ASPECT scientists will be at EGU26 🌍 From 3–8 May, our researchers will be presenting and discussing work on climate variability, predictability and risk. Find out more 👇 www.aspect-project.eu/events/europ...

📄 New ASPECT paper Duzenli et al. (2026) show that downscaling drought indices adds valuable spatial detail for seasonal drought assessment, helping capture local variability missed in coarse data. 🔗 buff.ly/HqvKJkG

Catch up with the 2026 ASPECT User Forum 👇 Held on 23–24 March, our final forum showcased advances in seamless climate prediction and their value for decision-making and resilience. Watch the recordings:

🌱 How can climate information help protect agriculture? Our new video explores a severe spring frost in 2021 that damaged vineyards across the Iberian Peninsula, and shows how ASPECT tools can help monitor and prepare for frost risk. ▶️ Watch:

🚨 New ASPECT paper out now 🍇 We explore the seasonal predictability of spring frost risk for vineyards in Catalonia at 10 km resolution, using a statistical downscaling approach linked to atmospheric blocking. 🔗 buff.ly/BIFKlSv

Women scientists are shaping climate research, yet remain under-represented. RESCUE is hosting an online workshop to spotlight women researchers and discuss climate scenarios, predictions, overshoot & emissions. 📅 1 April 🕜 14:00-16:00 CET Register: buff.ly/XGvp1Kz

Still time to join the ASPECT User Forum! Taking place today and tomorrow, this event brings together scientists, users and decision‑makers to explore how climate information delivered seamlessly across timescales can strengthen adaptation planning. buff.ly/lJye3HD

🔥 New ASPECT paper briefing 🔥 New research explores whether heatwaves and cold spells can be predicted up to two years ahead — with important implications for early warning and climate adaptation. 👉https://bit.ly/4brCDsU

The full agenda for our final User Forum on the 23-24 March is now available! See our website for the details. 📅23-24 March 2026 🕐14:00-16:00 CET 💻Online Find out more and register for your place ⤵️ buff.ly/lJye3HD

Are you a researcher, user or provider of climate information? Join us for the final ASPECT User Forum to explore seasonal‑to‑decadal predictions and their real‑world use in climate adaptation. 📅 23–24 March 2026 💻 Online Find out more & register 👇 buff.ly/yI2Xgmp

At the end of last year, ASPECT co‑organised the UPCLIV workshop on Understanding and Predicting Annual to Multi‑Decadal Climate Variations, bringing together the climate science community to discuss predictability on 1–30 year timescales. Find out more👇 bit.ly/47nxMHQ

How can seamless climate predictions support decision-making and adaptation? Join us for the final ASPECT User Forum, bringing together scientists, decision-makers and users to explore this. 23-24 March 14:00-16:00 CET Find out more and register 👇 bit.ly/4s46bDI

Missed our webinar Climate Information for the Wine Sector: From Seasons to Years Ahead? 🍇 Watch the recording to explore ASPECT’s new climate service prototype, expert insights, and a user perspective from the wine sector. 🎥https://buff.ly/2hxAILZ

ASPECT held its General Assembly last week at the University of Reading. Nearly 50 members joined to review progress, share insights and set priorities for our final project year. Thanks to everyone who made it so energising — exciting things ahead in 2026!

🌍 Do you work in public governance, policy, or climate adaptation? Take our survey now! Your input will contribute to the design of improved climate services tailored to the needs of public authorities and governance actors. 👉 buff.ly/yNOf6Bh #ClimateGovernance

🌡️ New paper alert! The jump in global temperature from late 2022 → late 2023 was nearly 0.5°C — the largest on record. This new paper, part-funded by ASPECT investigates the causes and predictability of this 1 in 6000 year warming event 👉 buff.ly/mUlwvtB

🌍 Do you work in governance, policy, or climate adaptation? We want your input! Help shape better climate services by sharing how you use climate data and the challenges you face. 👉 Take our short survey: buff.ly/El5zvCI #ClimateGovernance #Adaptation #ASPECT

🍷 SIGN UP to join us for our wine sector webinar on Thursday! 🍇 Webinar Title: Climate Information for the Wine Sector: From Seasons to Years Ahead 🗓 Date & Time: Thursday, 11 December | 11:00–12:30 CET 👉 More information: buff.ly/efqvwMu 👉 Register for the webinar: buff.ly/1aVgBCd

