The CLMS Global Land Cover This data visualisation is based on the Global Land Cover product from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS), released in June 2025 as part of the new Land Cover and Forest Monitoring (LCFM) suite. @copernicusland.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

One million people in Spain mobilised this weekend in favour of #Palestine and against the genocide of the Government of Israel

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

New MetOp Second Generation weather satellite returns first data. @esaearth.esa.int @eumetsat.int @esa.int www.esa.int/Applications...

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

Arctic expedition with the research vessel Kronprins Haakon. What are the global impacts of an ice-free Arctic? How will the Arctic develop with increasing climate warming? What does an ice-free Arctic mean for our environment and our society. follow the i2B arcg.is/0favaf0 @awi.de #Polarstern

Mars Express views Acheron Fossae’s western fringes This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows the western of Acheron Fossae on Mars a region packed with diverse features: deep cracks, valleys and meandering channels sculpted and filled by slow moving flows of ice and rock. @science.esa.int @esa.int

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

Phytoplankton bloom in the English Channel. Phytoplankton blooms occur almost every spring in the English Channel, driven by a combination of environmental factors which converge during the seasonal transition. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @copernicusmarine.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Sentinel-2

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-...

Krill fishing in the Antarctic: overlaps with consequences. Acoustic data reveal when and where fishing vessels compete with whales and penguins for krill in the Southern Ocean – and what this entails for the ecosystem. @awi.de doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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

Plastic Credits May Worsen Plastic Problem. Plastic credits are being promoted as an innovative way of addressing plastic pollution, but the credits could have exactly the opposite effect and exacerbate the crisis, warns an international consortium of scientists. @awi.de www.awi.de/en/focus/mar...

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

Sea surface warming faster than expected @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int @ec.europa.eu www.esa.int/Applications...

A street in the Carmen neighborhood, Valencia old city @adobe.com @upv.es #streetphotography #oldtown #CameraRaw #Valencia #ComunitatValenciana

Antarctic subglacial lakes threaten ice sheet stability For decades satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice owing to the climate crisis is, sadly no longer surprising @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int youtu.be/vRMeiMsQkBE?...

The maximum extent of Arctic winter sea ice is well below the long-term average, with mean March levels at a record low mean value, also monthly mean in March with a negative record. @awi.de @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @meereisportal.bsky.social www.awi.de/en/

Antarctic sea ice drops to near-record low in 2025 Since 2017 Antarctic sea ice minimums have consistently set record lows highlighting a concerning trend in climate change This ongoing decline impacts global ocean currents, weather patterns and ecosystems @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

Iceberg A23a runs aground near South Georgia Island This Copernicus Sentinel3 image, acquired on 17 March 2025 shows the world’s biggest iceberg, called A23a Once measuring 3900 km2, the iceberg is now roughly 3300 km2, shrinking as it passes through the Antarctic Ocean @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

Narvik, Ofotfjorden, Ofoten region, Nordland, Norge #Narvik #Norge #Nordland #ArticCircle #landscapephotography #travelphotography

Seven Sisters Waterfalls, Møre og Romsdal, Geirangerfjord, Norge #landscapephotography #naturephotography #fjordnorway #norge

In 2024, the planet experienced extremes which were unprecedented in the instrumental record highlighting. In addition to record global temperatures which made 2024 the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding the threshold of 1.5°C @ec.europa.eu @ecmwf.int @unibremen.bsky.social

City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia the Umbracle cac.es/umbracle/ #nightphotography #starrynight #longexposure

On March 11, 21 years have passed since the largest jihadist attack on European soil and in Spain, in Madrid #11M Those directly responsible remain free: the Azores trio @The_GeorgeWBush, @RBX_TonyBlair and @Josemaria_Aznar ex-president of the Spanish government. youtu.be/u4L-LhwGPtM?...

The new ship Frigid temperatures, dense sea ice and beneath you, oceans thousands of metres deep and teeming with life and lower still, a seafloor that holds information on the geological history of our planet: that’s where the new icebreaker will be underway @www.helmholtz.de polarstern.awi.de/en/

The new Polarstern Using cutting-edge technologies to explore the most remote regions of our planet. @www.helmholtz.de @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social read more: polarstern.awi.de/en/

Did you miss the first big news of the year for WEkEO? WEkEO has now launched the WEkEO Light Viewer: an intuitive and easy-to-access platform to explore @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data; an excellent starting point for beginner users! www.wekeo.eu/data/light?v...

City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia (Spain) In the foreground the Hemispheric (Planetarium), behind the Science Museum and the Agora. cac.es/en/hemisferic/ @adobelive.bsky.social

19 New signatures for Copernicus Contributing Missions, Brussels @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @esa.int

Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park, Austurland, Ísland #landscapephotography #Skaftafell #Iceland @adobelive.bsky.social

The advancing Pio XI glacier, Chile. The Pio XI glacier in Chile’s Southern Ice Field is South America's largest, and one of the few glaciers in the world which continues to advance despite global climate change. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Sentinel-2

Copernicus: 2024 virtually certain to be the warmest year and first year above 1.5°C @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2...

The new Polarstern: Contract for new German research icebreaker awarded. #Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems will build the ship at its Wismar facilities and hand her over to the scientific community in 2030 @www.helmholtz.de @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social #AWI #newPolarstern

Good news for the German research fleet, German shipbuilding, and international polar research alike: the new Polarstern will be constructed in Wismar by #thyssenkrupp Marine Systems received the official contract to construct a new research icebreaker from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) today.

First snowfall in Alto Maestrazgo, and the tree in the fog. #AltoMaestrazgo #Morella #landscapephotography #foggyday #firstsnow www.comunitatvalenciana.com/en/home

The Year in images 2024 www.esa.int/About_Us/Wee... @esa.int @ec.europa.eu

Reanalysis datasets like ERA5 combine conventional weather observations and data from satellites with a computer model of the Earth system. But what does that mean in detail and what is the degree of uncertainty of ERA5 temperature data? All the answers: bit.ly/41FgN1V @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social