European Space Agency's Climate Team, often posting about ESA's Climate Change Initiative programme - climate.esa.inthttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3ml6gfoa3xk2wEach data point in ESA's Vegetation CCI+ dataset is derived from up to 222 satellite observations. Join our next webinar to learn more about the 21-year satellite dataset measuring foliage density and leaf light absorption. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I-X44s_2TAWdzp440uU2NA#/registration06 May 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6gfoa3xk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3ml3q3ien4k2l🌍 Last week, ESA held its Earth Action Info Day – now available as a recording. Learn about ESA's Earth Action programme, its role in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution, and upcoming tender opportunities for entities from ESA Member States. 👉🏼 https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/earth-action-info-day-2026/05 May 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3q3ien4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mkpa6rmm4k24🛰️ The ESA Climate Change Initiative is heading to @egu.eu #EGU26 in Vienna, 4–8 May! Find us at booth #X201 in Exhibition Hall X2, right next to the EGU stand. climate.esa.int/en/news-events/esa-climate-climate-change-initiative-at-the-egu-202630 Apr 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpa6rmm4k24https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mkmshu3ns22mEuropean State of the Climate 2025 by @wmo-global.bsky.social & @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social is out: Record wildfires, highest-ever sea surface temperatures, glacier loss across Europe. ESA CCI data reveals 81% of European lakes were warmer than average in 2025. https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2025?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=LI&utm_campaign=european-state-of-the-climate-2025&utm_id=ESOTC-202529 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmshu3ns22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mkhza67ph22iAntarctica is gaining ice mass, but not because ice loss is slowing. 🧊 Iceberg calving is up ~100 gigatonnes per year, yet a snowfall surge is outpacing it – for now. ESA-funded research explains why. 👉 https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/antarcticas-fragile-new-balance/27 Apr 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhza67ph22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mkamcclbok26Satellites provide the big picture of sea ice. Planes, moorings, ships, buoys and submarines validate these measurements. By comparing 30 years of data, researchers found strong agreement once spatial and temporal representativeness were considered. 👉 Full study: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2469-202624 Apr 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkamcclbok26https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mk5qzeyfdc25🔎 Track land cover changes over decades! The new Climate Change Initiative Toolbox Notebooks provide regional access to high-resolution land cover data from 1990 to 2019. They are perfect for studying deforestation and ecosystem transitions. Explore the Notebooks here: https://github.com/esa-cci/esa-climate-toolbox/blob/main/notebooks/user_examples/HRLC_Access.ipynb23 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5qzeyfdc25https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjyfarkj7c24🧊 A glacier in Tibet collapsed and nobody noticed for two years. Satellite data from the ESA Climate Change Initiative revealed what happened: the glacier tongue had vanished. Scientists reconstructed the entire event from space 🛰️ Worth a read: https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/a-glacier-quietly-collapsed-in-tibet/21 Apr 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyfarkj7c24https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjw5uba53c25Last chance to register! Our webinar on permafrost thaw is in 2 days. Annett Bartsch will show how satellites track permafrost thaw across Arctic lowlands & mountain regions, and what nearly 30 years of data reveal: where it’s accelerating and how unevenly. Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z20 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw5uba53c25https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjohvh5gxk26Last month, Anny Cazenave showed us what satellite data reveal about the rising level of the seas. One key takeaway: Sustained monitoring from space is crucial for detecting accelerating or irreversible changes & informing adaptation policy. Watch the recording here: tinyurl.com/mrxd6x8r17 Apr 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjohvh5gxk26https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjm6nrn4rc2xPermafrost is thawing – but where and how quickly? Join our webinar with Annett Bartsch on 22 April to learn how satellites detect permafrost thawing, the differences between the Arctic lowlands and mountains, and the locations of the global hotspots. Register here: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z16 Apr 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm6nrn4rc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjhogl4fqk2x🚀 Thank you to UK Students for the Exploration & Development of Space and all participants who joined our Visualising Climate with ESA Satellite-Derived Data training in March! Participants explored satellite data using JupyterLab & the ESA CCI Toolbox. Dive in: tinyurl.com/byr8m2bk https://tinyurl.com/byr8m2bk14 Apr 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhogl4fqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjgrophgg223Annett Bartsch has dedicated her career to understanding what's happening with ice beneath the surface. As Science Lead of ESA CCI+ Permafrost, she uses satellite data to track ground temperature changes across Arctic lowlands and mountain regions. Join her webinar: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z14 Apr 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgrophgg223https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mjejays5es2w📢@wcrpclimate.bsky.social's Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) project office will now be hosted by @esa.int and the University of Cape Town. Its work on regional climate downscaling is essential for local adaptation planning. We look forward to strengthening collaboration.13 Apr 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjejays5es2whttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mj2sphtzj22aClock's ticking ⏳ 26 April is the last day to sign up for ESA's Climate Change Initiative 4th Land Surface Temperature User Workshop. Join us from 12 to 14 May for satellite data, research insights and hands-on training. 