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Climate change in focus

How EUMETSAT’s datasets are used to better understand global heating and its effects

Behind the data: investigating El Niño

Satellite data provide invaluable insight into this global climate pattern.

Tracing echoes in a storm

How near-real-time data from EUMETSAT programmes supported nowcasting of unusual weather events in Romania

How satellite data make flying safer

How near-real-time Earth observations enable meteorologists to deliver timely aviation forecasts

Seizing the moment

How data from EUMETSAT’s programmes support meteorologists at Met Éireann to nowcast severe weather events and issue warnings.

A fix for the Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 satellite

A new approach has been implemented to calibrate the Flexible Combined Imager

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.

More intense Indian summer monsoons

A recent case study shows an increase in intensity in Indian summer monsoons

Igniting Africa’s satellite data potential

How training initiatives in Africa support specialists to harness the power of EUMETSAT data.

Diving into the data: drought monitoring in Switzerland

MeteoSwiss specialists reflect on new approaches to drought monitoring using EUMETSAT data

A virtual Earth

Destination Earth has been launched today

Satellites over Africa save lives

Two upcoming satellite programmes – MTG and EPS-SG – will be game changers for Africa.

Behind the data: rescuing rock lobsters from a red tide

Satellite data were used to monitor a red tide event in South Africa in early 2022.

Behind the data: measuring ocean carbon

Quantifying ocean carbon is essential for understanding climate change.

The emission missions

How EUMETSAT’s satellite missions help shine light on the climate crisis.

Facing the elements in Iceland

How EUMETSAT data is used to support forecasts and hazard warnings in Iceland.

Cutting through the noise

Shin Koyamatsu homes in on the most meaningful infrared sounder data

Behind the data: detecting marine heatwaves

Dr Rob Roebeling discusses the importance of satellites in detecting marine heatwaves

Tracking and tracing atmospheric change

EUMETSAT missions enhance global observations of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution

Learning in the extreme

Using new machine learning methods to further the potential of EUMETSAT data

Catching the Sun

Supporting UV forecasts with data from EUMETSAT’s Meteosat programme

The ice cloud cartographer

New Ice Cloud Imager will fill in key gaps in weather forecast and climate models.

Setting sights north

Collaboration between countries in Northern Europe enables specialists to get the most out of data delivered by EUMETSAT’s programmes

Animations from Europe's first Lightning Imager

Impressive first animations from the Lightning Imager

Ensuring the speedy flow of data

Milad Tawk, Dissemination Operations Engineer, supports the Meteosat Third Generation mission.

Preventing space collisions

To keep MTG-I1 safe, a flight dynamics team monitors space debris and plans manoeuvres.

Discover the first images of MTG-I1

Earth’s (cloudy) beauty revealed like never before.

Oceans of data

Hilary Wilson on the huge team effort driving the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission

In the line of fire

How EUMETSAT satellite data is supporting wildfire management across Europe and beyond

Portrait of a lake’s death

Portrait of a lake’s death: how Copernicus data was used to profile the rapid demise of Chile’s Laguna de Aculeo

Behind the data: Better monitoring of cyclones

Satellite altimeters provide key observations that improve weather forecasting models.

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

I-RUFA Eurocopter AS 350B3 Firefighter, dropping water in a Forest Fire during Day in Povoa de Lanhoso, Portugal.

Serving the users

Sean Burns explains what’s so tricky about getting products to the people who use them.

Future focus: Towards better flood and drought monitoring

Using remote sensing data to improve understanding of floods, droughts and climate change.

Navigating space law

Mechtild Lauth, Head of Legal Affairs, supports the Meteosat Third Generation mission.

A 36,000 kilometre-journey into orbit

Spaceflight services company Telespazio helps EUMETSAT ensure a successful MTG-I1 LEOP.

The best of both worlds

How innovations in science and technology have driven Meteosat programmes to new heights.

The unbelievable joy of a satellite launch

Christian Corba manages the Meteosat Third Generation launch service.

A storm short-range weather models didn’t see

Training is key to enable meteorologists in Kenya to better predict high-impact storms.

Preparing for Meteosat Third Generation: Think global, act local

How experts in Central and Eastern Europe are preparing for Meteosat Third Generation

Achieving difficult things

Gareth Williams leads the Flight Operations Division

Galaxy hunter by night

Quality Assurance Manager Maria Jose Marquez, explains her work on MTG.

The legacy of TOPEX-Poseidon

TOPEX-Poseidon changed the way we see sea-level rise.

Letting imagination flow

Meet Jochen Grandell, one of many behind the Meteosat Third Generation mission.

Nowcasting: winning the race against time

EUMETSAT’s Nowcasting Satellite Application Facility prepare for Meteosat Third Generation

Keeping the data flowing

Ground Stations Operations Manager Rocío Martín Pardo explains her work on MTG.

Training forecasters to use new data

A training manager explains his work on MTG

Long journey to the skies

First of Meteosat Third Generation’s imager satellites on its way to its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.

Breaking through the clouds

How EUMETSAT’s new satellite help understand and predict cloud development

At the helm of the next-generation MTG satellite programme

Alexander Schmid leads the Meteosat Third Generation programme.

Fighting wildfires with satellite data in Tanzania

Satellite data help Tanzanian communities improve fire management strategies.

Steering the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite into orbit

The project manager of the Launch and Early Operations Phase for MTG-I1 explains her work.

Keeping an orbiting satellite on track is no easy feat

Flight dynamics engineer Miguel Serrano has the challenging job of keeping a satellite on track.

The woman behind the many moving parts of MTG

System Manager Susanne Dieterle, explains her work on the MTG satellite system.

Ageing satellite prepares for a final move as a new era approaches

Ageing satellite undergoes final tests before moving to the graveyard orbit

EUMETSAT to explore new artificial intelligence approaches

EUMETSAT’s new strategy focuses on artificial intelligence approaches.

Shaped by cyclones

Cyclone expert Philippe Caroff explains the importance of the Indian Ocean Data Coverage service.

Eye of the Tiger

CGMS celebrates five decades of collaborative initiatives.

50 remarkable years of cooperation

Impactful cooperation initiatives under the framework of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites.

Meteosat Third Generation: Cutting-edge weather data

Dr Tony McNally anticipates the benefits of EUMETSAT’s next-generation satellites.