News Room

Recordings of both the webinars on Citizen science and on Croatian meteorology in philately are now available on the EMS YouTube channel.
And we already plan for webinars in 2026: 10 June 2026: A panel discussion on Your secret advice for the EMS Annual Meeting, moderated by Julia Thomas[more]

The European Meteorological Society and the local hosts in The Netherlands warmly invite you to the 2026 EMS Annual Meeting at the Jaarbeurs Conference Centre in Utrecht & online from 6 to 11 September 2026:[more]

The two-week climate summit held in Belém, Brazil, concluded with a mixed bag of progress, deep divisions and fresh pledges.
With the final package labelled the “global mutirão” the gathering signalled both ambition and compromise. Here’s a breakdown of what was achieved, what fell short, and what now lies ahead.[more]

A big thank you to all the poster presenters who gave us feedback on the poster sessions, poster area, poster pitches and other aspects around poster presentations! Of the 190 poster presenters at EMS 2025, 45 provided feedback. Of these, 80% submitted their abstract with a preference to show their work in a poster while 11% would have preferred to give a talk during the lectures. Here are a few salient results from our survey.[more]

Nominations for the 2026 Award are accepted until 28 February 2026. The international award is delivered annually to a creative scientist who has made breakthroughs in “Boundary layer studies in atmospheric and ocean sciences”. Nominations for the award are openly selected within international research networks, [more]

The EMS invites EMS Member Societies, EMS Associate Members, EMS Committees and Project Teams, and EMS Council members to make nominations for the Silver Medal 2026. Deadline is 31 January 2026.[more]

In 2025, the journal La Météorologie marks a century of scientific reporting and climate observation. Founded in 1925 by the Société Météorologique de France—now the association Météo et Climat—the quarterly journal has grown alongside major scientific advances[more]

Communication in meteorology is essential. Without effective dissemination of that information, the impact of our work remains limited. Revolutionising our technical platforms, convincing stakeholders and the public, and encouraging forecasters to invest in communication as a core component of their work – all these challenges were addressed at the recent EMS meeting in Ljubljana. I encourage professionals and early-career scientists alike to actively engage in communication-focused initiatives.[more]

The EMS committees play a vital role in the overall activities of the EMS; its members are volunteers, from EMS Member Societies and EMS Associate Members.
We are looking for new members for two of the EMS committees: The EMS Technology Achievement Award Selection Committee and the EMS Committee on Meetings (CoM) – for three year terms starting as early as possible.[more]