How satellites can help detect impending droughts
In this era of seeming plenty, it’s shocking to learn that almost 124 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity last year.
Out-of-this-world imagery of our planet’s “lungs”
Today (8 June) is World Oceans Day and EUMETSAT is proud to bring you some out-of-this-world imagery of planet Earth’s oceans and seas.
Becoming weather ready and climate smart
“Weather ready, climate smart” is the theme of this year’s World Meteorological Day. How close are we to being weather ready and climate smart? What more needs to be done? We spoke to EUMETSAT Chief Scientist Dr Kenneth Holmlund to...
Words from the WISE on International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we bring you some words from the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and those pursuing their professional passion at EUMETSAT, about working in this remarkable and increasingly less-male-dominated field.
Make a world of difference at EUMETSAT
How would you like to be part of an organisation where you can make a real difference? At EUMETSAT, we encourage applications from students to skilled workers and offer an interesting and unique working environment in which to make your...
Brewing up a storm in 2017
The brute strength of nature was particularly evident in 2017 when hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones left trails of misery in their wake in communities around the globe.
Rain in Spain? Look to the Pacific
Most of us take the accuracy of weather forecasts for granted, not giving too much thought to the science, technology and global cooperation behind the information we receive. The use of satellite data in weather forecasting has demonstrably increased accuracy....
A celestial pas de trois
The Flight Operations teams at EUMETSAT’s Darmstadt headquarters are carrying out an intricate, nearly two-month-long process to reposition three of Europe’s crucial Meteosat meteorological satellites.
The year in pictures: 2017
We had a look back at all of the images taken in 2017 to see which ones had the most views on our Flickr account. Here are the results (for more information, just click on each image): These composite images...