in which vegetation drives the Earth's carbon cycle, with a resolution of 1 km – precise enough to detect forest fires and gradual changes in seasonal phenology. Watch the recording: t1p.de/tg6bh

This new dataset provides monthly mean level 3 tropospheric nitrogen dioxide concentration over a standard grid, based on observations from the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument sensor on the Copernicus Sentinel-5P between May 2018 and Dec 2021. Access the dataset here: tinyurl.com/7nm8ecz2

New dataset: Harmonised Medium Resolution Burned Area product, version 6.0. It provides global data from 2003–2024 and harmonises an older MODIS-based and a newer Sentinel-3 based burned-area record, detecting 20% more burned area. Open access here: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue...

Last call: Register now for our webinar, 'Satellite retrievals of land surface temperature & related applications', with Abigail Waring. 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Ensure your research results get the attention they deserve. The new EarthCODE Demonstrator shows how to retrieve and process climate data on the Earth System Data Lab (DeepESDL) platform and publish scientific results – keeping your work visible and accessible. tinyurl.com/4kjw377b

New: Formaldehyde Climate Data Record using Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument observations provides monthly gridded column density data from May 2018 to Dec 2024. It features updated air mass factors, and additional diagnostics such as uncertainties and averaging kernels. tinyurl.com/3wes4kx4

18 annual maps spanning two decades of forest carbon data. 🌳 New satellite dataset covering 2005-2012 and 2015-2024 just released — free to access: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue...

New webinar: Join Abigail Waring to learn about land surface temperature: what it is, how satellites measure it, and why it is important for climate research. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🛰️🌏At the Space Station Earth shows in London & Birmingham, ESA demonstrated the critical role of Earth observation in tracking climate change. One highlight was the opportunity for the audience to learn how ESA and astronaut Luca Parmitano validated satellite data on the ground.

New article on above-ground biomass highlights the Climate Change Initiative Biomass Jupyter notebook – a tool to access, visualise, and track forest carbon stocks at resolutions from 100 m to 50 km, covering 2005 to 2024 earth.esa.int/eogateway/eo...

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay. @unep.org is calling for action with #NowForClimate. Forests, oceans and wetlands can provide solutions. Reliable satellite data helps us to understand how our planet is doing. Watch the video with @calbergel.bsky.social 🛰️

This study boosted agricultural drought monitoring: By comparing high‑detail surface soil moisture maps and a five‑year daily time series from @esa.int Climate Change Initiative, an ESA-funded team found that the different data sets broadly agreed on wet and dry periods. t1p.de/12a3r

We are proud to be part of Space Station Earth, a musical work by Ilan Eshkeri accompanied by a film including satellite images. ESA will demonstrate how satellites help us to understand climate change & our place in the universe. 📍 31 May, London | 5 June, Birmingham 🎟️ comm.tix.to/spacestation...

Are we modelling fires properly?🔥 A new study improves how a global climate model sizes wildfire smoke emissions to differentiate between normal fires and extreme fires. To make sure the comparison focuses on real wildfire plumes, the team used data from Copernicus Sentinel-5P: t1p.de/uarz1

Why does the seafloor in the Gulf of Guinea vibrate at exactly 16 and 26 seconds? 🌊 A 60-year mystery now solved. The cause: ocean swells from Southern Ocean storms triggering resonance in fluid-filled cracks beneath the ocean floor. 📄 Poli et al. (2026) in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🔥 This Friday, 22 May: ESA's Climate Change Initiative at #GISTAM26 — wildfire keynote (hybrid session) and on-site satellite data tutorial in Benidorm. 14:30 Keynote: us06web.zoom.us/j/8281952329... 15:45 Tutorial: www.insticc.org/node/Technic...

Register & upload abstracts for the UK Earth Observation Conference 2026! From 15-17 September, UK's Earth observation community will come together at the University of Warwick. Join us to share the latest science and innovations, shaping our use of Earth observation data: ukeo.org #UKEO2026

Only 2 days left to register for our webinar which focuses on the 21-year ESA Vegetation CCI+ dataset. Find out how to use the data in your research and learn about leaf density, light absorption and long-term vegetation change from space: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

❓What makes ESA's Vegetation CCI+ dataset unique and how can you access and analyse it? Join our webinar on 20 May to find out what insights this kind of long-term record can provide, as explained by Christiaan van der Tol. Secure your spot here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Congratulations to Professor Shubha Sathyendranath on receiving the 2026 Nansen Polar Bear Award by @nansensenteret.bsky.social – nearly five decades of ocean-colour research, tracking life in the ocean from space. 🛰️ climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Meet Christiaan van der Tol – science lead behind ESA's Vegetation CCI+ dataset. He transforms satellite data into insights on how Earth's vegetation has changed over the past 21 years. Join his webinar on 20 May: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Ground temperatures in permafrost regions are increasing 📈 CCI+ Permafrost records have tracked ground temperature changes since 1997: acceleration is widespread, from Arctic lowlands to mountain rock glaciers. Missed the webinar last month? Watch the recording here: climate.esa.int/en/climate-c...

