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The global climate system & advances in systematic observation today at #COP30 Earth Information Day: @calbergel.bsky.social of @esa.int & Thais M. Rosan from @uniofexeternews.bsky.social explain how observations advance greenhouse gas inventories & reporting supporting the Paris Agreement.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The global climate system & advances in systematic observation today at #COP30 Earth Information Day: @calbergel.bsky.social of @esa.int & Thais M. Rosan from @uniofexeternews.bsky.social explain how observations advance greenhouse gas inventories & reporting supporting the Paris Agreement.
#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil! Over the coming days, @esa.int will showcase Earth Observation's crucial role in climate science & action incl. state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, discussions on cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories with atmospheric observations & more.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil! Over the coming days, @esa.int will showcase Earth Observation's crucial role in climate science & action incl. state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, discussions on cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories with atmospheric observations & more.
🛰️ Satellite data shows us that the planet doesn't negotiate.
As #COP30 begins Monday, ESA's Climate Change Initiative tracks the climate from space, providing the global, long term data that provide the scientific foundation for Paris Agreement goals - empowering leaders to chart our path forward. 🌍
As #COP30 begins Monday, ESA's Climate Change Initiative tracks the climate from space, providing the global, long term data that provide the scientific foundation for Paris Agreement goals - empowering leaders to chart our path forward. 🌍
Supporting the Paris Agreement
ESA Climate Change Initiative research is exploiting Earth observation satellite data to support progress toward the mitigation and adaptation goals of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.
climate.esa.int
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🛰️ Satellite data shows us that the planet doesn't negotiate.
As #COP30 begins Monday, ESA's Climate Change Initiative tracks the climate from space, providing the global, long term data that provide the scientific foundation for Paris Agreement goals - empowering leaders to chart our path forward. 🌍
As #COP30 begins Monday, ESA's Climate Change Initiative tracks the climate from space, providing the global, long term data that provide the scientific foundation for Paris Agreement goals - empowering leaders to chart our path forward. 🌍
The satellites Sentinel-1D & Sentinel-6B launch to provide critical climate data. Sentinel-1D will monitor ice sheets & glaciers, Sentinel-6B will track sea level rise. Their data will extend decades of climate observations and support ESA's Climate Change Initiative projects. tinyurl.com/zfj8fmva
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The satellites Sentinel-1D & Sentinel-6B launch to provide critical climate data. Sentinel-1D will monitor ice sheets & glaciers, Sentinel-6B will track sea level rise. Their data will extend decades of climate observations and support ESA's Climate Change Initiative projects. tinyurl.com/zfj8fmva
🌎 #COP30 is just around the corner! We can’t wait to discuss Earth Observation’s role in climate action: Join us for events about state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, Cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories & more.
More about satellite data supporting the Paris Agreement:
More about satellite data supporting the Paris Agreement:
Supporting the Paris Agreement
ESA Climate Change Initiative research is exploiting Earth observation satellite data to support progress toward the mitigation and adaptation goals of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.
climate.esa.int
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🌎 #COP30 is just around the corner! We can’t wait to discuss Earth Observation’s role in climate action: Join us for events about state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, Cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories & more.
More about satellite data supporting the Paris Agreement:
More about satellite data supporting the Paris Agreement:
🛰️ How to monitor the climate: Susanne Mecklenburg explains how we can observe and study climate change in a holistic way – and why looking at the climate variables separately isn’t enough. Learn more! 👇
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🛰️ How to monitor the climate: Susanne Mecklenburg explains how we can observe and study climate change in a holistic way – and why looking at the climate variables separately isn’t enough. Learn more! 👇
👩🔬The next generation of scientists: Climate Change Initiative's Antarctic Ice Sheets project and @cpom-uk.bsky.social brought polar science to young minds! Via interactive activities, children discovered how ESA's CryoSat-2 mission monitors melting polar regions from space.🛰️
youtu.be/kVCApx7BPgI
youtu.be/kVCApx7BPgI
Science Outreach with CPOM
YouTube video by Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM)
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October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
👩🔬The next generation of scientists: Climate Change Initiative's Antarctic Ice Sheets project and @cpom-uk.bsky.social brought polar science to young minds! Via interactive activities, children discovered how ESA's CryoSat-2 mission monitors melting polar regions from space.🛰️
youtu.be/kVCApx7BPgI
youtu.be/kVCApx7BPgI
Let's get the most out of 45 years of Earth observation for climate research!
