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Communicating Weather and Well-Being

The Symposium with the focus on Communicating Biometeorological Knowledge for Public Health will be held as a hybrid side event at the EMS Annual Meeting in Barcelona on 5 and 6 September 2024. In-person attendance is limited to 50 participants.[more]

The winner of the EPM2024 is ….

Majid Khaleghi Moghaddam with “Khalkhal”: This cloud form is altocumulus type 4 and indicates strong wind blowing in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Find out about the run-ups and the public favourite[more]

EMS Webinar: The Geomagnetic Storm: Beauty and the Beast

The EMS Webinar series continues with a special edition about Aurora Borealis. Our first speaker, Árpád Kis, a geophysicist and space scientist, will cover all the fundamental aspects of a geomagnetic storm and its impact on the Earth environment. Hanneke Luijting, a meteorologist and sustainability advisor to the government, from the Netherlands, will provide insights in how to capture Aurora Borealis in photography.[more]

Carola Detring (photo private)

Carola Detring joins EMS as Assistant

The EMS is delighted to welcome Carola Detring as new part-time staff member. Carola joined on 1 February 2024 and will mainly support the preparations and development of the EMS Annual Meetings. Carola brings a lot of experience in this area through her membership of the EMS Committee on Meetings [more]

African Meteorological Society – First Newsletter

The African Meteorological Society was established in 2021 with the kind assistance of the International Forum Meteorological Society (www.ifms.org). From the African continent the AfMS is the association of meteorological societies, similar to the[more]

EMS Tromp Award for biometeorology 2024: nominations invited

Deadline for applications: 30 April 2024. The EMS Tromp Award for an outstanding achievement in biometeorology is presented to a scientist for an excellent scientific paper in the field of biometeorology. The paper must have been published in an international peer-reviewed journal …[more]

MeteoXchange 4-5 April 2024 – A Free Conference for Early Career Scientists

Submit your abstract until 29 February.
The MeteoXchange ECS Conference is back for its third edition. Keynote Lectures – Poster and Oral Sessions – Social Events – Optional Workshop in preparation for the conference: The programme is designed to accommodate participants from various time zones, ensuring an inclusive experience for everyone.[more]