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New book – Dynamics of The Tropical Atmosphere and Oceans

Peter Webster’s Dynamics of The Tropical Atmosphere and Oceans is the latest addition to RMetS Advancing Weather and Climate Science Book Series with Wiley. Webster describes a variety of large-scale tropical circulation systems and how they interact with a multitude of higher frequency systems.[more]

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RMetS VIRTUAL Student & ECS Conference

The Royal Meteorological Society is announcing that this year’s Student and Early Career Scientists Annual Conference will be held as a FREE virtual conference on 29 and 30 June 2020. [more]

Weather Photographer of the Year 2020

The Royal Meteorological Society is calling on photographers to enter its annual photography competition in association with AccuWeather. This year’s competition is particularly special as the Society celebrates its 170th Anniversary.[more]

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The EMS has cancelled EMS2020 due to COVID-19

In view of all uncertainties concerning the spread of COVID-19, travelling limitations, social distancing, etc., the EMS Council has decided to cancel the EMS Annual Meeting due to convene on 7-11 September 2020 in Bratislava. There will be no online conference either.[more]

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Interview of the month: Kerstin Vejdemo

The new president of the Swedish Meteorological Society says the SMS aims to be a network and a place for people interested in meteorology to share knowledge and also socialize. SMS, founded in 1959, has a quarterly journal, Polarfront, and arranges five to eight open meetings or seminars every year.[more]

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Young Scientist Awardee: Velle Toll, Estonia

Velle Toll, University of Tartu, Estonia, is the EMS Young Scientist Awardee 2020. He receives the award for his work that significantly improved the understanding of the anthropogenic air pollution particles, clouds and climate.[more]

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150 years Hungarian Meteorological Service

The Hungarian Meteorological Service dedicates all year 2020 to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of its foundation. The jubilee year is marked by several important events: issue of a national stamp and coin, press and science conferences, and dedicated publications.[more]

IFMS Webinar: GWE Initiative of WBG & WMO

The IFMS is hosting a webinar, as first of a planned series, on 15 May 2020 at 8:00 am EST (New York Time). The topic of the first webinar will cover the Global Weather Enterprise Initiative (GWE). Registration is required and the number of participants is limited. Find more details ….[more]

ESSL updates April 2020

ESSL Director’s Address Regarding ESSL activities and the Corona virus outbreak: adapting to the new situation, ESSL has postponed a course on Forecasting Convective Storms for Aviation until the autumn; the Convective Storm Dynamics course was held remotely and The ESSL Testbed will continue in online form.[more]