Almost ready for flight – Metop-C launch campaign in stand-by
Metop-C, EUMETSAT’s polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, is being prepared for launch in November from Kourou, French Guiana.
Forecasting fires – from Monchique to Mozambique and beyond
Is it possible to predict where a wildfire is likely to start? Or to say how ferociously it will burn before it has even ignited? Can satellite observations help?
Assembling Metop-C for launch
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll know Metop-C safely arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard three massive Antonov cargo planes.
C’s the day! Metop-C launch campaign begins
Metop-C – soon to become the latest addition to EUMETSAT’s fleet of meteorological satellites – is currently in Kourou, French Guiana, being prepared for launch in November.
Mapping carbon monoxide to aid air quality forecasts
Carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless gas normally present in low concentrations in the air we breathe.
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.