{"id":369,"date":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/copernicus-in-iceland\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2973 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-copernicus category-iceland category-news tag-ambassador tag-copernicus tag-iceland tag-natturufraedistofnun\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/copernicus-ambassador\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fyrsti Copernicus sendiherra \u00cdslands<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/copernicus-ambassador\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copernicus-Ambassadors.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fyrsti Copernicus sendiherra \u00cdslands\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copernicus-Ambassadors.png 1242w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copernicus-Ambassadors-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copernicus-Ambassadors-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copernicus-Ambassadors-768x363.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt sem Copernicus sendiherra og er \u00fear me\u00f0 fyrsta stofnunin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi til a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ta \u00feessa vi\u00f0urkenningu innan EU Space Networks. Hlutverki\u00f0 mun stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 aukinni notkun gagna, uppl\u00fdsinga og \u00fej\u00f3nustu Copernicus \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og gera \u00feessi \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0gengilegri fyrir rannsakendur, opinberar stofnanir, menntastofnanir, fyrirt\u00e6ki og a\u00f0ra notendur. Copernicus er fjark\u00f6nnunarhluti geim\u00e1\u00e6tlunar&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/copernicus-ambassador\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-30T10:03:15+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2997 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/smos-salinity-could-offer-early-indicator-of-el-nino\/\" target=\"_self\" >SMOS salinity could offer early indicator of El Ni\u00f1o<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/smos-salinity-could-offer-early-indicator-of-el-nino\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pacific_Ocean_salinity_June_2026_card_full-wEtCM4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SMOS salinity could offer early indicator of El Ni\u00f1o\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pacific_Ocean_salinity_June_2026_card_full-wEtCM4.jpg 667w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pacific_Ocean_salinity_June_2026_card_full-wEtCM4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As the Pacific Ocean moves into an El Ni\u00f1o phase, scientists are monitoring changes in sea-surface temperature, but also sea-surface salinity \u2013 which is another key indicator of this phenomenon. Measurements from satellites such as the European Space Agency&#8217;s SMOS mission are revealing how freshwater and salt patterns shift across the Pacific as this year\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/smos-salinity-could-offer-early-indicator-of-el-nino\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:20:00+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/how-sentinel-1-measured-movement-of-venezuela-quakes\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Sentinel-1 measured movement of Venezuela quakes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/how-sentinel-1-measured-movement-of-venezuela-quakes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ground_displacement_following_Venezuela_earthquakes_card_full-5kLF4L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Sentinel-1 measured movement of Venezuela quakes\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ground_displacement_following_Venezuela_earthquakes_card_full-5kLF4L.jpg 707w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ground_displacement_following_Venezuela_earthquakes_card_full-5kLF4L-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">More than one month on from the catastrophic twin earthquakes in northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, satellite data show the ground displacement was greater than first estimated. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/how-sentinel-1-measured-movement-of-venezuela-quakes\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-28T12:04:00+00:00\">July 28, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2907 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/wildfires-near-cebreros-ground-station-spain\/\" target=\"_self\" >Wildfires near Cebreros ground station, Spain<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/wildfires-near-cebreros-ground-station-spain\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wildfires_near_Cebreros_ground_station_Spain_card_full-g4TLbW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wildfires near Cebreros ground station, Spain\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wildfires_near_Cebreros_ground_station_Spain_card_full-g4TLbW.jpg 667w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wildfires_near_Cebreros_ground_station_Spain_card_full-g4TLbW-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 26 July, shows a zoomed-in view over ESA&#8217;s Cebreros ground station, which lies within the areas heavily affected by the wildfires in Spain. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/wildfires-near-cebreros-ground-station-spain\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T15:00:00+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2909 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/fires-rage-near-bordeaux-france\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fires rage near Bordeaux, France<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/fires-rage-near-bordeaux-france\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fires_rage_near_Bordeaux_France_card_full-LbYxrU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fires rage near Bordeaux, France\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fires_rage_near_Bordeaux_France_card_full-LbYxrU.jpg 500w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fires_rage_near_Bordeaux_France_card_full-LbYxrU-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fires_rage_near_Bordeaux_France_card_full-LbYxrU-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: These images by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, captured on 26 July, show the area to the west of Bordeaux, France, where wildfires continue to burn countryside, fanned by wind and heatwave conditions. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/fires-rage-near-bordeaux-france\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T13:50:00+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/apply-now-to-the-esa-academys-mission-success-through-product-assurance-training-course-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Apply now to the ESA Academy\u2019s Mission Success through Product Assurance Training Course 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/apply-now-to-the-esa-academys-mission-success-through-product-assurance-training-course-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1035\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mission_Success_through_Product_Assurance_Training_Course_2025_participants_and_experts_card_full-roKtGJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Apply now to the ESA Academy\u2019s Mission Success through Product Assurance Training Course 2026\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mission_Success_through_Product_Assurance_Training_Course_2025_participants_and_experts_card_full-roKtGJ.jpg 1035w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mission_Success_through_Product_Assurance_Training_Course_2025_participants_and_experts_card_full-roKtGJ-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mission_Success_through_Product_Assurance_Training_Course_2025_participants_and_experts_card_full-roKtGJ-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mission_Success_through_Product_Assurance_Training_Course_2025_participants_and_experts_card_full-roKtGJ-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1035px) 100vw, 1035px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/apply-now-to-the-esa-academys-mission-success-through-product-assurance-training-course-2026\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T09:46:00+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/earth-from-space-agricultural-patchwork\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/earth-from-space-agricultural-patchwork\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Agricultural_patchwork_card_full-du4kwv.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Agricultural_patchwork_card_full-du4kwv.jpg 529w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Agricultural_patchwork_card_full-du4kwv-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia\u2019s southwestern corner in the Goldfields\u2013Esperance region of Western Australia. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/earth-from-space-agricultural-patchwork\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-24T08:00:00+00:00\">July 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2886 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/improved-reporting-needed-on-forest-carbon-emissions\/\" target=\"_self\" >Improved reporting needed on forest carbon emissions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/improved-reporting-needed-on-forest-carbon-emissions\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Biomass_changes_in_Xingu_Indigenous_Park_Brazil_card_full-bhIVtf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Improved reporting needed on forest carbon emissions\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Biomass_changes_in_Xingu_Indigenous_Park_Brazil_card_full-bhIVtf.jpg 436w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Biomass_changes_in_Xingu_Indigenous_Park_Brazil_card_full-bhIVtf-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">More analysis is needed to ensure that tropical forest degeneration and regeneration\u00a0are consistently reported in carbon cycle models and in national reporting, according to a study funded in part by ESA&#8217;s Climate 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The study analysed how tropical forests store carbon under varying conditions and then release it back into the atmosphere.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/improved-reporting-needed-on-forest-carbon-emissions\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00\">July 22, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2884 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_removed_from_container_card_full-Rt3ZmO.jpg 750w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_removed_from_container_card_full-Rt3ZmO-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: The FLEX satellite, ESA\u2019s next Earth Explorer mission, has been removed from its container packaging at Europe\u2019s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be prepared for its upcoming launch. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a 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