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Here is our next-gen weather satellite: Metop-SGA1! Scheduled for launch in August aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, Metop-SGA1 will be the first satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG) programme. Seeing the satellite in person highlighted the scale and complexity of this mission. Equipped with advanced instruments - including the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission - Metop-SGA1 will deliver vital data for forecasting, climate and air pollution. Sentinel-5 will play a crucial role in monitoring air quality and atmospheric composition, delivering detailed measurements of trace gases that impact both human health and the environment. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3FYfDFU You can also follow Metop-SGA1’s journey to launch and beyond on our launch hub for the latest updates.

ICYMI, this week the 2024 European State of the Climate report went out, highlighting the serious impacts the continent faced from extreme weather - with Europe being the fastest-warming on the planet. Satellites play a key role in climate monitoring and EUMETSAT’s Meteosat geostationary weather satellites have been providing data for climate monitoring over Europe and Africa since 1978, building up in the process one of the longest time-series of climate data collected by satellite in the world. This week, our image of the week is from the Meteosat-12 weather satellite keeping an eye on Earth from 36,000km away in space. Find out more and visit the link to the report here: https://bit.ly/4lA7LdW #ESOTC2024

🌡️ 2024 was a year of contrasts across Europe, with extreme heatwaves and large wildfires, alongside flooding and drought. 🏗️ An increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events poses increased risks to the built environment and infrastructure in Europe, and to the services they provide. 🌆 Yet, progress shines through: 51% of European cities now have adaptation plans, a leap from 26% in 2018. EUMETSAT’s video captures this dynamic year from swirling storms to shifting seasons - all captured from space! ⚡ More must be done. Let’s harness these insights for bolder #ClimateAction! 📘 Full #ESOTC2024 report: https://lnkd.in/eQ-xGfzG

In complete awe of the imagery of our weather from the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite, which became operational a few months ago. Thank you EUMETSAT for sending this "camera" into space to show us the clouds above us. I feel the urge to share the cloudscape over Europe, shot by the MTG FCI imager about 10 minutes ago and received at Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut.

We are excited to welcome Vincent Gabaglio, International Relations Officer, EUMETSAT, as a speaker at the NewSpace Africa Conference 2025! Vincent Gabaglio is International Relations Officer at EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. In this role, he notably supports EUMETSAT’s international cooperation with partners in Africa, with a focus on use Earth observation for weather, water and climate monitoring. Over the years, Vincent has been involved in the Europe-Africa cooperation on space-based applications, including the implementation of AMESD, MESA, SAWIDRA and ClimSA programmes, as well as EUMETSAT’s engagement in the GMES&Africa initiative. #newspaceafrica2025

