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

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

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/

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