A new @esa.int tender calls for the development of prototype Climate Data Records from AVHRR satellite data in various domains, such as land, sea or lakes, cryosphere, and atmosphere.📅Submission deadline Nov 28, 13:00 CET
A new @esa.int tender calls for the development of prototype Climate Data Records from AVHRR satellite data in various domains, such as land, sea or lakes, cryosphere, and atmosphere.📅Submission deadline Nov 28, 13:00 CET
New tender to develop prototype Climate Data Records from rescued satellite radiometer archive
climate.esa.int
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Let's get the most out of 45 years of Earth observation for climate research!
A new @esa.int tender calls for the development of prototype Climate Data Records from AVHRR satellite data in various domains, such as land, sea or lakes, cryosphere, and atmosphere.📅Submission deadline Nov 28, 13:00 CET
A new @esa.int tender calls for the development of prototype Climate Data Records from AVHRR satellite data in various domains, such as land, sea or lakes, cryosphere, and atmosphere.📅Submission deadline Nov 28, 13:00 CET
Pan-Arctic analysis uses long term Earth Observation records from ESA Climate Change Initiative to assess the similarities between sea ice variation, terrestrial biosphere, and cryosphere parameters.🌍
A baseline to better understand the processes behind climate change impacts across the region.
A baseline to better understand the processes behind climate change impacts across the region.
Similarities between sea ice area variations and satellite-derived terrestrial biosphere and cryosphere parameters across the Arctic
Abstract. Satellite time series availability for the Arctic Ocean and adjacent land areas allows cross-comparisons for cryosphere vs. vegetation parameters. Previous studies focused on correlation ana...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pan-Arctic analysis uses long term Earth Observation records from ESA Climate Change Initiative to assess the similarities between sea ice variation, terrestrial biosphere, and cryosphere parameters.🌍
A baseline to better understand the processes behind climate change impacts across the region.
A baseline to better understand the processes behind climate change impacts across the region.
🏔️Why do glaciers in the Karakoram region seem to buck global trends?
Using satellite data of the Essential Climate Variables cloud cover, snow cover, and lakes, researchers study the behaviour of glaciers, melting, and mass patterns to better predict their future.
climate.esa.int/en/Cross_ECV...
Using satellite data of the Essential Climate Variables cloud cover, snow cover, and lakes, researchers study the behaviour of glaciers, melting, and mass patterns to better predict their future.
climate.esa.int/en/Cross_ECV...
Karakoram Anomaly
This project aims to improve understanding of glacier response to climate change in the Karakoram region using Earth Observation and climate data to force and calibrate a glacier surface mass balance ...
climate.esa.int
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🏔️Why do glaciers in the Karakoram region seem to buck global trends?
Using satellite data of the Essential Climate Variables cloud cover, snow cover, and lakes, researchers study the behaviour of glaciers, melting, and mass patterns to better predict their future.
climate.esa.int/en/Cross_ECV...
Using satellite data of the Essential Climate Variables cloud cover, snow cover, and lakes, researchers study the behaviour of glaciers, melting, and mass patterns to better predict their future.
climate.esa.int/en/Cross_ECV...
Scientists are investigating early warning signs and risks of sudden changes in the deep ocean currents around Antarctica. Understanding these changes is vital for our climate’s future. 🌊🛰️ Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Scientists are investigating early warning signs and risks of sudden changes in the deep ocean currents around Antarctica. Understanding these changes is vital for our climate’s future. 🌊🛰️ Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
How can satellites help detecting wildfires?🔥
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
How can satellites help detecting wildfires?🔥
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
Antarctic ice sheets hold critical clues to future sea level rise.
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Antarctic ice sheets hold critical clues to future sea level rise.
