Wind and weather conditions can whip up a mixture of sand and dust that can be carried for thousands of kilometres.

CAMS and C3S held their annual General Assemblies back-to-back in Brussels in June. At the events, experts and stakeholders from both Copernicus services engaged in in-depth discussions about all aspects of the services’ work.

The Pantanal wetlands, the world’s largest tropical wetland area, located mainly in Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil but also extending into Bolivia and Paraguay, have experienced significant wildfire activity in June.

A number of wildfires have developed within the Arctic Circle through June, with most activity currently located in Russia’s Sakha Republic, which suffered from some devastating wildfires in 2021.

The eastern Mediterranean region, in particular Greece, Cyprus and western Türkiye, will experience a significant intrusion of Saharan dust over the next few days, increasing in intensity on 13-14 June, with major implications for air quality in the