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🌍💨 The EU is taking a significant step towards adopting revised Ambient Air Quality Directives.

This recognises the role of #Copernicus and #CopernicusAtmosphere as vital tools to monitor and support #AirQuality obligations. 

▶️https://bit.ly/3VmxNVV

📊 🌡️ The June 2024 edition of the #CopernicusClimate multi-system seasonal forecast is now available.

You can find data, plots and highlights of the forecast here ☞ bit.ly/2pgiyTw

May #Temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S)

Last month was:

🌡warmer than any previous May on record, at 0.65°C above the 1991-2020 average;
🌡 the 12th month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year.

For more 👉 bit.ly/4e8yFWG

May #SeaIce highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S):

❄️ #Antarctic sea ice extent was 8% below average, the 6th lowest extent for May on record
❄️ #Arctic sea ice was slightly below average, with concentration anomalies mixed across the Arctic Ocean

For more 👉 bit.ly/4ecwTDM

May #Hydrology highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). Last month was:

💧wetter than average over much of Iceland, UK and Ireland, central and most of south-eastern Europe;
💧drier than average in much of the Iberian Peninsula.

For more information 👉https://bit.ly/4c08Syg

🌡️📈 May 2024 was the warmest May on record, marking the 12th consecutive month in which the global average temperature reached a record value for the corresponding month. 

The #C3S data were cited by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres.

For more👉 climate.copernicus.eu/hottest-may-...

📽️A new series of videos developed by CoCO2 project, coordinated by ECMWF, illustrates the evolution of methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), and carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere over one year with a high level of detail.
Read more here 👉 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/coco2-projec...

📢 Online registrations are still open 👇

Join us in the 7th #C3S General Assembly & listen to engaging sessions from #C3S service providers, EU representatives, & partner organisations.

🗓️17-20 June

▶️ climate.copernicus.eu/7th-c3s-gene...

To ensure the reliability of its #AirQuality forecasts, CAMS has a stringent Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) system which was recently reinforced with the launch of the new CAMS regional and global EQC sites.

Read more here 👉https://bit.ly/4dPtqLo

🌍🌿Threats to #biodiversity, such as #ClimateChange, require proper management of ecosystems.

On the International Day of Biological Diversity, we wish to highlight the role that the #C3S plays in combating biodiversity loss.

Learn more here 👉 bit.ly/C3S-biodiv

📢 You're still on time to register online 👇

Join us in the 7th #C3S General Assembly & listen to engaging sessions from #C3S service providers, EU representatives, & partner organisations.

🗓️17-20 June

▶️ climate.copernicus.eu/7th-c3s-gene...

📢Online registratrions are still open 👇

Join us for the 8th CAMS General Assembly and listen to plenary sessions and discussions from international research & service partner organisations.

🗓️ 10-13 June 2024

Register here ➡️  atmosphere.copernicus.eu/8th-cams-gen...

📢Online registratrions are still open 👇

Join us for the 8th CAMS General Assembly and listen to plenary sessions and discussions from international research & service partner organisations.

🗓️ 10-13 June 2024

Register here ➡️  atmosphere.copernicus.eu/8th-cams-gen...

📊 🌡️ The May 2024 edition of the #CopernicusClimate multi-system seasonal forecast is now available.

You can find data, plots and highlights of the forecast here ☞ bit.ly/2pgiyTw

🌬️📈#AirPollution remains a major environmental cause of preventable deaths in the #EU.

The revised Ambient Air Quality Directives on new measures to improve #AirQuality in the EU, highlights the role of CAMS.

For more 👉 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-role-hi...

April #SeaIce highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S):

❄️ #Antarctic sea ice extent was 9% below average, the 10th lowest extent for April on record;
❄️ #Arctic sea ice about 2% below average, with concentrations mixed across the Arctic Ocean.

For more 👉https://bit.ly/4b4yz0g

April #temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). Last month was:

🌡warmer than any other April on record, at 0.67°C above the 1991-2020 average;
🌡 the 11th month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year.

More 👉https://bit.ly/4aatD8Q

April #hydrology highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). Last month was:

💧 predominantly wetter than average over most of north-western, central and north-eastern Europe;
💧 drier than average over most of southern Europe.

For more information 👉https://bit.ly/3Qx4D4P

🇪🇺🌲The recent "Copernicus for Forestry" workshop explored enhancing EO applications for forestry and senior Scientist @mparrington.bsky.social was there to discuss the offerings of CAMS and #C3S. 

Learn more 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-d...

🔥🌧️ In 2023, Europe was impacted by extreme weather and climate events from heatwaves and wildfires to windstorms and floods.

Explore the #ESOTC’s interactive key events page to find out more about these events and their impacts 👉https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/key-events

📊🌬️ As predicted by #CopernicusAtmosphere last week, #Greece, #Libya, and #Turkey have experienced an extreme #SaharanDust episode in the last few days. The images from the webcams of Meteo speak for themselves.

See our forecast 👉 bit.ly/3UdzZhR

❄️📊 #ESOTC highlights that fewer snow days than average and high summer temperatures contributed to exceptional glacier melt in central Europe in 2023.  
 
Glaciers in the Alps lost 10% of their volume in the last two years. 
 
More details 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/s...

⚡🔬 #ESOTC reports a record 43% of actual electricity generation in Europe in 2023 was from renewable sources, up from 36% in 2022.  
  
More details here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/r...

☀️🌡️ #ESOTC reports contrasts in temperature & precipitation across Europe in Summer 2023. 
 
Northwestern Europe had its warmest June, while September was the warmest on record for Europe as a whole.  
 
