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The #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S) & #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), implemented by @ecmwf on behalf of the European Commission.
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🌍The #ESOTC2024 report is out! Explore the contrasts across Europe, from the dry and often record-warm conditions in the east to warm but wet conditions in the west. #ESOTC2024 is a joint effort between #CopernicusClimate and @WMO.
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The unprecedented 2020 northern hemisphere #OzoneHole has come to an end. The #PolarVortex split, allowing #ozone-rich air into the Arctic, closely matching last week's forecast from the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service. More on the NH Ozone hole➡️
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🌍🌡️2023 is confirmed as the warmest calendar year on record, with a global average temperature of 14.98°C, 0.60°C above the 1991-2020 level, overtaking 2016, the previous warmest year. Learn more in the #C3S Global Climate Highlights report 👉
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📈🌡️ Global mean temperature exceeded 1.5 degrees threshold during the first days of June. Monitoring how often and for how long these breaches occur is more important than ever, if we are to avoid more severe consequences of the climate crisis. Read more:
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🌡️ ERA5 data from @CopernicusECMWF indicates that 17 November was the first day that the global temperature exceeded 2°C above pre-industrial levels, reaching 2.07°C above the 1850-1900 average and the provisional ERA5 value for 18 November is 2.06°C.
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Here is why 2024 is virtually certain be the warmest year on record and first one above 1.5°C 🧵
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The 2023 Southern Hemisphere #ozonehole finally closed on 20 December, becoming the 7th longest-lived in the #CopernicusAtmosphere records. The animation shows the evolution from its early start in August to this late closure. Find out more:.
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🌡️New global temperature record. #CopernicusClimate preliminary data show the daily global average temperature reached 17.09°C (21 July 24), very marginally above the previous record of 17.08°C (6 July 23). Find out more 👉
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European residents may notice stunning sunsets & dirty cars this week, as plumes of dust from the Sahara are blown north. What are the wider impacts of this dust & how can the @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) help?. Find out . ➡️
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📽️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 👉
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📢September #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:. 🌡️Globally and in Europe, September 2020 was the warmest September on record, with well above average temperatures in many regions.🌡️Cool La Niña conditions in eastern tropical Pacific. More ➡️
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📢July #temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service #C3S:. 🌡️ Second warmest July on record for Europe.🌡️ Third warmest July on record globally.🌡️ Heatwaves occurred from the Baltic to the eastern Mediterranean. More detail➡️
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📢October #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:. 🌡️ In Europe, it was the warmest October in our records. 🌡️ Globally, it was the third warmest October. The 6 warmest Octobers have all occurred in the last 6 years. More➡️
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@Anna_jon7 Actually, COVID19 and the associated lockdowns probably had nothing to do with this. It's been driven by an unusually strong and long-lived polar vortex, and isn't related to air quality changes. You can read more about what's been going on here:
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January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded. Last month was 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average. The persistence of high temp. underscores significant climate trends. Read the full #C3S Climate Bulletins:
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Three #ERA5-based charts you shouldn't miss this month:. - November consolidates 2023 as the warmest year on record - #C3S.- Few cold anomalies scattered in the November warm anomalies - @ScottDuncanWX.- Global monthly temperature 1940 to 2023 - @neilrkaye @esaclimate
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Flights to and from the Canary Islands were grounded this weekend by sand blown from the Sahara Desert. This @CopernicusEU Atmosphere Monitoring Service animation shows its movement from the beginning of February to yesterday. More on Saharan desert dust➡️
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📈According to the #ERA5dataset, the 7 days from 3rd to 9th July 2023 were the 7 hottest days on record globally, making the first week of July 2023 the hottest week on record. Get the data 👉
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🌡️ New daily global average temperature record. As anticipated, the #CopernicusClimate ERA5 preliminary data show that Monday 22 July was the warmest day in recent history, at 17.15°C, breaking the records from 21 July 24 and 6 July 23. Read more:
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🌡️📈 According to data from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service, the first 3 weeks of July have already broken several significant records, including:. ▶️Hottest day globally;.▶️Hottest 3 weeks globally. #C3S data also show:.▶️July 2023 likely to be hottest month on record.
