News & Features Apply Refine results Type Article News Categories Satellites Organisation Jason Tags Corporate Cooperation International Sentinel-6 Climate Press Release Date 2020 Date February April May June July August September October SHOW ALL 10 results News 9 October 2020 EUMETSAT’s future focus – a new era approaches In a time of changing weather patterns and a changing climate, the need for more and accurate information about planet Earth is acute. News 2 October 2020 Support grows for Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) European meteorological institutions and the World Meteorological Organization back funding initiative to support climate adaptation. News 25 September 2020 Webinar on Earth observation in Africa. Webinar on Earth observation in Africa. News 6 August 2020 Passing of an Earth science champion Dr Michael Freilich, the former Director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, passed away on 5 August. News 2 July 2020 EUMETSAT Council appoints Philip Evans as next Director-General EUMETSAT has appointed Philip Evans as the organisation’s next Director-General for a five-year term, starting on 1 January 2021. News 3 June 2020 16th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space Jointly organised by EUMETSAT, ESA, the ECMWF, and the European Commission’s Copernicus Programme, the first, virtual IWGGMS is taking place as planned on 02 - 05 June. News 12 May 2020 EUMETSAT redistributes novel real-time wind data Today, EUMETSAT started to make novel observations about the vertical distribution of wind available to national meteorological services for use in weather forecasting. News 27 April 2020 Be a part of the EGU2020 With the official cancellation of the annual European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly originally scheduled to take place on 04-08 May in Vienna News 7 April 2020 Solidarity and skill triumph over devastation of earthquake, pandemic Accurate weather forecasts are critically important for community safety, particularly during times of crisis. News 3 February 2020 The story behind the decision to rename a satellite Naming a satellite after a person – other than historical or mythical figures – is a very rare occurrence.