🌍🌐 The DestinE AI Tooling Workshop strengthened the technical foundation of advancing machine learning (ML) within the EU initiative. Last month, experts from ECMWF and partner institutions gathered in the Netherlands for a 2,5 day hands-on workshop. Read more ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/destine...

Last call for Code for Earth 2026! Join ECMWF’s innovation programme & help develop opensource solutions in data visualisation, machine learning, software development & a new Africa-focused stream. ➡️https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/application-deadline-approaches-code-earth-2026

📢 Abstract submission deadline extended! You now have until 10 April to submit your abstract for our forecast users meeting, UEF2026. Don’t miss the chance to be part of the programme - get your submission in! More info ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/e/UEF2026

🌍🌐 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲”. 31 March 2026 | 15:00 CEST The event is hosted by ECMWF under the EU's DestinE initiative. More information and registration ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/webinar...

How well do ML weather models capture severe storms? A new analysis of Storm Amy compares ECMWF’s forecasting systems. Read the blog ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

For researchers interested in atmospheric composition observations, modelling & monitoring - registration to participate in the 8th annual #atmostraining in Thessaloniki 19-23 October is now open! See link in the post below ⬇️ @esaearth.esa.int @eumetsat.int @ecmwf.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

Join us! @ecmwf.int and @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social are pleased to invite you to the 22nd International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space, 29 June to 2 July. Call for abstracts: submit your oral and poster presentation proposals by 3 April atmosphere.copernicus.eu/22nd-interna...

🌍 Participate in @ecmwf.int's 2026 #CodeforEarth! Apply by 9 April to tackle challenges in data visualisation, machine learning & software development, plus a dedicated Africa stream, many leveraging #C3S & #CopernicusAtmosphere data. 🚀 🔗 codeforearth.ecmwf.int @codeforearth.bsky.social

The GEWEX SSG-38 is well underway. The first two days focused on progress across the GEWEX Panels, along with reports from sister WCRP core programs, identifying opportunities to connect, strengthen cooperation, and align priorities. @wcrpclimate.bsky.social, @ecmwf.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

🌍🌐 Last chance to register for the webinar "𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲". 📅 Tomorrow | 15:00 CET Secure your place now ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/event/555/re...

📣 Mark the date! On 29 April, @ecmwf.int and @wmo-global.bsky.social will release the European State of the Climate 2025 report, including full coverage of climate conditions, key events, and long-term trends of climate indicators. Stay tuned! #ESOTC2025 @ec.europa.eu ⬇️

🌍🌐 Join our Co-Design Workshop on 8-9 June in Brussels! Explore real use cases, interact with DestinE systems and services, and help shape how they are used in practice. Ahead of the 5th User eXchange of the EU DestinE initiative. Register now ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/event/548/ov...

🔎☁️What does a weather forecast really know? A new study introduces a framework that separates information from noise – offering a clearer view of true skill, beyond RMSE or ACC. Read the blog ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

Ever wonder how ECMWF stores its data? The Meteorological Archival and Retrieval System (MARS) is one of the largest meteorological archives in the world. MARS began in the 1980s and has evolved into an exabyte-scale archive, containing operational and research data. www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

🌍🌐 Great to join the @ec.europa.eu Apply AI webinar on Climate & Environment! ECMWF's Irina Sandu & Destination Earth showcased how Europe is turning decades of expertise into operational AI, from weather forecasting to an Earth System Model. destine.ecmwf.int/news/apply-a...

The theme of this year’s #WorldMetDay was “Observing today, protecting tomorrow.” ECMWF has joined forces with @meteofrance.com and Ballon Generali de Paris to highlight the essential role of weather prediction in protecting lives and strengthening climate resilience. www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

⏰Abstract deadline: Friday 27 March Don’t miss your chance to submit an abstract for UEF2026 (1-4 June in Reading, UK). Theme: Extreme Temperature Forecasts ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/e/UEF2026

📢 Calling communication & media partners: our RFI is open for communication campaigns & media partnerships for #CopernicusClimate & #CopernicusAtmosphere operated by @ecmwf.int . Deadline for responses: 15 April 2026. Details 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/rficjs2130b-...

