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News 22 April 2025 Space for Early Warning in Africa kicks off! The Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project, which is part of the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme News 15 April 2025 Europe’s hottest year signals deepening climate crisis European State of the Climate report details Europe’s hottest year News 1 April 2025 Europe’s first carbon monitoring mission prepares for launch Europe’s first carbon monitoring mission prepares for launch. Features Climate change in focus How EUMETSAT’s datasets are used to better understand global heating and its effects Features Towards early warnings for all in Africa How data from EUMETSAT’s next-generation satellite programmes contribute to early warning platforms for severe weather and climate events in Africa. Features More intense Indian summer monsoons A recent case study shows an increase in intensity in Indian summer monsoons Features Diving into the data: drought monitoring in Switzerland MeteoSwiss specialists reflect on new approaches to drought monitoring using EUMETSAT data News 22 April 2024 European State of the Climate 2023 European State of the Climate 2023 details unwelcome records for heatwaves and extreme weather events News 10 April 2024 Estimating energy output from solar panels A new case study highlights a valuable tool for estimating energy output from solar panels News 13 March 2024 Satellites detect effect of shipping pollution on clouds Satellite observations reveal properties of clouds over shipping tracks. Features Behind the data: measuring ocean carbon Quantifying ocean carbon is essential for understanding climate change. News 4 December 2023 Aiming for the Moon - to accurately monitor the Earth Meeting aims to progress further on establishing a new lunar model framework Features The emission missions How EUMETSAT’s satellite missions help shine light on the climate crisis. News 26 September 2023 A record-breaking year for the climate The State of the Climate in 2022 reveals a record-breaking year. Features In the heat of the moment How satellite data are helping authorities and other data users to better understand the impacts of heatwaves and drought and identify warning signs Features The legacy of TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon changed the way we see sea-level rise. News 19 October 2022 Statement on climate action EUMETSAT provides evidence for climate action in cooperation with the global community. Features Fighting wildfires with satellite data in Tanzania Satellite data help Tanzanian communities improve fire management strategies. Features Sentinel-6 reveals clues about the climate hidden in the ocean How an ocean prediction centre uses Sentinel-6 data to monitor ocean and climate change. Features Climate change in European context How EUMETSAT data contributes to the Copernicus European State of the Climate report Features Talking point: The Arctic sea ice maximum – feeling the heat Arctic Ocean sea ice reached its annual maximal extent on 7 March 2022. Dr Rasmus Tonboe helps us make sense of some of the talking points. News 3 February 2022 Southern Europe battles increases in major wildfires Strategies needed to prevent and suppress wildfires in light of more intense fire seasons. Features Rescuing and restoring satellite data to respond to the climate crisis EUMETSAT’s Jörg Schulz reflects on the importance of restoring data from past satellite missions News 5 May 2021 EUMETSAT – ROM SAF – C3S Workshop 2020 Promoting the use of Radio Occultation data for climate applications and assessing the needs for Interim Climate Data Records. Features Tracking desert locusts with satellite services This year brought a locust crisis to eastern Africa, threatening food supplies in an already troubled time. Features The role of MOSAiC in EUMETSAT OSI SAF development We've published several posts about the MOSAiC expedition over the last six months, featuring the reports of a group of meteorology students tracking its progress. Features Introducing the Alfred Wegener Institute and MOSAiC Expedition Right now, the largest polar expedition in history is taking place and a group of students from Germany want to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the Arctic action. Features MOSAiC – the international Arctic drift expedition Read the latest summary from the students tracking the expedition. Features Weather conditions in the Arctic The MOSAiC expedition continues and the students following the mission’s progress have delivered blog number five. Features Discussing Iceland’s severe winter weather Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hosting Elín Björk Jónasdóttir, meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO). Features RV Polarstern, a truly unique ship The second blog from the students tracking the MOSAiC expedition is here. Features Arctic sea ice minimum 2019 – how did it fare this year An annual occurrence when the area/volume of Arctic ice has reached its smallest after the “summer melt season”. Features 2019 - Another record-breaking year for our planet The summer headlines have brought news of scorching temperatures, devastating wildfires and worrying predictions for the future of our planet. Features Life as a EUMETSAT fellow Peter Weston shares his experience with us. Load More
