ECMWF senior scientist working on monitoring global #wildfire emissions, #airquality, atmospheric chemistry & #scicomm for the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
The 22nd International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space (IWGGMS) brought together nearly 300 participants from around the world. The community discussed advances in satellite-based greenhouse gas monitoring – from current & future missions to retrieval algorithms, & much more. ⬇️
Loops of Met-12 FCI Fire Temperature RGB & Day Fire composite, produced by our colleagues at @aemet.es show the evolution of the wildfires in western Madrid, which originated in the province of Ávila, spreading across the valleys of the Sistema Central, and has burned over 50,000 hectares. Daytime:
Pronóstico global de aerosoles procedentes de la quema de biomasa. ➡️ Destacan los grandes incendios del África ecuatorial y Canadá. ➡️ Pero también se refleja claramente la emisión de aerosoles procedentes de los grandes incendios de Madrid y Ávila. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
What does one satellite look like from another's point of view? On 18 Jul we found out! MTG-S1 & Meteosat-12 share an orbital slot 36,000km up & sometimes cross paths. The IRS on MTG-S1 caught Meteosat-12 over Timbuktu, Mali. ⬇️ The image is low-res, but you see Meteosat-12's solar panels/antennas.
🇪🇺 Europe stands together as wildfires continue to impact France and Spain. Through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism, the EU has deployed: 🚒 To 🇫🇷: 7 planes & 4 helicopters from 🇨🇿🇭🇷🇩🇪🇵🇹🇸🇰🇸🇪🇹🇷 🚒 To 🇪🇸: 6 planes from 🇬🇷🇮🇹🇹🇷, plus 134 personnel & 41 vehicles from 🇵🇹 #EUSolidarity
This video, captured by Meteosat-12 between 24-26 July, shows smoke from large wildfires affecting southern Europe - including fires in France and Spain. For more information on the fires in Spain and more focused imagery on the region, visit our Image of the Week page: bit.ly/4fxgfQP
Wildfires in France and Spain seen from space🔥 These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images, captured on 26 July, show major fires near Bordeaux in France and near ESA's Cebreros ground station in Spain. Burned areas appear dark, while infrared data help identify locations where fires were still active.
The Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025 from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), which is implemented by ECMWF, shows that air quality across Europe continues to improve. However, the report also highlights that pollution episodes persist. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
#Europe is burning! Impressive @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social CO Total column map of July 26 showing the CO plume generated by #wildfires in #France and #Spain . More than 325,000 people have been evacuated, while over 42,000 hectares have burned and #smoke plume crossed the Mediterranean.
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems. One of the most striking examples of this are dangerous pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCB, cloudswww.theguardian.comMarc es una autoridad a nivel mundial. Y ya no por eso, es que lo que dice se corrobora con hechos. www.3cat.cat/3catinfo/mar...
Marc Castellnou, cap dels GRAF, explica per què hi ha incendis tan grans: "El 2025 és l'any de no retorn" - 3CatInfoAquest responsable de Bombers de la Generalitat ha estat a l'incendi de Madrid com un dels principals experts internacionals en incendis forestalswww.3cat.cat