🌍🌐 As part of the EU's DestinE initiative, ECMWF is expanding AI forecasting beyond the atmosphere with ML models for oceans, sea ice, land, waves and rivers. A major step toward a fully data-driven Earth system model! Read more ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/buildin...

Ahead of World Meteorological Day, run by @wmo-global.bsky.social, ECMWF is joining forces with @meteofrance.com and the Ballon Generali de Paris to highlight the essential role of weather prediction in protecting lives and strengthening climate resilience. #WorldMetDay

📢 Deadline extended – you can now apply by 27 March to strengthen #C3S user intelligence: gather & analyse user needs, run workshops, enhance the URDB + align with internal systems & support coordination/comms, ensuring balanced coverage. Details: climate.copernicus.eu/cjs2152f-col...

🌍🌐 Register now for two live online events (27 & 31 March) to discuss the evolving role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in Earth system modelling. The event is hosted by ECMWF under the EC's DestinE initiative. More information and registration ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/webinar...

From weather stations and field research—observations matter. Share your photos and stories on how monitoring weather, water and climate helps protect communities. Be featured during the global #WorldMetDay celebration on 23 March! Submit here ➡️ bit.ly/40c8I2S

🌍🌐 How is AI transforming weather and climate prediction? Last month, ECMWF hosted a five-day training course in Bonn on machine learning for Earth system science within the EU’s DestinE initiative. Read more ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/machine...

🌍🌐 On 19 March, ECMWF joins DG Connect for the 'Apply AI webinar' on how EU’s digital ecosystem, including DestinE, EuroHPC and emerging AI Factories, is helping Europe advance trusted AI for climate and environmental resilience. More information ➡️ digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/ap...

AI is reshaping weather and climate prediction. ECMWF and its Member States are playing a key role in ensuring that Europe is at the forefront of this transformation by: 🔹producing datasets underpinning AI research 🔹developing shared tools, workflows and models. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

🌍🌐 Course 1 now open! Discover how machine learning is transforming weather and climate modelling in Machine Learning for Earth Systems Modelling. The first course in ECMWF’s new ML training series under the EU’s #DestinE initiative is now available ➡️ learning.ecmwf.int/enrol/index....

🌐ICYMI: Europe is accelerating the use of AI for weather and climate. Full recap of this week’s ‘Artificial intelligence and Earth observation: From innovation to services' workshop ➡️https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/2026/workshop-ai-and-earth-observation

February 2026 brought exceptionally wet conditions and severe flooding to parts of western and southern Europe, while globally it was the fifth-warmest February on record. Arctic sea ice extent was third-lowest for the month. 🔗 Read climate.copernicus.eu/exceptional-... #CopernicusClimate

🌍 ECMWF AI Weather Quest: DJF winners announced 🏆 MicroEnsemble leads week‑3 and week‑4 forecasts, with LP, AIFS, CMAandFDU, UWAtmos, CLiMA and scienceAI also outperforming climatology. Read the roundup in the blog: www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

🆕 Request for Information (RFI) for communication campaigns & media partnerships for #CopernicusClimate & #CopernicusAtmosphere operated by @ecmwf.int . Deadline for responses: 15 April 2026. Details 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/rficjs2130b-...

🔔 New deadline: 24 March. Submit your tenders to enhance the visualisation & communication of greenhouse gas data through an interactive dashboard, explanatory videos & a “Science-Explained” section for non-expert audiences. 🔗Info atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams254a-vis... #CopernicusAtmosphere

Registration is now open for the 5th Destination Earth (DestinE) User eXchange. Join us on 9-10 June 2026 in Brussels and online. This hybrid event brings together the growing community of users and partners involved in the EU’s DestinE initiative. Register now ➡️ destination-earth.eu/5th-destine-...

