European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF

We were delighted to welcome yesterday the members of the Space Working Party 🚀 of the Council of the European Union as well as several distinguished guests to our European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF Data Centre in Bologna 🇮🇹. It is home to one #exabyte 💾 of data, the largest archive in the world 🌍 for weather and climate, as well as to our powerful operational #HighPerformanceComputer. This was a great opportunity to showcase the pivotal role of ECMWF in the Earth Observation information value chain from weather prediction to climate and atmosphere monitoring. We work closely for this with EUMETSAT, European Space Agency - ESA and CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) and CGMS agencies. And, for the delivery of highest quality end-user services, we rely on a very wide network of science and operational partners and contractors in EU and ECMWF Member States.

🌍🌐 🌱 Register now for the Final Event of the BioDT Project.     We’re excited to take part in the Final Event of the Horizon Europe BioDT project on 3 April in Rome and online. This hybrid event will showcase the scientific achievements of the project, explore its role in the wider European digital twin ecosystem, and highlight its collaboration with the EU-funded Destination Earth (#DestinE) initiative. ECMWF Thomas Geenen will give a presentation on the DestinE ecosystem, with a focus on interoperability with initiatives such as those on biodiversity. The BioDT project aims to tackle critical global biodiversity challenges caused by environmental change and human activities. Find out more about this innovative project at the Final Event of the BioDT.  Read more and register until 26 March ️➡️ https://lnkd.in/eU7-vd_S 

🎥 How is SEED-FD shaping the future of #flood and #drought #forecasting to strengthen #DisasterResilience worldwide? 😊 In our first video, researchers from Magellium, JRC (EU Science, Research and Innovation), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF, and Politecnico di Milano share their insights into the project’s objectives and approach. SEED-FD focuses on three key objectives: 💧 Enhancing hydrological models – improving the representation of wetlands, reservoirs, and groundwater flows  📡 Integrating satellite and in-situ data – combining Earth Observation and local micro-stations for more accurate forecasts  📊 Expanding forecasting capabilities – developing new tools to predict extreme flood and drought events 🌍 The video also explains the project's structure, starting with a development phase followed by a validation phase, to test, refine, and scale these advancements for global impact.  🤝By improving early warning systems, SEED-FD helps communities better prepare for extreme weather events, reducing risks to lives, infrastructure, and economies. 🎬 Watch now and get first-hand insights from the researchers behind SEED-FD! #seed_fd #hydrology #EUSpaceResearch #HorizonEU #HaDEA 

The #EarthCARE satellite will improve the modelling of #clouds, #aerosols and #precipitation in several ways. Find out about using EarthCARE’s instruments to infer the properties of clouds and how they interact with radiation ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etpqp6-a

🌍🌐 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 (𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐄). Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, intense, and longer - posing serious risks to public health. A newly launched activity by EU Digital & Tech under the framework of #DestinE focuses on this growing challenge. 🔎 How does it work?   The EU-funded contract, involving a collaboration between #ECMWF and +ATLANTIC will provide urban heat information at city scales, by combining machine learning-based modelling techniques with data from the DestinE Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin and the Weather-Induced Extremes Digital Twin (DT). The high-resolution climate and weather data of DestinE DTs, at a spatial resolution of about 4.4 km, will be downscaled to sub-km scales of around 200 metres using machine learning approaches, for a few selected cities in Europe and beyond. 🌱🏙️ These new insights can help explore crucial questions on the benefits of green urban zones, identify the most heat-exposed areas and vulnerable populations in the city and evaluate adaptation strategies.   Find out more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJ5KKxXQ 

Our summary of the #C3S February 2025 Climate Bulletin highlights significant climate developments, including the all-time lowest global sea ice extent and the third warmest February globally.     Key takeaways:  ❄️ Arctic sea ice at lowest monthly extent for February at 8% below average 🌡️ Third-warmest February on record, following 2024 and 2016  🌊 Average sea surface temperatures outside polar regions was 20.88ºC, second highest recorded for February 💧 Lower than average precipitation in western Europe   🔗 Read our summary of the February 2025 Climate Bulletin.  https://lnkd.in/d_Th2r3D

🚀 DARE SGA1: Pioneering Europe’s Digital Autonomy in #HPC & #AI with RISC-V 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce the official launch of DARE SGA1 (Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe)! This groundbreaking initiative, supported by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and coordinated by Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), marks a major milestone in Europe's journey toward technological sovereignty. 🔹 What is DARE SGA1? With €240M in funding and 38 leading partners from across #Europe, DARE SGA1 is developing a fully European HPC and AI stack—from high-performance and energy-efficient processors to an optimized software ecosystem tailored for research and industry applications. 💡 Discover more in our press release https://lnkd.in/dNgJYxBh ➡️ Join us on this journey towards Europe’s digital autonomy! https://lnkd.in/dwKuy2h2 #DARE_RISCVEU #RISCV #EuroHPC #HPC #AI #DigitalSovereignty RISC-V International European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF imec Codasip Axelera AI ICSC - Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in HPC, Big Data e Quantum Computing MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center ParTec AG OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES CINECA KTH Royal Institute of Technology FER Forschungszentrum Jülich Chalmers University of Technology Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) EXAPSYS Exascale Performance Systems Osman Unsal Eugene Griffiths                      

Tomorrow, 8 March, is United Nations' #InternationalWomensDay. Read about some of our inspirational colleagues and their advice for other #WomenInScience ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eR7FJec6, as well as our latest article from Stephanie Johnson on her work in science ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eR6NB64r You can also watch our Director-General, Florence Rabier, participating at the GEO Equality, Diversity & Inclusion subgroup webinar from 11:00 UTC, Saturday, 8 March. Register at https://lnkd.in/dNTP-_GW To be part of the #ECMWF mission, check our latest vacancies ➡️ https://lnkd.in/esbDQR_V #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInSTEM #IWD2025

We're supporting the United Nations' International Women's Day, and tomorrow (Saturday, 8 March) you can watch our Director-General, Florence Rabier, participating at the GEO Equality, Diversity and Inclusion subgroup webinar from 11:00 UTC. Register at https://lnkd.in/dNTP-_GW #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInSTEM

The February 2025 Climate Bulletin reports a new all-time minimum in daily global #SeaIce extent.    Highlights: ❄️ Daily global sea ice extent recorded a new all-time minimum at 16.04 million km2 on 7 February. ❄️ Arctic sea ice extent was 8% below the 1991–2020 average, marking the lowest February extent ever recorded.  ❄️ Antarctic sea ice extent was 26% below the 1991–2020 average for February (fourth lowest), significantly lower than in January when the extent was 5% below average.   Uncover more insights and data in the full February 2025 Climate Bulletin on the C3S website. https://lnkd.in/dxF6pc6n - - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF ECMWF Users Carlo Buontempo