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Brewing up a storm in 2017

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The brute strength of nature was particularly evident in 2017 when hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones left trails of misery in their wake in communities around the globe.

Rain in Spain? Look to the Pacific

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The science, technology and global cooperation behind the information we receive.

EUMETSAT appoints Cristian Bank as Director of Programmes

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The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) has appointed Cristian Bank, CEO of the Danish company Rovsing, as Director of Programme Preparation and Development.

A celestial pas de trois

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Repositioning three of Europe’s crucial Meteosat meteorological satellites.

EUMETSAT takes ownership of two MTG ground stations after successful acceptance review

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The two Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission data acquisition (MDA) ground stations developed under a EUMETSAT contract by a European consortium led by Telespazio passed their Preliminary Acceptance Review on 30 November, after a comprehensive validation test campaign.

EUMETSAT takes steps to extend Meteosat and EPS operations and approves ground segment contracts for next generation systems

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At its 88th session, the EUMETSAT Council agreed to exploit the Meteosat second generation (MSG) and EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) satellite systems for another seven years and opened the votes enabling the 30 Member States to formalise associated financial commitments in the course of 2018.

EUMETSAT ground segment is ready for the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3B

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EUMETSAT has confirmed the readiness of its teams and the new version of its ground segment to support the launch and commissioning of the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite in a two-satellite configuration with Sentinel-3A.

Taking stock of the global climate

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Addressing essential climate variables.

Twenty-first International TOVS Study Conference

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The Twenty-First International TOVS Study Conference (ITSC-21), hosted by EUMETSAT, will take place at the Darmstadtium in Darmstadt, Germany from Wednesday 29 November till Tuesday 5 December 2017.