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How 5G is ushering in a new era of disaster response
Every year, the USA is hit by a myriad of extreme weather events. In 2022…
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Q&A: Exploring impact-based forecasts with FMI’s director of weather, sea and climate service
Juhana Hyrkkänen, director of weather, sea and climate service at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI),…
Manifest DestinE – bringing the EU’s Destination Earth digital twin initiative to life
A joint European initiative has set in motion the creation of the most advanced digital…
ECMWF directors discuss European heat waves
Florian Pappenberger, the director of forecasts at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF),…
ANALYSIS: Dry UK summer pushes river flows to the brink of 1976 drought
Dr Simon Parry, a hydrologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), explains…
How is the WMO working with its members to build flash flood resilience in developing countries?
Dr. Hwirin Kim, chief, Hydrological and Water Resources Services Division, and Petra Mutic, Flash Flood…
Case study: Why is Croatia’s met agency completely revamping its national observation network?
Croatia’s idyllic climate is not typically associated with extreme weather events, yet the country suffers…
ANALYSIS: New Zealand temperature extremes have increased with climate change
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) publishes monthly climate summaries which report…
ANALYSIS: Detecting volcanic ash rain in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands has been experiencing the effects of the eruption of Cumbre Vieja, in…
Bespoke kite-balloon aerostat uncovers previously unknown data on cloud composition
In 2018, Eberhard Bodenschatz of the Max Planck Institute approached UK-based kite-balloon manufacturer Allsopp Helikites…