👉 https://climate.esa.int/en/projects/land-surface-temperature/workshops/09 Apr 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2sphtzj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3miymngauds2gAre you a specialist in land surface climate research? @esa.int is hiring a Climate Applications Scientist to lead Earth observation projects on terrestrial carbon and water cycles in support of global climate policy. 📍ECSAT in Harwell, UK 📅Deadline: 21 April 2026 Learn more here: https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/new-position-climate-applications-scientist-with-focus-on-land-surface-climate-research/08 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miymngauds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mivkmzady22kPermafrost is thawing across the globe and nearly 30 years of satellite data show it's accelerating 🛰️ Join the next ESA Climate Change Initiative webinar with Annett Bartsch to learn how Earth observation captures these changes. 22 April | 16:00 CEST | Register here: tinyurl.com/k6mhk53z07 Apr 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivkmzady22khttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mighiyflb22a🌍 Create 3D climate visualisations with the new Jupyter Notebooks. Detailed tutorials demonstrate how to produce these visualisations using Climate Change Initiative data and Python libraries. Start creating: https://github.com/esa-cci/ect-demonstrators/tree/main/demonstrators/D3_js01 Apr 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mighiyflb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mib4zgfp3s2y🆕ESA’s Lakes Climate Change Initiative project released v3.0, offering more precise measurements thanks to longer time series (1992–2023), improved spatial coverage, new variables and refined algorithms across 2,024 lakes. It is freely available via the ESA CCI Open Data Portal.30 Mar 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mib4zgfp3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mhxrhudoq223That's a wrap! Three great days at the Climate Change Initiative Colocation & Climate Modelling User Group Integration Meeting at ESA ECSAT 🛰️ Insightful presentations, productive discussions and a clear sense of direction. Thank you to the whole community! 🌍26 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxrhudoq223https://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mhvdkrkgb22h@wmo-global.bsky.social’s #StateOfClimate unveils the Earth's Energy Imbalance has reached its highest value ever. It also cites research by @esa.int's Climate Change Initiative, which shows the highest global mean sea surface temperatures in 2023-24 ever recorded by satellite records🌡️ t1p.de/xptfd25 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvdkrkgb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mhs4ypaksk2cStarting today at ESA ECSAT: the annual Climate Change Initiative Colocation Meeting!📍Three days of science updates, climate modelling discussions and planning the next phase of ESA's climate programme. Teams from across land, atmosphere, cryosphere & ocean domains are gathering.24 Mar 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhs4ypaksk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mhiawxpotc2bThis Saturday marks #WorldGlaciersDay. Understanding how glaciers and ice sheets move, thin, and lose mass is essential for projecting sea level rise. @esa.int Climate Change Initiative Glaciers and Ice Sheets projects deliver the satellite data to do just that. Find the projects here: t1p.de/5gm6220 Mar 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiawxpotc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mhfmq4l7ms2sSiberian peat fires account for 33% of all fire emissions between 2001-2023, compared to just 2.39% in existing datasets 🛰️🔥 The difference? Landsat's 30m resolution detects peat fires conventional sensors miss. Read more: https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/peat-fires-account-for-a-third-of-siberias-carbon-emissions/19 Mar 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfmq4l7ms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mh6jcdupfk2p📣This is your last chance to register! Our sea level webinar is two days away. Anny Cazenave will demonstrate how satellites can track one of the most significant signs of climate change: rising sea levels 🌊Don't miss it! 18 March | 16:00 CET | Free to attend: tinyurl.com/4bc6ez6b16 Mar 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6jcdupfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mgu7euhkr22rHave you ever wondered how much and why the sea level is rising? Find out in next week's webinar with Anny Cazenave. From global trends to coastal impacts, this webinar will explore how satellite data informs important decisions. Join us on 18 March at 16:00 CET. Register here: tinyurl.com/4bc6ez6b12 Mar 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu7euhkr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mgp3vyd2pc2aThe CMIP Community Workshop 2026 is underway in Kyoto! 🌍 Scientists discuss advances in climate modelling & the observation-modelling interface. Close to home: the CMIP project office has been co-located with ESA's Climate Office at ECSAT since 2022 🛰️ More information: cmip2026.org10 Mar 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp3vyd2pc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mgowhlvi7k2iJoin us for our sea level webinar and meet Anny Cazenave! She is a scientist at University Toulouse and has spent her career using satellite data to reveal what the oceans tell us about our changing climate. Register here to hear her insights: tinyurl.com/4bc6ez6b10 Mar 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgowhlvi7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mgmhlgdvxc2xCombine climate data sources like never before to gain deeper insights! New example applications show how Climate Change Initiative data integrates with data from the Copernicus Dataspace Ecosystem. Find out more: https://github.com/esa-cci/ect-demonstrators/tree/main/demonstrators/CDSE09 Mar 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmhlgdvxc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/esaclimate.bsky.social/post/3mgf3coytms2bInsights from our greenhouse gas webinar with Michael Buchwitz: 🔎Satellite observations help us to monitor atmospheric concentrations and to identify emission sources and sinks ➡️Algorithms power climate services, turning satellite data into actionable climate intelligence Recording available here: [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:5i7hina7lujliu4fl6mtrdyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgf3coytms2b