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Just published: 2023 is the warmest year in recorded history. 2023 has now had six record breaking months and two record breaking seasons - summer and autumn. What's next? How will the world manage climate risks from #COP28UAE onwards?. Details here:
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📈 According to preliminary data from the #ERA5 dataset, the global average 2m #temperature reached 16.88°C on Monday, breaking the previous record of 16.80°C from August 2016. Get the data 👉 #Climate #ClimateChange
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The ozone layer is recovering, as @UNEPozone stated but the 2022 #ozonehole was within the 15 largest in #CopernicusAtmosphere/#C3S 44 year record and closed later than usual (similar to 2021 & 2020). More about 3 peculiar Antarctic ozone holes in a row:
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🌡️Our data confirms that 22 July 2024 was the warmest day in recent history at 17.16ºC, according to the ERA5 dataset, as mentioned by @UN Sec. General @antonioguterres during his Call to Action on Extreme Heat. Read more:
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🔥 Latest @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service data shows #CarbonMonoxide in the lower #troposphere released by #Australian #wildfires between 15 Dec and 2 Jan. Animation shows particularly intense activity in #NewSouthWales & #Victoria. #AustraliaBurning #AustralianFires
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🌎📊The #CopernicusClimate data as you've never seen before. The #C3S Atlas is a gateway to exploring 30 variables from 8 state-of-the-art datasets, with limitless possibilities for exploration. Explore its main features & find out more here 👉
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The current #wildfires in #Australia are unprecedented. The @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service's information on fire radiative power shows that for most days in December were many times more intense than average. #AustralianBushfires. More➡️
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#WorldMigratoryBirdDay🐦. #ClimateChange affects many migratory bird species, e.x. making them arrive earlier in spring due to rising temperatures. Explore our interactive tool showcasing long-term effects of climate variations on bird migration across 🇪🇺:
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Interested to know more about #DesertDust turning the skies and snow orange recently in Europe? Check out the beautiful #animation and background info from #Copernicus #Atmosphere Monitoring Service ➡️
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🌡️📈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, @antonioguterres. For more👉
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January 2025 was the 18th month in a 19-month period in which the global-average temperature was more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial level. 🧵
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The latest #C3S climate bulletin confirmed that the global surface air temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record for any month in the #ERA5 dataset. 🌡️ 1.5°C warmer than the 1850-1900 average, the limit established by the #ParisAgreement. ▶️
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📢May #temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service #C3S:.🌡️Globally, it was 0.26ºC warmer than the 1991-2020 average for May.🌡️For Europe, May 2021 was 0.46ºC below the 1991-2020 average.For more details➡️
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2024 was the warmest year on record with an average global temp. 1.6°C above pre-ind. level. It's the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-ind. level, with every month but one since July 23 surpassing this threshold. Full Global Climate Highlights 2024: .
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The #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service is forecasting another substantial Saharan desert dust event affecting Europe this Sunday to Monday, which is expected to bring high levels of particulate matter. Read more detail ➡️
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🌐Today marks the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. With its data, #CopernicusAtmosphere plays a major role in understanding the #OzoneLayer. But what is the #OzoneHole & why does it form? Find out in our article👉 #OzoneDay2023
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📢 📊 The #CopernicusClimate Change Service has just released the 2022 European State of the Climate report. A must-read for anyone interested in the latest analysis of #climatechange. Check it out now ☞ . #ESOTC #EUSpace
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🌡️ A record-breaking climate year in seven key charts. Discover the data from the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: #C3S #CopernicusClimate
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Hourly reanalysis data from ERA5, the fifth-generation global climate and weather reanalysis, is now available from 1940 to the present day! .This extends the ERA5 data record to over 83 years & is the backbone of many C3S products & services. Learn more:
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We continue to monitor closely the remarkable episode of smoke transport from the #CanadaFires over Europe, currently over Ireland, France & Spain. It will be moving eastwards in the coming days according to the #CopernicusAtmosphere forecast. More 👉
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June #Temperature highlights from #C3S. Last month was:. 🌡 globally warmer than any previous June on record, at 0.67°C above the 1991-2020 average;.🌡 the 13th month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year. For more 👉
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🌍 Our report on the European State of the Climate for 2019 has been released, revealing the effects of a changing #climate throughout the continent. #EarthDay #EarthDayAtHome #EarthDay2020 #ESOTC. Read the summary and report➡️
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The #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service has been tracking the massive plume of Saharan dust across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. This animation shows the movement of the dust from 1-21 June. Learn about the effects of desert dust➡️
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The #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service dust aerosol forecast shows a large plume of #SaharanDust has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Caribbean. CAMS global analyses shows high values across much of the Sahara since the beginning of June➡️
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The #C3S monthly Climate Bulletin is out now:. 📈June was the warmest June globally at just over 0.5°C above average;.📈 the North Atlantic saw record-high sea surface temperatures;.📈#Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent for June on record at 17% below average.