🔥Regional fire monitoring made simple! The new Climate Change Initiative Toolbox Notebooks give you access to specific fire sites, allow you to track seasonal patterns and show you which land types burn. Perfect for wildfire research! Find out more: github.com/esa-cci/esa-...

Each data point in ESA's Vegetation CCI+ dataset is derived from up to 222 satellite observations. Join our next webinar to learn more about the 21-year satellite dataset measuring foliage density and leaf light absorption. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌍 Last week, ESA held its Earth Action Info Day – now available as a recording. Learn about ESA's Earth Action programme, its role in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution, and upcoming tender opportunities for entities from ESA Member States. 👉🏼 climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

🛰️ The ESA Climate Change Initiative is heading to @egu.eu #EGU26 in Vienna, 4–8 May! Find us at booth #X201 in Exhibition Hall X2, right next to the EGU stand. climate.esa.int/en/news-events/esa-climate-climate-change-initiative-at-the-egu-2026

European State of the Climate 2025 by @wmo-global.bsky.social & @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social is out: Record wildfires, highest-ever sea surface temperatures, glacier loss across Europe. ESA CCI data reveals 81% of European lakes were warmer than average in 2025. climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2025?u...

Antarctica is gaining ice mass, but not because ice loss is slowing. 🧊 Iceberg calving is up ~100 gigatonnes per year, yet a snowfall surge is outpacing it – for now. ESA-funded research explains why. 👉 climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Satellites provide the big picture of sea ice. Planes, moorings, ships, buoys and submarines validate these measurements. By comparing 30 years of data, researchers found strong agreement once spatial and temporal representativeness were considered. 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.5194/essd...

🔎 Track land cover changes over decades! The new Climate Change Initiative Toolbox Notebooks provide regional access to high-resolution land cover data from 1990 to 2019. They are perfect for studying deforestation and ecosystem transitions. Explore the Notebooks here: github.com/esa-cci/esa-...

🧊 A glacier in Tibet collapsed and nobody noticed for two years. Satellite data from the ESA Climate Change Initiative revealed what happened: the glacier tongue had vanished. Scientists reconstructed the entire event from space 🛰️ Worth a read: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Last chance to register! Our webinar on permafrost thaw is in 2 days. Annett Bartsch will show how satellites track permafrost thaw across Arctic lowlands & mountain regions, and what nearly 30 years of data reveal: where it’s accelerating and how unevenly. Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z

Last month, Anny Cazenave showed us what satellite data reveal about the rising level of the seas. One key takeaway: Sustained monitoring from space is crucial for detecting accelerating or irreversible changes & informing adaptation policy. Watch the recording here: tinyurl.com/mrxd6x8r

Permafrost is thawing – but where and how quickly? Join our webinar with Annett Bartsch on 22 April to learn how satellites detect permafrost thawing, the differences between the Arctic lowlands and mountains, and the locations of the global hotspots. Register here: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z

🚀 Thank you to UK Students for the Exploration & Development of Space and all participants who joined our Visualising Climate with ESA Satellite-Derived Data training in March! Participants explored satellite data using JupyterLab & the ESA CCI Toolbox. Dive in: tinyurl.com/byr8m2bk

Annett Bartsch has dedicated her career to understanding what's happening with ice beneath the surface. As Science Lead of ESA CCI+ Permafrost, she uses satellite data to track ground temperature changes across Arctic lowlands and mountain regions. Join her webinar: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z

📢@wcrpclimate.bsky.social's Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) project office will now be hosted by @esa.int and the University of Cape Town. Its work on regional climate downscaling is essential for local adaptation planning. We look forward to strengthening collaboration.

Clock's ticking ⏳ 26 April is the last day to sign up for ESA's Climate Change Initiative 4th Land Surface Temperature User Workshop. Join us from 12 to 14 May for satellite data, research insights and hands-on training. 👉 climate.esa.int/en/projects/...

Are you a specialist in land surface climate research? @esa.int is hiring a Climate Applications Scientist to lead Earth observation projects on terrestrial carbon and water cycles in support of global climate policy. 📍ECSAT in Harwell, UK 📅Deadline: 21 April 2026 Learn more here: