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European Space Agency's Climate Team, often posting about ESA's Climate Change Initiative programme - climate.esa.int
For decades, the Amazon absorbed our carbon emissions, slowing climate change. That buffer may be weakening. With a combination of drones, aircraft, ground sensors and satellite data scientists determine whether the Amazon is shifting from a carbon sink to a carbon source #COP30
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November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For decades, the Amazon absorbed our carbon emissions, slowing climate change. That buffer may be weakening. With a combination of drones, aircraft, ground sensors and satellite data scientists determine whether the Amazon is shifting from a carbon sink to a carbon source #COP30
tinyurl.com/yv39abx4
tinyurl.com/yv39abx4
Let’s protect the global climate together 🌍: This November, all @esa.int Member States will come together at the Ministerial Council to discuss funding for future projects. Check out Susanne Mecklenburg’s insights into ESA’s plans for the coming years 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Let’s protect the global climate together 🌍: This November, all @esa.int Member States will come together at the Ministerial Council to discuss funding for future projects. Check out Susanne Mecklenburg’s insights into ESA’s plans for the coming years 👇
🏆 The winner of our ‘Forests in a Changing Climate‘ competition is Pinja!
Using biomass satellite data, she created a video revealing that Europe's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon. She discovered that replanted trees cannot instantly restore soil – recovery takes decades🌳
Using biomass satellite data, she created a video revealing that Europe's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon. She discovered that replanted trees cannot instantly restore soil – recovery takes decades🌳
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🏆 The winner of our ‘Forests in a Changing Climate‘ competition is Pinja!
Using biomass satellite data, she created a video revealing that Europe's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon. She discovered that replanted trees cannot instantly restore soil – recovery takes decades🌳
Using biomass satellite data, she created a video revealing that Europe's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon. She discovered that replanted trees cannot instantly restore soil – recovery takes decades🌳
Ecosystems around the world are reaching critical thresholds. 🌳Using AI and satellite data, researchers provide early warning of climate-driven tipping points in rainforests, boreal forests, and drylands. 🛰️ #COP30 Learn more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ecosystems around the world are reaching critical thresholds. 🌳Using AI and satellite data, researchers provide early warning of climate-driven tipping points in rainforests, boreal forests, and drylands. 🛰️ #COP30 Learn more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
🔥 State of Wildfires 2024–25 report shows:
Climate change made extreme wildfires up to 35× larger and far more likely.📈
🛰️ @esa.int Climate Change Initiative's fire datasets independently verified burned-area patterns and uncertainties.
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Climate change made extreme wildfires up to 35× larger and far more likely.📈
🛰️ @esa.int Climate Change Initiative's fire datasets independently verified burned-area patterns and uncertainties.
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🔥 State of Wildfires 2024–25 report shows:
Climate change made extreme wildfires up to 35× larger and far more likely.📈
🛰️ @esa.int Climate Change Initiative's fire datasets independently verified burned-area patterns and uncertainties.
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
Climate change made extreme wildfires up to 35× larger and far more likely.📈
🛰️ @esa.int Climate Change Initiative's fire datasets independently verified burned-area patterns and uncertainties.
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
A new study is combining two types of measurements to estimate soil carbon storage more accurately and on a global scale. 🌏
Results show largest losses of soil carbon storage occur from agricultural land use in the dry tropics, leading to a small net sink at a global scale: t1p.de/ihh34
Results show largest losses of soil carbon storage occur from agricultural land use in the dry tropics, leading to a small net sink at a global scale: t1p.de/ihh34
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A new study is combining two types of measurements to estimate soil carbon storage more accurately and on a global scale. 🌏
Results show largest losses of soil carbon storage occur from agricultural land use in the dry tropics, leading to a small net sink at a global scale: t1p.de/ihh34
Results show largest losses of soil carbon storage occur from agricultural land use in the dry tropics, leading to a small net sink at a global scale: t1p.de/ihh34
Let's talk about mapping permafrost thawing at #COP30
Our Permafrost project team is presenting new datasets, including gridded ones of ground temperature and of active layer thickness.
📆 Today, 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍 Cryosphere Pavilion, Belém
Explore the data here: climate.esa.int/en/projects/...
Our Permafrost project team is presenting new datasets, including gridded ones of ground temperature and of active layer thickness.
📆 Today, 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍 Cryosphere Pavilion, Belém
Explore the data here: climate.esa.int/en/projects/...
