The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) Meteorological Data Collection Centre (METEO) collects, quality-controls and post-processes in situ and ground-based remote sensed meteorological data to provide input data tailored to the needs of CEMS European Flood Awareness System, and the...

This Technical Report presents the results of the annual product and service quality assessment of the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) product of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), which was performed on a quarterly basis during 2023. This report is the second of its kind: the...

After severe and prolonged droughts that affected northern Africa during the last 6 years and Europe for over 2 years, drought conditions are back again in large parts of Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean region, eastern Europe and the Baltic countries. Recent above-average temperatures...

In this report, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) expands its exploration of complex disaster risks that transcend national borders and introduce novel challenges to the European Union. Taking stock of previous JRC flagship reports on understanding risks (Science for Disaster Risk Management Book...

In this report, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) expands its exploration of complex disaster risks that transcend national borders and introduce novel challenges to the European Union. Taking stock of previous JRC flagship reports on understanding risks (Science for Disaster Risk Management Book...

After the severe and prolonged drought events that impacted northern Africa during the last 6 years, and Europe for over 2 years, drought conditions are again affecting large parts of the Mediterranean region. Long-lasting, above-average temperatures and a sequence of warm spells have...

A severe drought is currently affecting southern Africa and the Zambezi basin, with extremely dry and warm conditions from October 2023 to March 2024. Heatwaves are exacerbating the impacts of the lack of precipitation. The average temperature is abnormally high, registering record values since...

During 2023, all Amazonian countries recorded the lowest July to September rainfall in over 40 years. Rainfall anomalies in the Brazilian States of western Amazonia, particularly Amazonas, range from 100 to 350 mm below normal corresponding to about 40-50% reduction compared to the average...

This Technical Report presents the results of the annual product and service quality assessment of the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) product of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), which was performed on a quarterly basis during 2022.

The Global Flood Partnership Conference (GFP) 2019 was held from June 11 to 14 in Guangzhou, China. It was the first time that the GFP annual meeting was not located either in Europe or the US with the aim to strengthen the links to the relevant community in Asia. The conference was hosted by...