Skip to main content

Romania endured its coldest week of the winter from 17 to 24 February 2025, with temperatures plunging as low as -20°C in mountainous regions. The extreme cold was accompanied by heavy snowfall, prompting authorities to issue a yellow weather warning for much of the country’s south and southeast, including Bucharest, where wind gusts reached up to 45 km/h.

Satellite image: Bucharest, Romania (s. coldest week, snow,)
Bucharest, Romania. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

Bucharest is visible blanketed in snow in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 23 February 2025.

The Copernicus Sentinel satellites provide free and open data, helping monitor and map snow cover worldwide. These insights support local authorities and communities in making informed decisions based on real-time environmental conditions.

Featured image credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments
New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environmentsClimateScience

New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments

By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University As climate change causes storms to intensify, new tools are needed to map where flooding occurs in…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2024 Full article
‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meatNews

‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat

Paris, France (AFP) - An ambition from Paris Olympics organisers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly Games has run into…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
Does air pollution affect lupus risk?
Does air pollution affect lupus risk?Science

Does air pollution affect lupus risk?

By Wiley New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicates that chronic exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of developing lupus, an autoimmune…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article