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Image of the day: 5-6-2026
World Environment Day 2026: Monitoring Environmental Change with Copernicus
Location: Brazil, Spain and Svalbard Archipelago
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
5 June marks World Environment Day 2026, under the theme “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future”, highlighting the important role of nature-based solutions in addressing climate change and supporting sustainable livelihoods…
Image of the day: 4-6-2026
Sediment patterns in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, France
Location: France
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
The Gulf of Saint-Malo lies between Brittany and Normandy, in north-western France. It is known for strong tidal dynamics, which influence coastal waters, sediment transport, and the surrounding marine environment.
This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 18…
Image of the day: 3-6-2026
Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Location: Europe
Credit: EU, Copernicus Marine Service Data
In late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average sea surface temperatures.
This data visualisation, based on data from the…
Image of the day: 2-6-2026
Naarden’s star-shaped fortress, the Netherlands
Location: Netherlands
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Naarden, in the Netherlands, is one of Europe’s best-preserved examples of a fortified town, with its distinctive star-shaped layout still intact. The historic town forms part of the UNESCO-listed Dutch Water Defence Lines, a vast defensive network which combines fortifications…
Image of the day: 1-6-2026
Saharan dust plume reaches the Caribbean Sea
Location: Caribbean Sea
Credit: EU, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
At the end of May 2026, a large Saharan dust plume stretched from the west coast of Africa towards the Americas. Countries such as Cabo Verde saw declining air quality as the dust plume passed over the region.
This data visualisation, based on Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring...
Image of the day: 31-5-2026
Rare actinoform clouds swirl off the coast of Peru
Location: Peru
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery
A vast field of actinoform clouds stretches across the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru, in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image acquired on 25 May 2026.
Actinoform clouds are cloud formations with a distinctive radial shape, creating patterns which resemble giant flowers…
Image of the day: 30-5-2026
Lake Wörthersee frames Austria’s Alpine lake basin
Location: Austria
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Lake Wörthersee lies in the Klagenfurt Basin of Carinthia, southern Austria, between low wooded ridges shaped by Alpine geology and glacial processes. The lake and its surrounding settlements bring together freshwater habitats, farmland, transport infrastructure, and tourist facilities…
Image of the day: 29-5-2026
Phytoplankton bloom colours Romania’s Black Sea coast
Location: Romania
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Phytoplankton are microscopic marine organisms which form the base of the marine food web and multiply rapidly when light and nutrient conditions are favourable.
In early May 2026, a phytoplankton bloom developed in the western Black Sea off the coast of Romania, remaining visible…
Image of the day: 28-5-2026
Undersea volcano erupts in the Bismarck Sea near Papua New Guinea
Location: Bismarck Sea
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
A submarine eruption began on 8 May 2026 in the central Bismarck Sea, 130 kilometres south-east of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. The eruption revealed a previously unmapped underwater volcano, now provisionally named Titan Ridge Volcano, in a remote and tectonically…
Image of the day: 27-5-2026
Wildfires break out in Doñana National Park, Spain
Location: Spain
Credit: EU, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Two wildfires broke out between 24 and 25 May 2026 within Doñana National Park in south-western Spain, one of Europe’s most important wetland and dune ecosystems, protected under UNESCO World Heritage and Ramsar Convention designations. Andalusian authorities deployed more than 100 forest…
