Features Last Updated 30 January 2024 Published on 04 June 2020 Previous Latest feature articles Next Features Climate change in focus How EUMETSAT’s datasets are used to better understand global heating and its effects Features Tracing echoes in a storm How near-real-time data from EUMETSAT programmes supported nowcasting of unusual weather events in Romania Features How satellite data make flying safer How near-real-time Earth observations enable meteorologists to deliver timely aviation forecasts Features Seizing the moment How data from EUMETSAT’s programmes support meteorologists at Met Éireann to nowcast severe weather events and issue warnings. 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