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Devastating European floods The worst floods for a decade have been devastating parts of Europe this month. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Germany, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic.	2.5 minute scans experiment Recent tests to see if 2.5 minute scans can pick up certain small-scale weather phenomena have proved successful.
Ten years of EUMETCast Ten years ago we revolutionised the way users can access satellite data, with the introduction of EUMETCast.	Hundreds take part in online satellite training A recent online training course run by EUMETSAT attracted more than 300 participants, making it EUMETSAT’s the largest online event so far.
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Latest Press Releases May 6, 2013 First International Ocean Colour Science meeting to take place in Darmstadt, Germany Growing global demand for ocean colour data April 24, 2013 Metop-B takes over prime operational service Long-term continuity of vital weather and climate data ensured from polar orbit April 9, 2013 Meteosat-9 takes over Rapid Scanning Service Today, Meteosat-9 took over the rapid scanning imagery service (RSS) from Meteosat-8. January 21, 2013 Meteosat-10 takes over from Meteosat-9 Meteosat-10 has replaced Meteosat-9 as EUMETSAT’s prime operational geostationary weather satellite after being moved to 0º. December 18, 2012 MSG-3 declared operational as Meteosat-10 After the successful completion of in-orbit testing, on 12 December the MSG-3 satellite was declared ready to support the Meteosat operational services and renamed Meteosat-10. View All

Latest News June 18, 2013 European scientific/technical workshop with SOA/NSOAS at EUMETSAT Following the signature of the cooperation agreement with the Chinese State Oceanic Administration (SOA) and its National Satellite Ocean Application Service (NSOAS) on 30 August 2012, a workshop is being held at EUMETSAT on 18-21 June 2013 with the objective of further strengthening scientific and technical cooperation in the domain of satellite oceanography. June 6, 2013 EUMETSAT information day in Baku, Azerbaijan EUMETSAT and the Azeri Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources’ Hydro-meteorological Department organised an information day for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian countries on 5 June 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan. June 3, 2013 Former EUMETSAT Director-General receives top international meteorological honour Dr Tillmann Mohr has been awarded the UN's International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize May 29, 2013 EUMETSAT supports meteorological training centre of excellence in Morocco The first official course was held at the new training centre of excellence (CoE) specialised in satellite meteorology at the Direction de la Météorologie Nationale (DMN), Maroc, the Moroccan National Meteorological Service, in Casablanca, Morocco, on 20-24 May. April 5, 2013 EUMETSAT information day for Western Balkan countries On 4 April, EUMETSAT Director-General Alain Ratier led a delegation attending an information day for the Western Balkan countries organised by EUMETSAT and the Meteorological Services of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. View All

Conferences and Events May 6, 2013 International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) Meeting Darmstadt, Germany June 11, 2013 MACC-II / GMES-PURE Atmosphere Services User Workshop 11-12 June 2013, Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK) June 17, 2013 5th LSA SAF Workshop 17-19 June 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany July 1, 2013 Satellite Soil Moisture Validation and Application Workshop 1-3 July 2013, Frascati, Italy September 16, 2013 2013 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference & 19th American Meteorological Society AMS Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology Conference 16-20 September 2013, Vienna, Austria View All