Copernicus Climate Change Service:
According to scientists at the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2024 was the hottest year since global temperature tracking began in 1850.
- Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union.
- It is implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission.
- ECMWF is an independent intergovernmental organisation serving its member and Co-operating States and the broader community.
- It supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present, and future climate in Europe and the rest of the world.
- The service offers free and open access via the internet to the best available climate data and to the tools needed to use this data.
- It has developed a Climate Data Store that provides easy access on the internet to a variety of high-quality, up-to-date, global datasets about the impacts of past, present, and future climate change.
- The Climate Data Store is continually updated with new data based on the latest science, including observations, reanalyzes of past observations, seasonal forecasts, and climate model projections.
- The Climate Data Store offers tools and expert guidance that make it possible to transform complex climate datasets into useful visual products, such as maps and charts.
- Users anywhere can use data and tools available on the Climate Data Store for their own local needs.
- C3S can provide user support, training, and guidance where needed.
- C3S users include scientists, consultants, planners, and policymakers, the media, and the public.
- C3S relies on climate research carried out within the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and responds to user requirements defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
- It provides an important resource to the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).