Read more here👉  climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/e...

☀️🌡️ #ESOTC reports contrasts in temperature & precipitation across Europe in Summer 2023. 
 
Northwestern Europe had its warmest June, while September was the warmest on record for Europe as a whole.  
 
Read more here👉  climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/e...

☀️📈 #ESOTC monitors heat stress - the impact of temperature, humidity, wind speed + other factors on the human body.  
 
During the peak of a heatwave in July 2023, a record 41% of southern Europe was affected by ‘strong’ to ‘extreme heat stress’.  
 
Find out more 👉  bit.ly/4b25RgN

☀️📈 #ESOTC reveals that Europe saw a record number of days with 'extreme heat stress' in 2023.  
  
Extreme heat has been the leading cause of weather- and climate-related deaths in Europe since 1970, with a substantial increase since 2000. 
  
️▶️ climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/t...

🌊📈The 2023 average sea surface temperature (SST) for the European ocean  was the warmest on record, according to #ESOTC.  
  
Parts of the Mediterranean Sea & the northeastern Atlantic Ocean saw their warmest annual average SST on record. 
  
▶️ climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/e...

🌡️📊 Europe, the fastest warming continent, is witnessing the consequences of #ClimateChange.  
  
The three warmest years on record for Europe have all occurred since 2020, according to the #ESOTC. 
  
More details 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/r...

🌍💧 In 2023, one third of Europe's river network saw flows exceeding the 'high' flood threshold, and 16% crossing the 'severe' threshold. 
 
Read more in the #ESOTC 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/f...

🌍🔬 Today, #CopernicusClimate and WMO release the 2023 #ESOTC report. It details climate conditions, key events, their impacts, and discusses climate policy and action with a focus on human health. 
  
Read the full report here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023?u...

🌍🔬 Today, #CopernicusClimate and WMO release the 2023 #ESOTC report. It details climate conditions, key events, their impacts, and discusses climate policy and action with a focus on human health. 
  
Read the full report here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023?u...

🌍🔬 Anticipation is building ahead of the 22 Apr. release of European State of the Climate (#ESOTC) 2023 report, produced in partnership with WMO.

The ESOTC will provide an analysis of Earth's climate in 2023, placing it within the historical context.

bit.ly/3Jy2FgN

March #SeaIce highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S):

❄️ #Antarctic sea ice extent was 20% below average, the 6th lowest March extent in the record;
❄️ #Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum in March, marking the highest extent for the month since 2013.

bit.ly/4arBsYH

March #Hydrology highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S).

Last month was:

💧 wetter than average in most of western Europe, regions of Scandinavia and north-western Russia;
💧 predominantly drier than average in the rest of Europe.

For more information 👉 bit.ly/3UaQE6Q

March #Temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). March was:

🌡warmer than any other March in the data record, at 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average;
🌡the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year.

▶️https://bit.ly/43Rky3c

🌬️📊 #CopernicusAtmosphere forecasts show the exceptionally large-scale #SaharanDust transport across Europe. 

The latest episode has been leading to high PM10 concentrations at ground level for the Iberian Peninsula, and some parts of France and Germany.

▶️https://bit.ly/3VPZbxj

📅  📢The 7th #C3S General Assembly is taking place from 17-20 June in #Brussels, in partnership with BELSPO.

Join us for engaging sessions & networking opportunities with #C3S service providers, EU representatives, & partner organisations.

▶️ climate.copernicus.eu/7th-c3s-gene...

New ITT 📢

ECMWF invites tenders for the provision of services aimed at facilitating the development and supply of climate hazard information crucial for assisting the European Investment Bank in its climate risk assessment.

Find all the info & apply here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/c3s2431-clim...

🌊 Have you already heard about the #CopernicusClimate Change Service operational service for the water sector? #C3S helps water management professionals to deal with the effects of climate change.

Read more ☞ bit.ly/3JXQDxW

#WorldWaterDay

Very high #SaharanDust concentrations predicted to continue this weekend for the Iberian Peninsula by #CopernicusAtmosphere regional forecast. Stay informed about possible hazards with your national and local #airquality services.

See the forecast: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa...

🌍🔬This year's #WorldMetDay's theme is ‘At the Frontline of Climate Action’, & #C3S stands with WMO on this frontline, providing data on Earth’s changing climate.

#C3S reported that 2023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records.

climate.copernicus.eu/c3s-data-cli...

Find out more about ERA5 reanalysis and other datasets available in the #C3S Climate Data Store CDS #ClimateChange:

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See the relevant original tweets and news:

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Three #ERA5-based charts you shouldn't miss this month:

📈 Warmest February on record, 9th consecutive warmest month - #C3S
📈 Record temperatures also in our oceans - @oceanterra.bsky.social
📈 Our new tool Climate Pulse contributes to the climate conversation, thanks to its many users!

#C3S was the "featured service" at this years' Copernicus User Forum

It was an opportunity to look back at the fast growth of the service in the last 10 years. Read the comments from #C3S Director, Carlo Buontempo, on LinkedIn👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/carlo-...

📢We're excited to share our first edition of CAMS on Air: Boreal winter 23/24, covering:

▶️New CAMS aerosol alerts service
▶️Fire season in the tropics
▶️Sarahan dust intrusions
▶️CAMS new director

Read the bulletin 👉 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-air-bor...

📢New ITT

@ECMWF invites tenders for the provision of Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products and services in the domain of cryosphere, specifically for glaciers, Ice sheets and ice shelves, and snow.

▶️Apply before April 24: climate.copernicus.eu/c3s2313d-ecv...