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Satellite data were used to monitor a red tide event in South Africa in early 2022.
The study examined the impact of ice and on-ice snow properties of northern lakes.
The bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores (cyan colour) and other phytoplankton species. Phytoplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems as the basis of the food chain.
The bright offshore bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean.
Many fires have been affecting Brazil’s northern most state, Roraima.
Celebrating the eighth anniversary of the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3A.
Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar brought high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding to Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, which caused casualties, power outages and property damage.
This week’s image of the week focuses on Saharan dust.
Watching our Earth from space.
Wildfires cause huge loss of life in Chile’s Valparaíso region.
Celebrating World Wetlands Day.
The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls.