Satellite Imagery

Satellite imagery refers to images of Earth captured by satellites orbiting the planet. These images are used for a wide range of purposes, including environmental monitoring, climate research, land-use analysis, and disaster assessment. Satellite imagery provides detailed visual data that help scientists and institutions track changes on the Earth’s surface over time.

Satellite Image: Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
Image of the day: Gulf of Riga frozen after Baltic cold snapNews

Image of the day: Gulf of Riga frozen after Baltic cold snap

Gulf of Riga ice cover spread widely across the shallow Baltic basin in early February 2026, after days of sustained sub-zero temperatures tightened their grip…
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Satellite Image: Trenčín, Slovakia
Image of the day: Trenčín marks its year as European Capital of Culture 2026News

Image of the day: Trenčín marks its year as European Capital of Culture 2026

Trenčín begins 2026 carrying the title of European Capital of Culture, a role it shares this year with Oulu in Finland. For twelve months, the…
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Satellite Image: Niigata Prefecture, Japan (s. record, snow)
Image of the day: Record snowfall grips JapanNews

Image of the day: Record snowfall grips Japan

Record snowfall in Japan in February 2026 follows weeks of relentless winter weather that began in late January, when powerful cold air masses settled over…
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Image: East Africa drought - September - December 2025
Image of the day: East Africa’s drought at the end of 2025News

Image of the day: East Africa’s drought at the end of 2025

Dry conditions that emerged across East Africa in September 2025 have since developed into a severe drought affecting large parts of the Horn of Africa.…
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Satellite Image: Tagus River, Portugal (s. floods)
Image of the day: Floodwaters along the Tagus River, PortugalNews

Image of the day: Floodwaters along the Tagus River, Portugal

Flooding spread across central Portugal in early February 2026 as Storm Leonardo delivered days of persistent rainfall onto landscapes already saturated by previous storms. Storm…
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Satellite Image: Alboran Sea
Image of the day: Winds carve Storm Leonardo into the Alboran SeaNews

Image of the day: Winds carve Storm Leonardo into the Alboran Sea

Storm Leonardo reshaped weather patterns across southern Spain and the western Mediterranean in early February 2026, leaving flooding on land and hazardous conditions at sea.…
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Satellite Image: Atlantic Ocean (s. Storm Leonardo)
Image of the day: Storm Leonardo advances across the Atlantic toward IberiaNews

Image of the day: Storm Leonardo advances across the Atlantic toward Iberia

Successive Atlantic storms left little time for recovery across parts of Spain and Portugal in early February 2026. After flooding and coastal impacts linked to…
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Satellite Image: Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Image of the day: Milano and Cortina ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter GamesNews

Image of the day: Milano and Cortina ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Italy will host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games from 6 to 22 February 2026, bringing athletes, officials, and spectators to northern Italy for competitions spread…
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Image: Graphic by Travis Buckner | ASU
ASU–Science prize honors research helping farmers adapt to climate changeScience

ASU–Science prize honors research helping farmers adapt to climate change

Inaugural ASU–Science Prize recognizes research that serves farmers from the ground up Summary: Meha Jain, an associate professor at the University of Michigan’s School for…
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Satellite Image: Peniche, Portugal
Image of the day: Flooding and coastal impacts in Portugal after Storm KristinNews

Image of the day: Flooding and coastal impacts in Portugal after Storm Kristin

A period of severe winter weather disrupted large parts of Portugal in late January 2026, as Storm Kristin brought heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous…
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Image: Aerial image of Antarctic iceberg
AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for scienceNews

AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science

Paris, France | AFP British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could…
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Satellite Image: Lake Lipno, Czech Republic
Image of the day: Winter bloom paints Lake Lipno greenNews

Image of the day: Winter bloom paints Lake Lipno green

Green ice on Lake Lipno turned one of the Czech Republic’s most familiar winter landscapes into something rarely seen. The reservoir, the largest in the…
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Satellite Image: East coast of Canada
Image of the day: Winter rolls line the Atlantic skyNews

Image of the day: Winter rolls line the Atlantic sky

A powerful winter cold outbreak affected eastern Canada in late January 2026, driving temperatures far below seasonal averages across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland…
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Satellite Image: Cuenca, Spain
Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartlandNews

Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartland

Across the plains of central Spain, renewable energy infrastructure has become part of everyday rural life. As the International Day of Clean Energy is observed…
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Satellite Image: Lake Balaton, Hungary
Image of the day: Lake Balaton freezes after nine-year gapNews

Image of the day: Lake Balaton freezes after nine-year gap

Lake Balaton, Central Europe’s largest freshwater lake, is a defining feature of Hungary’s landscape and a vital ecological and economic resource. In winter, the lake…
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Satellite Image: Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
Image of the day: Storm Harry’s wind signature over the Tyrrhenian SeaNews

Image of the day: Storm Harry’s wind signature over the Tyrrhenian Sea

Wind patterns left by Storm Harry are etched across the surface of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea in this satellite view of coastal waters off southern…
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Satelite Image: Svalbard, Norway
Image of the day: Arctic winter without sea ice near SvalbardNews

Image of the day: Arctic winter without sea ice near Svalbard

In midwinter, the seas around Svalbard are usually covered by expanding Arctic sea ice, forming a continuous barrier between the archipelago and the central Arctic…
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Satellite Image: Berlin, Germany
Image of the day: Berlin hosts Green Week’s centenary editionNews

Image of the day: Berlin hosts Green Week’s centenary edition

Berlin is hosting the 100th edition of the International Green Week from 16 to 25 January 2026, marking a century since the event was first…
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Satellite Image: Province of Chubut, Argentina
Image of the day: Wildfires advancing across Argentina’s Chubut regionNews

Image of the day: Wildfires advancing across Argentina’s Chubut region

Smoke has become a familiar presence over parts of Argentine Patagonia this January, as multiple wildfires continue to burn across forested and shrubland areas in…
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Satellite Image: Albania
Image of the day: Floods across central and western AlbaniaNews

Image of the day: Floods across central and western Albania

Flooding in Albania followed several days of persistent rainfall in early January 2026, pushing rivers beyond their banks and inundating low-lying areas across the country’s…
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Satellite Image: Oulu, Finland
Image of the day: A northern European city at the heart of culture in 2026News

Image of the day: A northern European city at the heart of culture in 2026

Oulu, a northern Finnish city on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, has entered 2026 carrying the title of European Capital of Culture, a…
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Image: Antarctica, Earth, Ozone Hole 2025
Image of the day: The smallest Antarctic ozone hole in five yearsNews

Image of the day: The smallest Antarctic ozone hole in five years

The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole closed on 1 December, earlier than in any year since 2019, and stood out as both smaller and shorter-lived than…
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Satellite Image: São Paulo, Brazil
Image of the day: São Paulo, BrazilNews

Image of the day: São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo’s vast urban footprint dominates the south-eastern corner of Brazil, reflecting decades of rapid growth that have turned the city into the country’s largest…
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Satellite Image: Szczecin Lagoon, Poland and Germany
Image of the day: Ice and snow settle over the Szczecin LagoonNews

Image of the day: Ice and snow settle over the Szczecin Lagoon

The Szczecin Lagoon, where the Oder River meets the Baltic Sea, forms a broad and shallow expanse of water shared by Germany and Poland. Separated…
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