🍷Sign up for our wine sector webinar! ASPECT invites wine sector professionals to an exclusive webinar on Thursday 11th December titled “Climate information for the wine sector: from seasons to years ahead” 👉 Read more! buff.ly/LFKwABt 👉 Register: buff.ly/6rRHkfi #viticulture #climateservices

Are you in the wine sector? Help us test a new climate information prototype! 🍷 Your contributions will help improve the provision of climate information for the wine sector, and increase resilience to climate variability and change. 👉 More info: buff.ly/oY2bFbo 👉 Take survey: buff.ly/KYQTP5z

🍷Join our wine sector webinar! ASPECT invites wine sector professionals to an exclusive webinar on Thursday 11th December titled “Climate information for the wine sector: from seasons to years ahead” 👉 Info: buff.ly/LFKwABt 👉 Register: buff.ly/6rRHkfi

✍️ Sign up for the ASPECT newsletter! New edition coming very soon... Follow this link to join the mailing list: buff.ly/cxpAdA0

📢 1 week left to sign up for virtual attendance for the UPCLIV workshop! Join us online for what is set to be a fascinating workshop, jointly organised by three Horizon Europe projects (ASPECT project, EXPECT Project, and IMPETUS 4 CHANGE)! 👉 Sign up: buff.ly/1MYhhvy 👉 Flyer: buff.ly/I7zLiJ4

🌎 ASPECT joined #Climateurope2 from Sept 29th to Oct 1st in #Belgrade to share insights with the climate services community. Our World Café session on scaling climate info in the 🍷 sector sparked insightful discussion. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/BGt46Zt #ClimateServices

📢 Sign up for virtual attendance - 3 weeks until UPCLIV workshop! Sign up by 12th November for this open workshop on 'Understanding and Predicting Annual to Multi-decadal Climate Variations'. 👉 Flyer: buff.ly/mmFJELS 👉 Sign up: buff.ly/Ab9cmq5

💼Are you in the pension sector? We want to hear from you! 🌍Climate change is reshaping financial risk—but many funds aren’t ready. We are re-opening our survey to collect insight that helps us improve tools that support climate-smart investing 👉 buff.ly/tLGM1FM Info: buff.ly/U5QxSnz

🚨 New paper alert! We are excited to share new research by ASPECT scientists, which proposes a new method to generate seamless climate information across seasonal to decadal timescales. 👉📖 Read the full paper by Solaraju-Murali et al.: buff.ly/ooaAwKg

📢 Catch ASPECT researchers at Climateurope2 festival in Belgrade tomorrow! Tomorrow at 16:15-17:45 CEST, ASPECT researchers are running a World Café session exploring the potential for upscaling a co-produced climate information prototype 🍷 👉 buff.ly/9wviKCN

We are excited to take part in the next Climateurope2 festival in Belgrade next week! On 30th September, ASPECT researchers will lead a World Café session exploring the potential for upscaling a climate information prototype. ✍️ Registration & info: buff.ly/XS9L6y7

⭐ASPECT researchers participated in the 2025 European Meteorological Society meeting earlier this month in Ljubljana Researchers presented a session on climate risk concerns among European organisations and a poster on temporal merging research in collaboration BOREAS buff.ly/kLAKzvr #EMS2025

📢 ASPECT at the next @climateurope2.bsky.social festival! Join us on 30 September at the World Cafe session, where we will discuss together with participants the scaling up of co-produced climate information and how to meet the needs of users. ✍️ Registration & festival info: buff.ly/u2djJt2

💡 ASPECT partners recently met in Oxford for a hybrid workshop which took a deep dive into the various temporal-combining methods in development and explored their potential for user applications.. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/zWLDkSr #ClimateScience #ClimateServices #TemporalCombining

🌊A new paper part-funded by ASPECT reveals how persistent model biases in seasonal forecasting systems have affected ENSO predictions—including the recent triple-dip La Niña. The authors highlight key ways to improve these important predictions. 👉 Read here: buff.ly/6xPi6Sh #Climate #ElNiño

💼Are you in the pension sector? We want to hear from you! 🌍Climate change is reshaping financial risk—but many funds aren’t ready. Take our survey to help improve tools that support climate-smart investing 👉 buff.ly/b4E0zBt Info: buff.ly/luiYy7w Deadline 15th Sept 2025