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Antarctic #ozonehole keeps intriguing this season. #CopernicusAtmosphere data showed series of rebounds in late Nov when it usually declines until its closure. Our forecasts indicate it could become the largest ever observed in Dec. More: #Antarcticaday
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🔥#Smoke from the unprecedented #USFires is moving back across #NorthAmerica from the #Pacific and is on its way to #Europe. Find out more about the monitoring of fires and their smoke by the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service in our latest article➡️
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🌡The March '25 Climate Bulletin is out. It was the warmest March on record for Europe and the second-warmest March globally, with a global average surface air temperature of 14.06°C, 1.60°C above the pre-industrial level for March. Read the details #C3S
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👩⚕️ Research suggests that the spread of #coronavirus could be affected by #temperature & #humidity. To help #HealthAuthorities explore these claims, #C3S worked with B-Open to create an app that maps #COVID19 mortalities against our data. Find out more➡️
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📢 January #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:. 🌡️In Europe, last month was the warmest January in our record, at 3.1°C warmer than the 1981-2010 average. 🌡️Globally, it was warmest January in our record, but only barely warmer than 2016. More➡️
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☀️🌡️June 2019 hottest ever recorded. Data from the @CopernicusEU #Climate Change Service (#C3S) released today show that the European-average temperature for June 2019 was more than 2°C above normal. Learn more about the record-breaking temperatures ➡️
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Although it looks like the #PolarVortex has not quite come to an end yet and will reform in the next few days #ozone values will not got back to the very low levels seen earlier in April. To follow its development watch the CAMS ozone forecast➡️
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In the last two years the #ozone hole had an unusual behaviour. Do you want to know how the 2022 ozone hole development compares to the previous seasons?. Watch this video to find out 👉 #CopernicusAtmosphere
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February #Temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). Last month was:. 🌡 the warmest February on record globally;.🌡 1.77°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial average February temperature. For more information 👉
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@giizhigokwe01 This Arctic ozone hole actually has nothing to do with coronavirus-related lockdowns, but rather was caused by an unusually strong and long-lived polar vortex. This article explains what caused it in more detail:
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🌡️ According to #CopernicusClimate, we are on track to have the hottest year on record, with August 2024 tying August 2023 as the warmest August globally and in Europe. Read more:
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October #Temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S). Last month.🌡 was the 2nd-warmest October globally, after '23, 0.80°C above the 1991-2020 average.🌡 1.65°C above the pre-industrial level. For more 👉
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¿Hablas español? Then check out this article about the closing of this year's unprecedented Arctic #OzoneHole, featuring #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service scientist @AntjeInness, written by @Rafacereceda at @euronewses.
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By popular request we've made a global version of this carbon monoxide animation. As a product of incomplete combustion, carbon monoxide can be used to track pollution from both wildfires and human activity. Explore CAMS Forecasts for CO and more➡️
The current #wildfires in #Australia are unprecedented. The @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service's information on fire radiative power shows that for most days in December were many times more intense than average. #AustralianBushfires. More➡���
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🌡️📈 2023 has seen the largest sea surface temperature anomaly for any July on record. Data from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service also show that global average SSTs reached the highest value in the #C3S #ERA5 dataset on 31 July. Check the data👉
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Between September and December, #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service scientists tracked the development and recovery of one of the longest-lived Antarctic ozone holes on record. For an overview of the 2021 #ozonehole season, see here 👉
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🔥The wildfire in #Gironde, south-west France, is clearly shown in the #CopernicusAtmosphere regional ensemble PM10 forecast for today, also showing a large fire in eastern #Portugal and a #SaharanDust intrusion over the Iberian Peninsula. More info here:
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High levels of #SaharanDust are being transported across the Iberian Peninsula towards northern Europe. The #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service is predicting the path of the dust transport and tracking its progress. Learn more 👉
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📣#PressRelease! Game-changing #ClimateDataStore launched today by #Copernicus #ClimateChange Service. A one-stop-shop for past, present and future #climate #information, freely available! Dive into this wealth of information ➡️
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Curious about climate patterns? The new ERA Explorer app lets you compare 85 years of climate data worldwide with ease. Analyse climatological averages at any map point or explore month-by-month data. Dive deeper with ERA Explorer! #C3S #beautifuldata
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🌡️2024 set a new record as Europe's warmest year, with central, eastern and southeastern regions—totalling almost half of Europe—reporting record-high temps. 85% of Europe was warmer than average. Get the details and analysis in the #ESOTC2024 report. 👉
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Are we already breaching the Paris Agreement this year?.No, but. While it is almost certain that 2024 will be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, the limit set by the Paris Agreement applies to a long-term average of at least 20 years.🧵
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📢November #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:. 🌡️ Globally, last month was the warmest November on record, by a clear margin . 🌡️ For Europe, the month roughly tied as the second warmest on record. More➡️
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This @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service animation of high-resolution carbon monoxide & carbon dioxide forecasts highlights the detailed the structure of smoke transport from the #AustralianBushfires over the Southern Hemisphere. More forecasts➡️
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🌐The @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service is keeping its eyes on factors that might be driving #2019's unusually small #OzoneHole. This animation shows one of those influences: unusually warm temperatures in the stratosphere over #Antarctica from 1 August to yesterday.