🔓 Open-Data und Networking für die Energiewende 🌬☀ Im April 2025 fand im DWD das 2. Energienutzerforum statt. Zu diesem Anlass kamen Fachleute zum Thema „Energie“ aus den Bereichen Forschung, Industrie und öffentlicher Dienst zusammen: Amprion GmbH, 4cast, ane.energy, Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, DLR-Institut für Vernetzte Energiesysteme, Deutsches Zentrum für Schienenverkehrsforschung (DZSF), enercast, ENERCON, EWI - Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln, energy & meteo systems GmbH | emsys VPP GmbH | emsys grid services GmbH , EUMETSAT, Fraunhofer IEE, GDWS · Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt, greenventory GmbH, TenneT Germany, TransnetBW GmbH, Umweltbundesamt - German Environment Agency, Westnetz, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Abteilung Meteorologie), Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) Dr. Vanessa Fundel, Leiterin des DWD-Energieprogramms, führte durch den Tag und startete mit einer Begrüßung aller Anwesenden. Anschließend schlossen sich die Leiterin des Geschäftsbereichs „Wettervorhersage“ Dr. Renate Hagedorn und Dr. Frank Kaspar, Leiter der Abteilung „Hydrometeorologie“, der Begrüßung mit einem Überblick über die Energietätigkeiten des DWD an. Der Vormittag war gefüllt mit Vorträgen über: ☀ Aktuelle Produkte und Neuigkeiten zum Thema Energie 🍏 Klimadienstleistungen zur Energiewende 🖥 Entwicklungen bei den Wettermodellen und deren Potentiale für Energieanwendungen 🤖 Nutzung von KI für die Bedürfnisse der Energiewirtschaft ⛈ Die Teilnehmenden bekamen eine Übersicht über die Neuerungen im ICON-Modell, die für die Energiewirtschaft interessant sind, wie die Verbesserung von ICON-ART durch den ensemblebasierten Ansatz ICON-ART-EPS und eine Einblick in ICON-D2-RUC-EPS, was eine hohe Updaterate, sowie Gewitter- und Starkregenvorhersage beinhaltet. ☀🌬 In der Produktion ist aktuell ICON-D05, was mit einer Auflösung von 500 m das ICON-D2 Gebiet abdecken wird und eine Strahlungs- und Böenvorhersage beinhalten wird. 🆕 Die neue COSMO-basierte Reanalyse COSMO-R6G2 wurde vorgestellt und die aktuell in Produktion befindlichen ICON-basierten Reanalysen ICON-DREAM (global & Europa) und ICON-FORCE (ICON-D2-Gebiet) angeteasert.  Diese werden dann auch als Trainingsdatensatz für das KI-basierte ICON-Modell AICON verwendet. 🕸 Der Nachmittag stand im Zeichen des Austausches und der Vernetzung um verstärkt Synergien zu nutzen. Beim Marktplatz der Möglichkeiten fragten die Kolleg:innen von EUMETSAT CM SAF nach Anwendungen für ein neues hochaufgelösten Strahlungsprodukt HANNA, welches Europaweit in 0,01 °-Gitterweite abdecken soll. Für welche Zwecke würden Sie die Daten verwenden❓ Der Link zum Open-Data-Portal (CDC) folgt im ersten Kommentar.

Thank you to EUMETSAT for a productive bi-lateral. A range of topics discussed ranging from future missions, improving operational resilience, space weather, cloud strategy, user needs and how to maximise value from the existing governance. Thank you Phil Evans Paul Counet sean burns Lothar Wolf Andy Phelps. This partnership with other European member states is crucial to support the challenges of the weather enterprise and support industry interests in a radically changing world of weather extremes, AI and data availability. A year of exciting launches coming up as well! Thanks to Zilla McGrail Sarah Jackson and Stewart Turner Faye Victory for helping to coordinate this weeks meeting. We looking forward to forward to some important discussions at the next council, in Darmstadt in July. 🇬🇧 🛰️

🌍 The European State of the Climate 2024 report is now available! #ESOTC2024 is the result of a collaborative effort between the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization, working together with over 100 scientists. 🔍 Discover 2024’s dry and often record-warm conditions in eastern Europe and warm, wet conditions in the west. 📊 Delve into comprehensive data and insights on temperature, precipitation, wildfires, thermal stress, glaciers and more.    C3S is part of the European Union’s space programme, coordinated and managed by the European Commission and implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF. Gain valuable insight into Europe’s evolving climate in 2024 by exploring the full report: https://bit.ly/3XXwxKY   #C3S #ClimateData  - - - ECMWF Users Carlo Buontempo

Europe just experienced its hottest year on record. 🌡️   The 2024 European State of the Climate report paints a clear picture of the continent heating faster than the global average, with growing risks from heatwaves, floods, and wildfires.   Satellite data from EUMETSAT programmes and Satellite Application Facilities' data products played a vital role in the report. Sunshine duration and sea ice extent, for example, help build a clearer picture of #ClimateChange impacts across Europe. 🛰️   Read more about the findings from EUMETSAT Climate Product Expert Rob Roebeling, and Science Writer Adam Gristwood, here: bit.ly/4lCulD0   #ESOTC2024 #CopernicusClimate

The next in our series of European Weather Cloud (EWC) webinars, a cooperation between EUMETSAT & #ECMWF, will take place on 14 May 2025. This time, we’ll focus on OpenStack Infrastructure as Code in the EWC. For more information and to register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eRvBc6mb