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Let's talk about mapping permafrost thawing at #COP30
Our Permafrost project team is presenting new datasets, including gridded ones of ground temperature and of active layer thickness.
📆 Today, 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍 Cryosphere Pavilion, Belém
Explore the data here: climate.esa.int/en/projects/...
Our Permafrost project team is presenting new datasets, including gridded ones of ground temperature and of active layer thickness.
📆 Today, 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍 Cryosphere Pavilion, Belém
Explore the data here: climate.esa.int/en/projects/...
At #COP30, ESA showcases the latest advances in Amazon forest monitoring. Discover how space technology and mission results are vital for tackling deforestation & achieving Paris Agreement goals. 🛰️🌎
📅 Sat, 15 Nov | 13:15-14:45 BRT | Side Event Room 3
📅 Sat, 15 Nov | 13:15-14:45 BRT | Side Event Room 3
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
At #COP30, ESA showcases the latest advances in Amazon forest monitoring. Discover how space technology and mission results are vital for tackling deforestation & achieving Paris Agreement goals. 🛰️🌎
📅 Sat, 15 Nov | 13:15-14:45 BRT | Side Event Room 3
📅 Sat, 15 Nov | 13:15-14:45 BRT | Side Event Room 3
How is permafrost mapped from space and on the ground?
Find out at #COP30! Frank Martin Seifert from the Permafrost project team of ESA's Climate Change Initiative will present new insights on permafrost satellite datasets.
📆 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍Cryosphere Pavilion
Read more here: t1p.de/ybdh8
Find out at #COP30! Frank Martin Seifert from the Permafrost project team of ESA's Climate Change Initiative will present new insights on permafrost satellite datasets.
📆 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍Cryosphere Pavilion
Read more here: t1p.de/ybdh8
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
How is permafrost mapped from space and on the ground?
Find out at #COP30! Frank Martin Seifert from the Permafrost project team of ESA's Climate Change Initiative will present new insights on permafrost satellite datasets.
📆 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍Cryosphere Pavilion
Read more here: t1p.de/ybdh8
Find out at #COP30! Frank Martin Seifert from the Permafrost project team of ESA's Climate Change Initiative will present new insights on permafrost satellite datasets.
📆 14 Nov I 15:30 BRT
📍Cryosphere Pavilion
Read more here: t1p.de/ybdh8
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites & the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites delivered a statement to @UNFCCC at #COP30 on how satellite observations advance climate knowledge in key areas like sea level rise projections. Full statement: tinyurl.com/38kswy3e
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites & the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites delivered a statement to @UNFCCC at #COP30 on how satellite observations advance climate knowledge in key areas like sea level rise projections. Full statement: tinyurl.com/38kswy3e
What's happening to our northern forests? 🌳 @calbergel.bsky.social explains how satellite data revealed unexpected changes in forest carbon storage and what this means for our climate. Check it out! 👇 #COP30
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What's happening to our northern forests? 🌳 @calbergel.bsky.social explains how satellite data revealed unexpected changes in forest carbon storage and what this means for our climate. Check it out! 👇 #COP30
Evidence suggests the Amazon and northern hemisphere forests are weakening carbon sinks, with some areas now emitting more carbon than they absorb. ESA satellites track these shifts as leaders gather for #COP30. Only 235 gigatonnes left in our carbon budget. climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Evidence suggests the Amazon and northern hemisphere forests are weakening carbon sinks, with some areas now emitting more carbon than they absorb. ESA satellites track these shifts as leaders gather for #COP30. Only 235 gigatonnes left in our carbon budget. climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
How can we tell if climate adaptation efforts work? Study shows how satellites help assess risks and track progress. Satellite data could transform how we track progress on global climate resilience for the Paris Agreement’s framework of the Global Goal on Adaptation. climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How can we tell if climate adaptation efforts work? Study shows how satellites help assess risks and track progress. Satellite data could transform how we track progress on global climate resilience for the Paris Agreement’s framework of the Global Goal on Adaptation. climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
At #COP30 Earth Information Day @esa.int's @calbergel.bsky.social explains how Earth Observation can support quality control of national greenhouse gas reporting for reliability, transparency & accountability. New satellite missions will provide much denser sampling of atmospheric CO2 & CH4.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
At #COP30 Earth Information Day @esa.int's @calbergel.bsky.social explains how Earth Observation can support quality control of national greenhouse gas reporting for reliability, transparency & accountability. New satellite missions will provide much denser sampling of atmospheric CO2 & CH4.
