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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 1d

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

Credits visual: Connors et al (2025). Earth Observations for Climate Adaptation: Tracking Progress Towards the Global Goal on Adaptation Through Satellite-Derived Indicators

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 2d

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

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Access the dataset now:
Grid product: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue...
Pixel product: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 6d

🔥 Sentinel-3 SYN Burned Area products now extended: The Open Data Portal now provides monthly global burned area data (FireCCIS311 v1.1) from OLCI & SLSTR instruments on Sentinel-3 A&B, complemented by VIIRS thermal data. Available up to and including 2023, 2024 coming soon.

Data

The Open Data Portal hosts the suite of Essential Climate Variable datasets produced under the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme as a single point of access.

climate.esa.int

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 New Climate Change and Cities projects will use decades of satellite data to strengthen urban climate knowledge across cities 🏙
Researchers focus on urban greening monitoring, coastal flood risk, urban climate modelling, and African climate trends.
Read more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Space-to-city: satellite data empower urban climate resilience

As cities worldwide grapple with the consequences of our changing climate four new research projects using satellite-derived observation records have been launched to better understand and adapt to th...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 13d

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...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 13d

Image Credit: Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on analysis in Sakschewski and Caesar et al. 2025

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 13d

🌍 Planetary Health Check 2025: 7/9 Planetary Boundaries breached – all deteriorating.
The assessment uses Earth observation & Climate Change Initiative algorithms for Ozone and Land Cover via C3S.
Congratulations to co-author @sophiehebden.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/2che2fm9
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 14d

🛰 The ESA Climate Chante Initiative SIRENE project is continuously developing advanced Earth Observation and satellite-based monitoring methods to improve the detection of real tipping point signals: climate.esa.int/de/tipping-p...

SIRENE

The SIRENE project utilises Earth Observations combined with and in-situ data to assess detect and provide early warning of tipping points rainforests, boreal forests, and drylands.

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 4 Earth systems approaching tipping points: All have lost stability in recent decades, moving closer to critical thresholds.
⚠️ But early warning is hindered by tipping element interactions
tinyurl.com/d6bwwbpn
@nature.com

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 Join the 3rd Sea State Climate Change Initiative User Consultation Meeting, Oct 1-2 at @noc.ac.uk Southampton. Two days covering satellite observations, climate integration & novel applications - featuring first Sentinel-1 interferometric processing. projects.noc.ac.uk/seastatecci/

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 15d

Record lake temperatures, severe droughts, and extreme flooding: The @wmo-global.bsky.social's 2024 global water report reveals a planet under mounting water stress. Read how ESA satellite data supports these findings: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 15d

New datasets on Climate Change Initiatives Open Data Portal show how snow cover fraction changed:
❄ Snow Cover Fraction (AVHRR v4.0): ~5km resolution, excl. Antarctica & Greenland
❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): 0.1° resolution, Northern Hemisphere
Daily data 1979-2023: climate.esa.int/en/data/

Data

The Open Data Portal hosts the suite of Essential Climate Variable datasets produced under the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme as a single point of access.

climate.esa.int

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 16d

Join ESA's Climate Change Initiative's 'Forests in a Changing Climate' visualisation competition: Transform cutting-edge satellite data into captivating visuals that reveal the impacts climate change have on forests. Register: tinyurl.com/ForestsFromS... #ForestsFromSpace

ESA Climate Change Competition: Forests in a Changing Climate

ESA-CCI Competition

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 16d

Turn satellite data into climate stories: Learn to
🛰 analyse satellite-based datasets,
📊 visualise satellite data using our toolbox,
🗺 work with the Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the recorded training: tinyurl.com/47trfvs4
#ForestsFromSpace

Visualising Forests in a Changing Climate: An ESA CCI Data Challenge

Training session on Communicating Climate Change with the ESA Climate Change Initiative’s Essential Climate Variables

tinyurl.com

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 16d

Master climate data analysis with our easy-to-use, interactive Jupyter Notebooks! 📊
They provide clear explanations showing you exactly how to use our data Toolbox and are the perfect place to start if you want to use the Toolbox for your own projects.
Start experimenting github.com/esa-cci/cci-...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 19d

Want to learn how satellite data advance ocean health understanding? 🌊 In this recorded seminar Dr Gemma Kulk and Prof Shubha Sathyendranath examine trends such as rising sea surface temperatures, increased ocean carbon uptake, and sea level rise since the 1990s.
tinyurl.com/5n87zmjn

Harnessing Earth Observation data across the satellite era to assess the state of the ocean

Seminar on Harnessing Earth Observation data across the satellite era to assess the state of the ocean

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 20d

By analysing error correations across space & time the team discovered:
🔍 Spatial: stratosphere-troposphere corrections & albedo climatologies
⏱️ Temporal: ~30% for stratospheric & air mass factor uncertainties
More about the project: tinyurl.com/4996vt5j

Precursors for aerosols and ozone

The ESA Climate Change Initiative Precursors for aerosols and ozone project

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 20d

New tropospheric nitrogen dioxide data with advanced uncertainty analysis:
📊 TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument global monthly dataset (May 2018-Dec 2021)
↘ Relative uncertainty reduced to 15-20% in polluted areas
🤝 Meets Global Climate Observing System requirements
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwdj7ju8

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 21d

📅 Today's the day!
Join us for our live satellite data training session, part of the 'Forests in a Changing Climate' visualisation competition.
Learn hands-on techniques to visualise forest data and tell climate stories that matter.
⏰ 16:30 CEST
Still time to register: tinyurl.com/ForestsFromS...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 22d

No struggling with misaligned datasets or data gaps! 💪🏻
Our Toolbox tackles two challenges:
🔄 Co-Registration: Align different datasets to the same grid
🔧 Gap-Filling: Turn no-data regions into meaningful estimates
Try it: tinyurl.com/34uubkf3

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 22d

🚀 Learn about space: Last weekend, @esa.int HQ hosted its augural Open Day for European Heritage Days. @calbergel.bsky.social demonstrated the importance of observing climate from space.
Curious what satellites can monitor? Check our Climate from Space platform: tinyurl.com/ClimateFromS...

ESA - Climate from Space

Climate from Space web application for data visualisation, storytelling and public engagement

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 23d

🌲 Join our training on 24 Sep to discover the power of satellite data!
Learn how to analyse climate data & create visualisations showcasing forests' role in climate change independently of whether you are participating in the 'Forests in a Changing Climate' competition.
tinyurl.com/425rb47u

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 23d

🌊 Sea State project team at Santander Workshop presenting new findings on ocean waves! Key highlights: revisited wave climate trends from 30+ years of satellite data & analysis of big storms. Advancing our understanding of changing ocean conditions 🛰️ climate.esa.int/en/projects/...

Sea State

The Sea State project is developing an 18-year data set (2002- 2020) capitalising on the rich satellite altimeter, SAR imager, and other data holdings available during that period.

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 27d

Take part in ESA's 'Forests in a Changing Climate' competition! Turn satellite data into visuals that show the connection between climate change and deforestation.
📊 Create static, animated or interactive visuals
🧠 Benefit from mentoring
🏆 Win an ESA behind-the-scenes tour
tinyurl.com/425rb47u

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