The production of ERA6, coming up in 2027, has started. The next‑generation climate reanalysis from #CopernicusClimate will offer >2× finer resolution than ERA5, a coupled ocean–atmosphere–wave model, improved data access & more. Read more: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-c... @ecmwf.int

🌍🌐 Great first day at the “Artificial intelligence and Earth observation” workshop in Brussels, where ECMWF’s Matthew Chantry and Tiago Quintino showed how decades of expertise at ECMWF and in our Member States are driving new AI capabilities for weather and climate. Looking forward to Day 2!

🚨 Reminder - The abstract submission deadline for UEF2026 is 27 March! Don’t miss your chance to present your work on temperature forecasts and extreme events. 🌡️ Submit your abstract now! ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/e/UEF2026

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to Meghan Plumridge about her inspiring career journey from geology to supporting users across ECMWF’s growing ML ecosystem. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med... #IWD2026

📢 Final call for submissions! Apply by 13 March to strengthen #C3S user intelligence: gather & analyse user needs, run workshops, enhance the URDB + align with internal systems & support coordination/comms, ensuring balanced coverage. Details: climate.copernicus.eu/cjs2152f-col...

🚀 AI Weather Quest Awards Webinar How well can machine learning predict weather weeks in advance? Join our upcoming webinar featuring top-performing teams from ECMWF’s global competition for sub-seasonal forecasting with ML. 📅 Register ➡️ events.ecmwf.int/event/486/ 🧵

🌍🌐 Three days of technical exchange at the DestinE AI Tooling Workshop strengthened the foundations of ML within the EU initiative. Advancing AI in DestinE is a joint effort by ECMWF, partner institutions & Member States, building Europe’s capacity for operational AI in weather & climate.

📣 OpenIFS is now open source! The move will make it easier to collaborate and generate new ideas. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

🌍🌐 Day 2 of the Destination Earth (DestinE) AI Tooling Workshop. Today’s programme dives deeper into the infrastructure and software foundations needed to scale AI for high-resolution weather and climate modelling, with numerous hands-on breakout sessions. See highlights so far ⬇️

🌍🌐 The Destination Earth (DestinE) AI Tooling Workshop has begun. Over the next three days, experts from ECMWF and partner institutions across Europe are coming together to discuss the use of machine learning within the EU’s DestinE initiative.

🌟Work with us!🌟 Vacancies include senior leadership opportunities: Director of Forecasts: lead operational forecasting & environmental & climate service delivery Director of Science & Innovation: strategic leadership across our scientific & research activities Apply ➡️ jobs.ecmwf.int/Home/Job

A new phase in Europe’s data strategy is taking shape. Common European Data Spaces aim to enable secure, trusted data sharing across borders & sectors. For us, many of these principles – openness, federation & interoperability – are already part of daily operations. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

#CopernicusAtmosphere dust aerosol optical depth forecast shows a massive #SaharanDust plume crossing NW Africa, W Mediterranean + parts of Europe over the first few days of March. View the latest charts at atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int

Three charts based on #CopernicusClimate data you shouldn’t miss this month: ️ 📉 Wavy jet stream leads to extreme cold in North America, Europe and Siberia - C3S 1️⃣ bsky.app/profile/cope... Explore the January Climate Bulletin: climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bull... ⬇️

❗New deadline❗Apply by 13 March to strengthen #C3S user intelligence: gather & analyse user needs, run national & transboundary workshops, enhance the URDB + align with internal systems & support coordination/comms, ensuring balanced coverage. Details here: climate.copernicus.eu/cjs2152f-col...

Three charts based on #CopernicusAtmosphere data you shouldn’t miss this month: 📈 Intense #SaharanDust plume over the North Atlantic reaching western Europe – CAMS - sebsteinig.bsky.social 1️⃣ bsky.app/profile/cope... Explore our forecasts: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... ⬇️

🛰️ As NASA’s MODIS instruments on the Terra and Aqua satellites near retirement, #CopernicusAtmosphere is evolving its Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS), adding VIIRS and Copernicus Sentinel‑3 data to continue a seamless fire emissions record. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/drifting-awa...