The global climate system & advances in systematic observation today at #COP30 Earth Information Day: @calbergel.bsky.social of @esa.int & Thais M. Rosan from @uniofexeternews.bsky.social explain how observations advance greenhouse gas inventories & reporting supporting the Paris Agreement.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The global climate system & advances in systematic observation today at #COP30 Earth Information Day: @calbergel.bsky.social of @esa.int & Thais M. Rosan from @uniofexeternews.bsky.social explain how observations advance greenhouse gas inventories & reporting supporting the Paris Agreement.
#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil! Over the coming days, @esa.int will showcase Earth Observation's crucial role in climate science & action incl. state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, discussions on cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories with atmospheric observations & more.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil! Over the coming days, @esa.int will showcase Earth Observation's crucial role in climate science & action incl. state-of-the-art forest monitoring in the Amazon, discussions on cryosphere, national greenhouse gas inventories with atmospheric observations & more.
The satellites Sentinel-1D & Sentinel-6B launch to provide critical climate data. Sentinel-1D will monitor ice sheets & glaciers, Sentinel-6B will track sea level rise. Their data will extend decades of climate observations and support ESA's Climate Change Initiative projects. tinyurl.com/zfj8fmva
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The satellites Sentinel-1D & Sentinel-6B launch to provide critical climate data. Sentinel-1D will monitor ice sheets & glaciers, Sentinel-6B will track sea level rise. Their data will extend decades of climate observations and support ESA's Climate Change Initiative projects. tinyurl.com/zfj8fmva
🛰️ How to monitor the climate: Susanne Mecklenburg explains how we can observe and study climate change in a holistic way – and why looking at the climate variables separately isn’t enough. Learn more! 👇
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🛰️ How to monitor the climate: Susanne Mecklenburg explains how we can observe and study climate change in a holistic way – and why looking at the climate variables separately isn’t enough. Learn more! 👇
Scientists are investigating early warning signs and risks of sudden changes in the deep ocean currents around Antarctica. Understanding these changes is vital for our climate’s future. 🌊🛰️ Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Scientists are investigating early warning signs and risks of sudden changes in the deep ocean currents around Antarctica. Understanding these changes is vital for our climate’s future. 🌊🛰️ Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
How can satellites help detecting wildfires?🔥
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
How can satellites help detecting wildfires?🔥
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
@calbergel.bsky.social, Head of Actionable Climate Information, explains how climate change affects extreme weather events and how we can monitor and assess fire from space. Check it out! 👇
Antarctic ice sheets hold critical clues to future sea level rise.
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Antarctic ice sheets hold critical clues to future sea level rise.
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Using satellite data and modelling, researchers are detecting early warning signs of ice sheet instability in Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea, focusing on Thwaites glacier. 🛰️❄️
Find out more: climate.esa.int/en/tipping-p...
Your call to advance climate change adaptation: @esa.int has released a new research tender for Earth observation & adaptation experts to develop risk and indicators used to monitor and evaluate adaptation actions:
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
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📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Your call to advance climate change adaptation: @esa.int has released a new research tender for Earth observation & adaptation experts to develop risk and indicators used to monitor and evaluate adaptation actions:
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
📅Submission deadline Nov 21, 13:00 CET
climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
How can we measure climate adaptation? New research presented by Sarah Connors at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social shows: Earth observation can improve risk assessment & make climate resilience measurable worldwide. A monitoring system for the Global Goal on Adaptation. adaptationfutures2025.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
How can we measure climate adaptation? New research presented by Sarah Connors at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social shows: Earth observation can improve risk assessment & make climate resilience measurable worldwide. A monitoring system for the Global Goal on Adaptation. adaptationfutures2025.com
New satellite observations have recorded the largest ocean waves since 1991 🌊 New findings show that long waves act as 'messengers', carrying storm energy across thousands of kilometres and causing coastal damage far from the point of storm impact. Find out more: tinyurl.com/v4uym5bt
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New satellite observations have recorded the largest ocean waves since 1991 🌊 New findings show that long waves act as 'messengers', carrying storm energy across thousands of kilometres and causing coastal damage far from the point of storm impact. Find out more: tinyurl.com/v4uym5bt
West Antarctica's ice sheets are sending warning signals. Our expert panel revealed how satellite data uncovers dangerous instability patterns contributing to sea level rise. Watch the full webinar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
West Antarctica's ice sheets are sending warning signals. Our expert panel revealed how satellite data uncovers dangerous instability patterns contributing to sea level rise. Watch the full webinar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe0...