Polarstern sets course for the HAUSGARTEN Arctic long-term observatory Research expedition continues long-term observations in the Fram Strait, which have documented rapid change in the Arctic Ocean for more than 25 years www.awi.de/en/about-us/... www.pangaea.de @awi.de @helmholtz.de #HAUSGARTEN

Skjálfandaflói, Húsavík, in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay @visiticeland.bsky.social @photoshop.adobe.com #NikCollection9 #ColorEfexPro9 #landscapephotography www.northsailing.is/tour/husavik... www.visithusavik.is

Cleaner air and prosperity can go hand in hand. @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

Reynisfjall Mountain, Reynisfjara beach, Reynisdrangar sea stacks Og Hálsanefshellir Cave, Vík í Mýrdal, Suðurland @icelandgeology.bsky.social @visiticeland.bsky.social @photoshop.adobe.com #landscapephotography #iclendphotography #photomerge whatsoniceland.com www.inspiredbyiceland.com

Insights into Earth’s molten outer core from space. The liquid iron in Earth’s outer core doesn’t always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way… @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int @science.esa.int #CryoSat #Swarm www.esa.int/Applications... geosciences.ed.ac.uk

Black Búðir Church, [Búðakirkja] Vesturland, on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula,Ísland @visiticeland.bsky.social @lightroom.adobe.com #landscapephotography #Iceland_photo #Icelandchurch whatsoniceland.com www.inspiredbyiceland.com

OBSERVER: Mapping our changing planet – high-resolution insights with Copernicus LCFM #CopernicusSentinel-2-imagery @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @esaearth.esa.int @ec.europa.eu www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news...

Víkurkirkja Church, Vík í Mýrdal, Suðurland, Ísland #landscapephotography #icelandphotography #VíkurkirkjaChurch #Naturephoto #travevelphoto @lightroom.adobe.com @photoshop.adobe.com www.inspiredbyiceland.com

Arctic Dialogue in Potsdam: Finding solutions together as equals On 14 April,members of the indigenous community,along with representatives from politics and academia, will meet to draw up principles for collaborative,socially just and respectful cooperation in Arctic research @awi.de @helmholtz.de

Jostedalsbreen, Norway Ahead of the World Day for Glaciers, Copernicus #Sentinel-2 captures the diverse landscape of western Norway with its jagged fjords, fertile valleys, mountain plateaus and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe. @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int

Dive into MBARI’s 2025 Annual Report annualreport.mbari.org/2025/ @mbarinews.bsky.social

Skaftafell, Skaftafell National Park, Austurland. #landscape-photography #naturephoto #icelandicphoto #Skaftafell #Austurland @lightroom.adobe.com @photoshop.adobe.com www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en/areas/ska...

The study on the decline of Antarctica is indicated on the loss of ice in the future @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int Ice along the "landlines" of Antarctica has remained largely stable in the last 30 years, but in some territories it has withdrawn more than 40 km, as shown… www.esa.int/Space_in_Mem...

Mýrdalsjökull Glacier, Suðurland, Ísland #Landscapephotography #Naturephotography #Icelandphotography #Mýrdalsjökull #Glacier #Suðurland #Iceland

Antarctica retreat study signals future ice loss. The ice along Antarctica’s ‘grounding lines’ has been largely stable over the past 30 years, but ice has retreated by more than 40 km in some areas, a new study based on satellite data finds. @esaearth.esa.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

De syv søstrene (The Seven Sisters) Geirangerfjord, Møre og Romsdal, western Norway. @visitnorway.bsky.social @lightroom.adobe.com www.visitnorway.com/en/ www.fjordnorway.com/en/ #Geirangerfjord #sevensisters #fjordnorway #landscapephotography #naturephotography #Norway #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite

How do clouds form in Antarctica? The first flight-based aerosol measurements in 20 years The #SANAT flight campaign investigated the origin and transport of aerosols in the Antarctic atmosph that cause the formation of clouds for the first time also far inland @awi.de @maxplanck.de @igb-berlin.de

Arnardrangur í Reynisdröngum, Vík í Mýrdal, Suðurlandi, Íslandi #lanscapephotography #nightphoto #naturephotography #Suðurlandi #Arnardrangur #icelandphotography @lightroom.adobe.com @photoshop.adobe.com @cameraraw.bsky.social

Setting sail to a region in rapid transition. The SWOS #Polarstern expedition launches investigations into the rapid changes of sea ice and ecosystems in the Antarctic Weddell Sea. @awi.de @helmholtz.de follow-polarstern.awi.de?lang=en

Hverfjall Volcano Crater Northern Iceland, near Lake Mývatn. #landscapephotography #icelandphoto #naturephotography #travelphotos @icelandgeology.bsky.social @lightroom.adobe.com @cameraraw.bsky.social

Alfred Wegener Institute and University of Bremen now able to continue securing endangered climate and environmental data The German Research Foundation is funding projects securing and storing endangered scientific datasets on the PANGAEA platform. @awi.de @marumunibremen.bsky.social

Vestrahorn mountain and Stokksnes Black Sand Beach peninsula, Suðausturland. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travelphoto #icelandphoto #Stokksnes @lightroom.adobe.com @photoshop.adobe.com www.inspiredbyiceland.com

Top 5 Images of The Day in 2025 2025 represented an unprecedented year for the EU Space Programme, particularly regarding the expansion of the Copernicus Sentinel family. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Sentinel-A5

Spitsbergen, Svalbard Longyearbyen, Nord Norge #seascapephotography #sailing #foggyday #Frozensea @visitnorway.bsky.social @photoshop.adobe.com

Arctic sea ice extent at record low levels. After reaching the second-lowest extent on record in November 2025, sea ice extent in the Arctic remained unusually low into December. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @ec.europa.eu

Vatnajökull, Vatnajökull National Park, Austurland #landscapephotography #naturephotography #SkaftafellNationalPark #HighwayN1 #picoftheday www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en/areas/ska...

The Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas (C3S Atlas) keeps growing. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu Mean of daily mean temperature (°C) - CMIP6 - Change - rel. to 1850-1900 - Warming 2°C - Annual atlas.climate.copernicus.eu/atlas

Fjaðrárgljúfur, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Suðurland, Ísland @visiticeland.bsky.social @photoshop.adobe.com #landscapephotography #icelandwaterfalls #Suðurland www.visiticeland.com

Research icebreaker Polarstern sets sail for the Antarctic Weddell Sea. An international research team led by the University of Rostock is investigating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Antarctica. @awi.de @helmholtz.de www.uni-rostock.de/en/

Goðafoss, Norðurland Eystra Region, Ísland #landscapephotography #icelandicphotos @visiticeland.bsky.social @icelandgeology.bsky.social www.inspiredbyiceland.com/visit

Brygen Bergen, Norway #landscapephotography #streetphotography @visitnorway.bsky.social @lightroom.adobe.com www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go...

September 2025 was the third-warmest on record globally. The bulletin reports that September 2025 was the third-warmest September ever globally, with an average #ERA5 surface air temperature of 16.11°C, which is 0.66°C above the 1991–2020 average for the month. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

Dettifoss, Jökulsárgljúfur National Park, Austurland #landscapephotography #icelandicwaterfalls #travelphotography @visiticeland.bsky.social

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Nord Norge @spitsbergen.bsky.social #landscapephotography

CONTRASTS expedition with the research icebreaker Polarstern, explored different types of sea ice in parallel The international and interdisciplinary research team, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, focused on the summer melting of Arctic sea ice in three different regimes. @awi.de @helmholtz.de

Lake on the 79°N Glacier is splitting the ice – leaving permanent changes. A new AWI study shows that an approximately 21 square kilometre meltwater lake has caused gigantic cracks in the ice and that the water flowing off is lifting the glacier @awi.de @helmholtz.de

Greenland subglacial lake outburst. Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet @esaearth.esa.int @esa.int

Húsavíkurkirkja, Húsavík, Norðurland Eystra Region, Ísland #Iceland #landscapephotography #PicofTheDay #HúsavikChurch @adobe.com www.visiticeland.com

The Skeiðarárjökull glacier in southern Iceland plays a key role in the region’s hydrological cycle As an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull it is closely monitored due to its repeated history of glacial outburst floods which have shaped the surrounding landscape @ec.europa.eu perlan.is/articles/ske...

Húsavík Harbour, Norðurland Eystra Region, Ísland #Iceland #landscapephotography #PicofTheDay #WhalesWatching #Travelphotography www.visiticeland.com @adobe.com

Journey through space and time. The latest Polarstern expedition is off to explore ice floe types from the past, present and future. On Wednesday, 2 July 2025, the Polarstern will set sail from Tromsø, Norway, embarking on an expedition to the Arctic Ocean. @awi.de @meereisportal.bsky.social

Skógafoss, Suðurland, Ísland #Iceland #skógafoss #waterfall #suðurland #landscapephotography #PicofTheDay www.visiticeland.com

May was the second warmest May on record globally. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focused on key climate trends in May 2025. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...

Húsavík Harbour, Norðurland Eystra Region, Ísland #Seascapephotography #Whales #Iceland #Travelphotography #PicoftheDay @adobe.com

Hayedo de Otzarreta, Gorbeia Natural Park, Euskadi #Landscapephotography #Naturephotography #Beechforest #picoftheday #Euskadi @adobe.com turismovasco.com/bizkaia/que-...

How climate change is altering the Arctic Ocean Polarstern expedition is off to the AWI-Hausgarten long-term observatory. On 29 May 2025, the Polarstern research vessel set sail from Bremerhaven for the Arctic. @awi.de www.awi.de/en/about-us/... follow-polarstern.awi.de

Irati Beech Forest, Kingdom of Navarra, Spain #Landscapephotography #Naturephotography #Navarra #Forest #picoftheday @adobe.com

La Selva de Irati, in the valleys of Aezkoa and Salazar, Kingdom of Navarra. #Landscapephotography #naturephotography #forest #NavarraKingdom #Irati #Salazar @adobe.com @adobelive.bsky.social www.irati.org www.turismo.navarra.es www.selvadeirati.com www.valledesalazar.com

Maarten Boersma Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. The @awi.de has a new director: Maarten Boersma will become acting director from May and will succeed Antje Boetius, who emigrated to the USA. @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social @orcid.org

Skógafoss, Rangárþing Eystra, Suðurland, Ísland @euiniceland.bsky.social @adobe.com #Iceland #Ísland #Suðurland #Skógafoss #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travelphotography www.visiticeland.com