Minding the gap on tropical forest...
Tropical forests are clearly critical to Earth?s climate system, but understanding exactly how much carbon they absorb from the atmosphere, store and release is tricky to calculate, not least because ...
Tracking human emissions from space
The Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission will be the first satellite mission to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere through human ...
Understanding climate tipping points
As the planet warms, many parts of the Earth system are undergoing large-scale changes. Ice sheets are shrinking, sea levels are rising and coral reefs are dying off.While climate records are being ...
Contract secures next step for TRUTHS...
Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental to ...
ESA and UNEP collaborate for a...
In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 ...
Earth from Space: American Samoa
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us an amazing view of the tropical island of Tutuila, the largest in the American Samoa archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.Zoom in to explore this image at ...
Iceberg on the loose
After being grounded on the ocean floor for well over four decades, the largest iceberg in the world is on the loose.The iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in West ...
Global Stocktake: how space drives...
Almost 200 countries are gathering in Dubai to attend the biggest climate event of the year. COP28 ? the 2023 United Nations climate change summit ? isn?t just another conference though. For the ...
Taking climate action with Earth...
As global temperatures records are smashed and greenhouse gas emissions reach new highs, a new report from the UN Environment Programme finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the ...
How will EarthCARE shed light on clouds?
In around six months, ESA?s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer mission will take to the skies to advance our understanding of the interactions between clouds, aerosols and radiation in ...
