News from EMS Members : European Meteorological Society

03/11/2021

SMAK joins EMS as 39th Member Society

The Sindikata Meteorologjike Aeronautike e Kosovës1 – SMAK (or Union of Aviation Meteorologists of Kosovo1 – UAMK) was founded in 2019. It consists of total 16 members, from which, 9 weather forecasters and 7 weather[more]

08/07/2021

The RMetS releases 2020 Impact Report

The report is a snapshot that shows the Society’s work in supporting professionals and advancing the science of meteorology, in what was an unprecedented year.[more]

06/05/2021

Weather Photographer of the Year 2021

Whether a professional photographer or an amateur, @RMetS and @Accuweather are seeking images that showcase the sometimes dramatic and always fascinating story and impact of weather. Closing date is 26 June 2021.[more]

16/04/2021

Special Issue: Jean-François Geleyn’s work in NWP

Météo et Climat has published a special issue of La Météorologie on the role of Jean-François Geleyn in shaping Numerical Weather Prediction in France and in Europe. The research activities carried out by Jean-François throughout his career, along with personal testimonies of former colleagues and friends, are described in a series of 13 articles in the French language which are made freely available.[more]

07/04/2021

A new website for the journal La Météorologie

Météo et Climat is pleased to announce that its journal La Météorologie has moved to a new website which offers a simple and intuitive interface in French and in English, customized for all devices. Some articles are open access immediately, after two years all published items become open access.[more]

16/02/2021

MeteoIQ joins the EMS as 31st Associate Member

Dennis Schulze, Managing Director of MeteoIQ is excited about the organization becoming Associate Member of EMS: “The global weather enterprise can only flourish when all stakeholders – private, public and academic – have an open dialogue. The EMS offers an excellent platform for this and we as MeteoIQ are very happy to be part of that …[more]

17/12/2020

Publication: Weather and climate information supporting sustainable development goals

Owing to a lack of understanding, and data being unavailable, unusable or unsuitable, weather and climate information is currently underutilised in Sustainable Development Goal implementation. Improvements are essential in knowledge brokering, clarifying responsibilities, multi-institutional and multi-stakeholder governance arrangements and research on systemic risks and decisions.[more]

Photo of use of the app (MeteoLab, PEEX)

26/10/2020

Web application for environmental education

The web application allows a student to measure environmental parameters using a smartphone, collect and analyze environmental data to determine the contribution of various factors to the formation of the climate. This approach is aimed at people of the generation Z who widely use digital technologies in their everyday life.[more]

26/10/2020

EMS Council and General Assembly held online

The EMS Council and General Assembly met on 3 and 9 September 2020, respectively. Normally these meetings are held in conjunction with the yearly EMS conference, but due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions the Bratislava conference was cancelled. The following decisions and actions were agreed:[more]

26/10/2020

Meteorological Masterclass series now available online

The Meteorological Masterclass Series – Winter Storms in European Weather and Climate, which was oraganised in partnership between the Royal Meteorological Society and the University of Reading, provided additional training and continuing professional development for[more]