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C3S’s new tool to monitor the state of our climate at a glance
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Climate Change
We provide authoritative information about the past, present and future climate, as well as tools to enable climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies by policy makers and businesses.
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[Global Climate Highlights 2024](https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2024)
The 2024 annual climate summary
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[The latest Climate Bulletins](/climate-bulletins)
Highlights of the February monthly summaries
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[ESOTC 2023](https://climate.copernicus.eu/widespread-floods-severe-heatwaves-esotc-2023-puts-europes-climate-focus)
From widespread floods to severe heatwaves, ESOTC 2023 puts Europe’s climate in focus
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[ERA Explorer](/era-explorer-app-global-climate-data-made-accessible-all)
Explore historical climate data from anywhere on earth
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Climate Change
We provide authoritative information about the past, present and future climate, as well as tools to enable climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies by policy makers and businesses.
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### [Global Climate Highlights 2024](https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2024)
The Global Climate Highlights 2024 report is online. The year 2024 was the warmest on record globally, with an average global temperature of 1.6ÂşC above the pre-industrial average. It was the first calendar year with a global average temperature exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level.Â
Read the analysis, and access all the charts, information and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the climate data that defined 2024.
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[Inaugural World Day for Glaciers marks year dedicated to glacial preservation](/inaugural-world-day-glaciers-marks-year-dedicated-glacial-preservation)
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As global average temperatures continue to rise, glaciers are retreating at unprecedented rates, affecting ecosystems, fresh water supply, and rising sea levels and heightening the risks of floods, droughts, and landslides.
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[ERA explorer app: global climate data made accessible to all](/era-explorer-app-global-climate-data-made-accessible-all)
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Is Brussels really that rainy? Is Sevilla as warm as we think? And how do both cities compare?
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[February 2025: record low global sea ice cover](/february-2025-record-low-global-sea-ice-cover)
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The global sea ice extent reached a new all-time minimum for February according to the latest monthly update of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
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[Global climate and energy insights: A collaborative report on the future of renewables](/global-climate-and-energy-insights-collaborative-report-future-renewables)
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The world is currently standing at a pivotal moment in the race to secure a liveable planet, according to the report 2023 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Potential Resources and Energy Demand, published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Internation
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[How Copernicus supports biodiversity: The role of C3S and CAMS](/how-copernicus-supports-biodiversity-role-c3s-and-cams)
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Biodiversity faces increasing pressure from environmental stressors, with climate change and air pollution contributing to ecosystem degradation.
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### [A partnership to support mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Mediterranean](/partnership-support-mitigation-and-adaptation-efforts-mediterranean)
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) join forces to support the Mediterranean countries and regional partners in their efforts to address the challenges of climate change.
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[Demonstrating heat stress in European cities](/demonstrating-heat-stress-european-cities)
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Urban environments experience higher temperatures than their rural surroundings. These higher temperatures can negatively impact human health, including causing cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, as well as heat stroke.
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[SCO FLAude: Understanding extreme hydrometeorological events in Aude and Occitanie in the context of climate change](/sco-flaude-understanding-extreme-hydrometeorological-events-aude-and-occitanie-context-climate)
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By analysing past and future extreme events as well as measuring the impact of flooding on territories, FLAude will help propose adequate decision-making tools and territorial planning in collaboration with public actors.
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[Visualising and processing climate data within MATLAB](/visualising-and-processing-climate-data-within-matlab)
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By pulling data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service’s (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), MATLAB users can visualise and process climate data within the MATLAB environment.
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[Climate change in the Køge Bay region of the Baltic Sea](/climate-change-koge-bay-region-baltic-sea)
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The Danish Meteorological Institute has showcased the value of C3S data for coastal areas in the Copenhagen region of Denmark.
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[Coastal flooding in Ireland](/coastal-flooding-ireland)
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Dutch research institute Deltares looked into how sea level and storm surge data from the C3S Climate Data Store (CDS) can be used to address questions related to the impact of climate change on coastal flooding at local scales in Ireland.
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[Climate Analogues – finding tomorrow's climate today](/climate-analogues-finding-tomorrows-climate-today)
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With Climate Analogues, users can look at the potential future climate of a selected location. The application presents three other locations and their respective climates, each of which has a current climate that could match the future climate of the selected location.
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> Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that Europe had its warmest summer on record. The period from June to August was the warmest ever on a global scale, with temperatures 0.7 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. The summer period was wetter than average in western and northern Europe, and drier than average in eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.
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> In this episode of Climate Now we ask how the Alps are changing as temperatures rise.
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### [8th C3S General Assembly](/8th-c3s-general-assembly)
Valencia, Spain
2 - 4 Jun 2025
ECMWF is holding its 8th General Assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service between 2-4 June in Valencia, Spain.
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### [Get involved with the Copernicus Climate Change Service](/get-involved-copernicus-climate-change-service)
There are many ways to engage with C3S as a user, a data provider, or applying for a job.
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