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The #C3S's monthly climate bulletin is out now:.📈 February 2024 was globally the warmest on record;.📈 Global Sea Surface Temperatures hit record highs. ▶️
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📈 🌊The north Atlantic Ocean recorded exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures, contributing to extreme marine heatwaves. Read more 👉
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🌐 What's going on with 2021's Antarctic #OzoneHole? It is still very deep and large, and it will be interesting to see what happens in the coming weeks. Watch this space! . Learn more about 2021's #ozone hole and CAMS ozone monitoring ➡️
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🌍 The #CopernicusClimate Change Service's report on the European State of the Climate for 2021 has just been released! .#C3S puts last year's climatic conditions into context with long-term trends. #EarthDay #EarthDay2022. Explore the #ESOTC ➡
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2022 was the 2nd warmest year on record in Europe. Globally, it was the 5th warmest year on record & the global annual average temperature was 0.3°C above 1991-2020 ref period and 1.2 degrees above preindustrial. More details here ➡️ #CopernicusClimate
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Climate scientist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh passed away on Tuesday. The climate community has lost a wonderful colleague and a great source of inspiration. We will miss dearly his monthly analysis of the climate and his world-leading work on attribution.
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CAMS forecasts of SO₂ dispersion can help evaluating the possible impacts of a volcanic eruption like in #LaPalma. The impacts of SO₂ released by #CumbreVieja on weather & air quality at the surface are most likely very small. More on CAMS' monitoring ➡️
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Global #wildfires in 2022 generated around 1,455 Mt of carbon emissions. Europe and S America saw the highest emissions in the last 20 years and France & Spain were the worst affected European countries. #CopernicusAtmosphere wildfire monitoring page:
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November 2024 #C3S Climate Bulletin: it was the second-warmest November globally on record. Findings:. 🌡️+0.73°C above 1991-2020 average.🔥on track to be the warmest year on record.🌊Sea surface temperature second highest value. All details:
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🔥There have been many active fires since mid-August in the Americas, leading to thick smoke on a continental scale as shown in this animation of aerosol optical depth from the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service. Explore our forecasts➡
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The latest #CopernicusClimate multi-system seasonal forecast has been published!. Follow the link for the new plots and a brief summary on what they show for the coming summer 👇.
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🌐Today, the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service forecasts a rapid decrease in the size of the #OzoneHole over the next 5 days. It could thin enough to 'close', which has never happened this early in the year. #WatchThisSpace for updates as we track this unprecedented event
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Europe saw 3rd warmest January on record. Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest for January. New Year's Day saw record temperatures in Europe with 0.6°C higher than any previous daily January value in the full #ERA5 data record back to 1940. More:
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It’s all happening at #AGU100 .If you’re around come and say Hi and see our incredible visualisations on one huge interactive globe
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The latest @UNEP @UNEPozone report confirms we're on track to fix the #ozonehole in the coming decades. DYK #CopernicusAtmosphere monitors the ozone layer throughout the year?. Here's the evolution of the 2022 Antarctic ozone hole ⬇️. More info:
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🌐The @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Services' final rendering of 2019's #OzoneHole season is now available! The full season allows us to put this atypical year in context with decades of #ozone tracking, emphasising its uniqueness. Read more➡️
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The last seven years were the warmest on record, with 2021 5th but with a small margin to 2015 and 2018. See in the video which regions had the largest geographical anomalies for the year. #CopernicusClimate #C3S
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2020 has seen record-breaking low levels of #ozone over the Arctic, including the formation of a ozone hole. Unlike the Antarctic ozone hole, which has formed annually for 35 years, this level of ozone depletion in the far north is very rare. Why?➡️
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Ozone hope? The 2024 ozone hole closer to the historical average in size and duration than the previous years. Does this signal progress towards recovery? Read the article #CAMS @CopernicusEU @ECMWF @m_parrington @RichardJEngelen
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❗️The @CopernicusEU #Climate Change Service is pleased to announce that #ERA5-Land reanalysis (hourly and monthly) has been extended back to 1981 ,and is now available for free through the Climate Data Store (#CDS). #MapsWithoutGaps. More Info➡️
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📢May #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:. 🌡️Globally, it was the warmest May in our record, at 0.63°C above average.🌡️Although May was colder than average in Europe, spring 2020 was overall 0.7°C warmer than the norm. More detail➡️
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🌐This year's #OzoneHole is expected to be the smallest since the mid-1980s. The @CopernicusEU #Atmosphere Monitoring Service forecast below shows that, this week, it will shrink & then slowly grow again. Learn what CAMS can tell us about the situation➡️
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