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Your call to advance climate change adaptation: @esa.int has released a new research tender for Earth observation & adaptation experts to develop risk and indicators used to monitor and evaluate adaptation actions:
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Your call to advance climate change adaptation: @esa.int has released a new research tender for Earth observation & adaptation experts to develop risk and indicators used to monitor and evaluate adaptation actions:
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
How can we measure climate adaptation? New research presented by Sarah Connors at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social shows: Earth observation can improve risk assessment & make climate resilience measurable worldwide. A monitoring system for the Global Goal on Adaptation. adaptationfutures2025.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
How can we measure climate adaptation? New research presented by Sarah Connors at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social shows: Earth observation can improve risk assessment & make climate resilience measurable worldwide. A monitoring system for the Global Goal on Adaptation. adaptationfutures2025.com
New satellite observations have recorded the largest ocean waves since 1991 🌊 New findings show that long waves act as 'messengers', carrying storm energy across thousands of kilometres and causing coastal damage far from the point of storm impact. Find out more: tinyurl.com/v4uym5bt
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New satellite observations have recorded the largest ocean waves since 1991 🌊 New findings show that long waves act as 'messengers', carrying storm energy across thousands of kilometres and causing coastal damage far from the point of storm impact. Find out more: tinyurl.com/v4uym5bt
🔥 Sentinel-3 SYN Burned Area products now extended: The Open Data Portal now provides monthly global burned area data (FireCCIS311 v1.1) from OLCI & SLSTR instruments on Sentinel-3 A&B, complemented by VIIRS thermal data. Available up to and including 2023, 2024 coming soon.
Data
The Open Data Portal hosts the suite of Essential Climate Variable datasets produced under the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme as a single point of access.
climate.esa.int
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔥 Sentinel-3 SYN Burned Area products now extended: The Open Data Portal now provides monthly global burned area data (FireCCIS311 v1.1) from OLCI & SLSTR instruments on Sentinel-3 A&B, complemented by VIIRS thermal data. Available up to and including 2023, 2024 coming soon.
🚀 New Climate Change and Cities projects will use decades of satellite data to strengthen urban climate knowledge across cities 🏙
Researchers focus on urban greening monitoring, coastal flood risk, urban climate modelling, and African climate trends.
Read more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
Researchers focus on urban greening monitoring, coastal flood risk, urban climate modelling, and African climate trends.
Read more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
Space-to-city: satellite data empower urban climate resilience
As cities worldwide grapple with the consequences of our changing climate four new research projects using satellite-derived observation records have been launched to better understand and adapt to th...
climate.esa.int
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚀 New Climate Change and Cities projects will use decades of satellite data to strengthen urban climate knowledge across cities 🏙
Researchers focus on urban greening monitoring, coastal flood risk, urban climate modelling, and African climate trends.
Read more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
Researchers focus on urban greening monitoring, coastal flood risk, urban climate modelling, and African climate trends.
Read more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
West Antarctica's ice sheets are sending warning signals. Our expert panel revealed how satellite data uncovers dangerous instability patterns contributing to sea level rise. Watch the full webinar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
West Antarctica's ice sheets are sending warning signals. Our expert panel revealed how satellite data uncovers dangerous instability patterns contributing to sea level rise. Watch the full webinar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
🌍 Planetary Health Check 2025: 7/9 Planetary Boundaries breached – all deteriorating.
The assessment uses Earth observation & Climate Change Initiative algorithms for Ozone and Land Cover via C3S.
Congratulations to co-author @sophiehebden.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/2che2fm9
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social
The assessment uses Earth observation & Climate Change Initiative algorithms for Ozone and Land Cover via C3S.
Congratulations to co-author @sophiehebden.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/2che2fm9
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🌍 Planetary Health Check 2025: 7/9 Planetary Boundaries breached – all deteriorating.
The assessment uses Earth observation & Climate Change Initiative algorithms for Ozone and Land Cover via C3S.
Congratulations to co-author @sophiehebden.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/2che2fm9
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social
The assessment uses Earth observation & Climate Change Initiative algorithms for Ozone and Land Cover via C3S.