A new paper by colleagues at @bsc-cns.bsky.social, partially funded by ASPECT, investigates the signal-to-noise paradox in climate models using a perfect-model experiment. The findings offer new insights into this puzzling issue... 👉 Read: buff.ly/vDARvwt

Does your research climate variations on annual to multi-decadal timescales (1-30 years)? Share your work and insights at our Workshop! 📅 18-20 Nov 2025 📍 Bologna, Italy (hybrid) ⚠️ Abstract submission closes TODAY! Don't miss out! Info: buff.ly/4r3rO4T

Marta Terrado, ASPECT coordinator, presented the project and co-development with users in a recent meeting of MEDUSSE in Barcelona. This COST Action is establishing a network of experts on climate variability & prediction to improve S2D forecasting in the Mediterranean (www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...)

💼 Are you in the pension sector? 🌍 Climate change is reshaping financial risk—but many funds aren’t ready. Take our survey to help improve tools that support climate-smart investing 👉 buff.ly/b4E0zBt More information: buff.ly/luiYy7w Deadline 15th September

🌡️ New Met Office research shows the UK is now 20x more likely to hit 40°C than in the 1960s. With extreme heat rising, adaptation is essential. 👉Read how ASPECT are helping the British Red Cross use climate science for preparedness: buff.ly/FvGc4Kg #ClimateChange #Heatwaves #Adaptation

🤝 ASPECT x Impetus4Change = strength in collaboration! From joint workshops to a co-hosted #ECCA2025 session, our collaboration with @impetus4change.bsky.social is helping shape better climate services for adaptation. 🌍 Read more: www.aspect-project.eu/collaboratio... #ClimateServices #EUProjects

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED for ABSTRACT SUBMISSION for the Workshop on Understanding and Predicting Annual to Multi-Decadal Climate Variations (UPCLIV)! 👉 Submit your abstract by the 31st July: www.upcliv-workshop.net #ClimatePrediction #WCRP #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope

Only 2 days left to submit your abstract! 📣 ✍️ Be part of this interdisciplinary open workshop in Bologna & online in November Submit your abstract by 15 July👉 bit.ly/3Iq37Ae #MachineLearning #Climate #ClimateScience @aspect-project.bsky.social @impetus4change.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social

🌍 Last month, ASPECT scientists helped lead a hackathon tackling tropical cyclone risk in the reinsurance sector. This was a great opportunity to build crucial links across research and industry. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/p1fr3wg #ClimateRisk #Reinsurance #Hackathon

💼 Are you in the pension sector? 🌍 Climate change is reshaping financial risk—but many funds aren’t ready. Take our survey to help improve tools that support climate-smart investing 👉 buff.ly/b4E0zBt More information: buff.ly/luiYy7w

☀️🌡️ ASPECT scientist Dr Lara Wallberg is lead author of a new paper which shows how tracking heat buildup in the North Atlantic could improve forecasts of extreme European summer temperatures several years in advance. 👉 Read the full paper briefing: buff.ly/zzkKDxU

📣 You have 3 weeks to respond to this CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the Workshop on Understanding and Predicting Annual to Multi-Decadal Climate Variations (UPCLIV)! 👉 Submit your abstract before 15th July: www.upcliv-workshop.net #ClimatePrediction #WCRP #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope

🍇 Marta Terrado shows how climate services support wine sector adaptation with seamless #predictions. Main takeaway: knowledge brokers - from UX experts to scientists - are key to making services usable, scalable & effective. #ECCA2025 #I4C #MakeitReal

In honour of #ShowYourStripes Day 2025, which falls tomorrow, read our interview with the scientist who created the climate stripes. Professor Ed Hawkins spoke to ASPECT's Grahame Madge about the state of climate change in Europe... 👉 Read article here: buff.ly/PJYRCTB

📸"Snapshots of the future" - Recent ASPECT interview feature Our project coordinator Marta Terrado spoke to Alter!, the blog powered by the MAIA Resilience EU project, about ASPECT's mission to develop seamless climate predictions for adaptation. 👉READ HERE:

Our sister project Impetus4Change are presenting their exciting #MakeItReal Roadshow at #ECCA2025 this week! Make sure to visit the Impetus Pit Stop (BOOTH #20) for some engaging conversation with #I4C researchers. Follow the journey and learn more: buff.ly/VHAN4eO