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- 1Oceans absorbed record heat last year, report finds●🌍🔥 The latest report from the # Copernicus # Atmosphere Monitoring Service has been published: The oceans absorbed a rec
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service has published its latest report, finding that the world's oceans absorbed a record 23 zettajoules of heat last year, nearly 40 times humanity's total annual energy use. The report also notes that sea levels are rising faster, now reaching 4.2 millimetres per year, underlining the accelerating impact of global warming.
- 2EU climate service warns wildfire smoke and pollution cross borders▼The EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service: “CAMS Atmosphere Watch shows air pollution knows no borders. Wildfire
The EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service says its CAMS Atmosphere Watch programme shows that air pollution ignores national borders, with wildfire smoke, ozone and dust capable of travelling thousands of kilometres to affect communities far from their sources. The service highlights cross-border monitoring as essential for tracking long-range pollution threats across Europe and beyond.
- 3Report finds polar oceans profoundly reshaped by climate change▼Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wil
The annual Copernicus Ocean State Report, released Wednesday, documents profound changes at both ends of the planet, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat in polar regions. News outlets including The Japan Times are highlighting the findings, which underscore how quickly climate change is transforming the world's polar oceans.
- 4EU report: oceans hotter and 17% more acidic in four decades●Ocean State report by EU’s Copernicus Marine programme. Hotter, 17% more acidic in 40 years, on Spain sized chunk of Arc
The EU's Copernicus Marine programme has published its tenth Ocean State Report, documenting major changes to the world's seas over 40 years. Ocean waters are hotter and around 17% more acidic than four decades ago, while the Arctic has lost a Spain-sized area of sea ice per decade and the Mediterranean is experiencing more frequent marine heatwaves.
- 5Copernicus Report Finds Europe's Seas Warming and Acidifying▼Copernicus Ocean State Report Finds Europe’s Seas Warming and Acidifying
The EU's Copernicus Ocean State Report finds that Europe's seas are warming and becoming more acidic, documenting ongoing changes to marine conditions across the region's coastal and offshore waters. The findings highlight the accelerating impact of climate change on European oceans, with implications for marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal communities.
- 6New analysis tracks global air quality and cross-border pollution in 2026▼Atmosphere Watch: new analysis tracks global air quality and transboundary pollution in 2026
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service has released a new analysis under its Atmosphere Watch, tracking global air quality and transboundary pollution for 2026. The work monitors how pollutants cross borders and affect air quality worldwide. It matters because air pollution remains a major health and environmental concern, and cross-border pollution requires international coordination to address.
- 7Arctic sea ice reaches its annual minimum on September 12●Arktisches Meereis erreichte am 12. September sein jährliches Minimum: https://www. wetterkontor.de/de/wetternews. asp #
Arctic sea ice reached its lowest extent of the year on 12 September, marking the end of the summer melt season. The figure, reported with reference to the EU's Copernicus monitoring service, is being watched by climate observers as a key indicator of long-term warming in the polar north.
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The EU's Copernicus climate service reports that ocean heat reached a new record in 2025, continuing the trend of warming seas driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions. Ocean heat content is a key indicator of climate change, and successive records underline the pace at which the world's oceans are absorbing excess heat. The finding adds to growing concern among scientists about marine ecosystems, sea level rise and extreme weather.
- 9Mediterranean sea temperatures alarmingly high like August●>> Allarme Mediterraneo: bollente come ad agosto https://www. repubblica.it/cronaca/2026/10/ 02/news/clima_copernicus_ra
A new Copernicus report covered by Repubblica warns that Mediterranean waters are as hot as they typically are in August, prompting alarm about the state of the sea well outside the summer season. Commenters are sharing the article with climate crisis hashtags, framing the finding as another sign of accelerating climate change affecting the region's marine environment.
- 10Copernicus promotes ERA5 reanalysis datasets in Climate Data Store●Find out more about ERA5 reanalysis and other datasets available in the # C3S Climate Data Store CDS # ClimateChange . 👉
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is directing researchers and the public to its ERA5 reanalysis dataset and the wider Climate Data Store, which offers free access to global climate data going back decades. ERA5 combines observations with weather modelling to produce consistent records of past climate conditions, widely used for climate monitoring and research. Resources explaining what ERA5 offers and how to use the CDS are being shared alongside links to the service's online platforms.
- 11Summer 2026 was Western Europe's hottest on record●LA NOTIZIA: L’estate del 2026 è stata la più calda di sempre in Europa occidentale: battuto anche il 2003 L’estate del 2
The summer of 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in Western Europe, surpassing the previous record set by the 2003 heatwave. The finding comes from a report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU's climate monitoring programme. The record confirms the ongoing trend of increasingly extreme summer temperatures across the continent.
- 12Ocean heat storage hits record high, Copernicus reports▼The heat stored in the oceans has reached its highest level, according to the latest Copernicus report
The latest Copernicus Climate Change Service report finds that the heat stored in the world's oceans has reached its highest recorded level. Ocean heat content is a key indicator of climate change, since the seas absorb most of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. Scientists say the record underscores the continued warming of the planet and its consequences for marine life, sea levels and extreme weather.
- 13Copernicus: Western Europe's summer was hottest on record●Agi: Copernicus: "Nell'Europa Occidentale l'estate 2026 la più calda di sempre" AGI - L' estate 2026 è stata la più cald
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service says summer 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in Western Europe, surpassing the previous record set in 2003. The finding, reported by Italian news agency AGI, underscores the accelerating pace of heat extremes on the continent. The report is drawing attention as evidence of intensifying climate change impacts in Europe.
- 14Oceans absorbed record heat last year, EU report finds●🇪🇺🌍🔥 The latest report from the # Copernicus # Atmosphere Monitoring Service has been published: The oceans absorbed a r
The EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service has published its latest report, finding the oceans absorbed a record 23 zettajoules of heat last year, nearly 40 times humanity's total annual energy use. Sea levels are also rising faster, reaching 4.2 millimetres per year. Environmental groups are highlighting the figures as evidence of accelerating climate change.