Congratulations to co-author @sophiehebden.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/2che2fm9
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social
🚨 4 Earth systems approaching tipping points: All have lost stability in recent decades, moving closer to critical thresholds.
⚠️ But early warning is hindered by tipping element interactions
tinyurl.com/d6bwwbpn
@nature.com
⚠️ But early warning is hindered by tipping element interactions
tinyurl.com/d6bwwbpn
@nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🚨 4 Earth systems approaching tipping points: All have lost stability in recent decades, moving closer to critical thresholds.
⚠️ But early warning is hindered by tipping element interactions
tinyurl.com/d6bwwbpn
@nature.com
⚠️ But early warning is hindered by tipping element interactions
tinyurl.com/d6bwwbpn
@nature.com
🌊 Join the 3rd Sea State Climate Change Initiative User Consultation Meeting, Oct 1-2 at @noc.ac.uk Southampton. Two days covering satellite observations, climate integration & novel applications - featuring first Sentinel-1 interferometric processing. projects.noc.ac.uk/seastatecci/
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🌊 Join the 3rd Sea State Climate Change Initiative User Consultation Meeting, Oct 1-2 at @noc.ac.uk Southampton. Two days covering satellite observations, climate integration & novel applications - featuring first Sentinel-1 interferometric processing. projects.noc.ac.uk/seastatecci/
Record lake temperatures, severe droughts, and extreme flooding: The @wmo-global.bsky.social's 2024 global water report reveals a planet under mounting water stress. Read how ESA satellite data supports these findings: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
September 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Record lake temperatures, severe droughts, and extreme flooding: The @wmo-global.bsky.social's 2024 global water report reveals a planet under mounting water stress. Read how ESA satellite data supports these findings: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
New datasets on Climate Change Initiatives Open Data Portal show how snow cover fraction changed:
❄ Snow Cover Fraction (AVHRR v4.0): ~5km resolution, excl. Antarctica & Greenland
❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): 0.1° resolution, Northern Hemisphere
Daily data 1979-2023: climate.esa.int/en/data/
❄ Snow Cover Fraction (AVHRR v4.0): ~5km resolution, excl. Antarctica & Greenland
❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): 0.1° resolution, Northern Hemisphere
Daily data 1979-2023: climate.esa.int/en/data/
Data
The Open Data Portal hosts the suite of Essential Climate Variable datasets produced under the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme as a single point of access.
climate.esa.int
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
New datasets on Climate Change Initiatives Open Data Portal show how snow cover fraction changed:
❄ Snow Cover Fraction (AVHRR v4.0): ~5km resolution, excl. Antarctica & Greenland
❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): 0.1° resolution, Northern Hemisphere
Daily data 1979-2023: climate.esa.int/en/data/
❄ Snow Cover Fraction (AVHRR v4.0): ~5km resolution, excl. Antarctica & Greenland
❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): 0.1° resolution, Northern Hemisphere
Daily data 1979-2023: climate.esa.int/en/data/
Turn satellite data into climate stories: Learn to
🛰 analyse satellite-based datasets,
📊 visualise satellite data using our toolbox,
🗺 work with the Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the recorded training: tinyurl.com/47trfvs4
#ForestsFromSpace
🛰 analyse satellite-based datasets,
📊 visualise satellite data using our toolbox,
🗺 work with the Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the recorded training: tinyurl.com/47trfvs4
#ForestsFromSpace
Visualising Forests in a Changing Climate: An ESA CCI Data Challenge
Training session on Communicating Climate Change with the ESA Climate Change Initiative’s Essential Climate Variables
tinyurl.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Turn satellite data into climate stories: Learn to
🛰 analyse satellite-based datasets,
📊 visualise satellite data using our toolbox,
🗺 work with the Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the recorded training: tinyurl.com/47trfvs4
#ForestsFromSpace
🛰 analyse satellite-based datasets,
📊 visualise satellite data using our toolbox,
🗺 work with the Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the recorded training: tinyurl.com/47trfvs4
#ForestsFromSpace