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This was the ECS MeteoXchange Conference 2026

The fifth edition of the MeteoXchange conference took place between April 16 and 17, 2026, confirming its extraordinary growth with over 80 abstracts submitted  (2025, there were about 40 abstracts). Structuring the programme proved to[more]

photo of Leena Järvi, Professor in Urban Meteorology at University of Helsinki, winner of 2026 S.Zilitinkevich Award (photo private)

Sergej Zilitinkevich Award 2026 for Leena Järvi

Leena Järvi of the University of Helsinki in Finland has been selected to receive the 2026 Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award for her comprehensive contributions to observations and modelling of urban boundary-layer processes at various scales that serve practical applications in urban planning and design.[more]

Johannes Schmetz (left) and Gert-Jan Steeneveld, co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of the European Meteorological Society (JEMS) at the Meet-the-Editors event at EMS2025 in Ljubljana (phot: EMS/Martina Junge)

News from the Journal of the EMS – JEMS

Report by the Editors-in-Chief on recent events: During the EMS2025 in Ljubljana we had two major events for the Journal of the EMS: We held the 7th meeting of the Editorial Board (EB) and had good discussions triggered new ideas. And we enjoyed a busy Meet-the-Editors event during the poster session where we informed about the journal.[more]

thumbnail - Jörg Steinwagner, representative of DMG on the EMS Council; from September 2025 also EMS Vice-President

Jörg Steinwagner elected as new EMS Vice-President

At this recent session, Jörg Steinwagner, the representative of the DMG on the EMS Council, was elected as EMS Vice-President for a 3-year term, starting on 8 September 2025. He follows Dominique Marbouty of Météo et Climat, who acted as Vice-President since spring 2020. Council also approved the venue for the EMS Meeting in 2027, which will be held at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.[more]

teaser - 2025 EMS Outreach & Communication Award

Outreach & Communication Award 2025

We are delighted to announce that the magazine “Segnali dal clima in Friuli Venezia Giulia” will receive the 2025 EMS Outreach and Communication Award. Through compelling storytelling enriched with explanations, glossaries, and real-world examples, the magazine guides non-experts along a clear narrative path — framing complex issues in a constructive way that informs, empowers, and helps ease anxiety.[more]

JEMS paper alert – June 2025

An International Advisory Board for JEMS has been established. The IAB’s role is to provide expert support in terms of reviews, advertise JEMS worldwide and to foster the growth of JEMS.
The latest papers in JEMS include The EUMETSAT satellite programmes and data services, Implementing digital twin technology of the earth system in Destination Earth, and What determines the Arctic solar radiation energy budget at the surface most strongly: Clouds, surface albedo, or the solar zenith angle?[more]

This was the MeteoXchange Conference 2025

The virtual MeteoXchange conference, organised by early career scientists from several European countries, was held for the fourth time in April. For two days, young scientists from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange ideas and present their scientific research in the fields of atmospheric sciences. Bachelor’s and Master’s theses as well as doctoral projects were presented.[more]

Florence Rabier to receive EMS Silver Medal 2025

Florence Rabier is honoured for her ground-breaking scientific, academic and leadership career, marked by pioneering contributions to variational data assimilation of satellite observations in NWP, and her proactive role positioning ECMWF at the forefront of the machine learning revolution.[more]