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In considering the compound effects of heat and air pollution on mortality, Theodoros Economou and his colleagues took a novel approach to investigate a growing societal problem in this study. This poster also reflected the conference theme.[more]

As organizations with common goals of supporting the creation and dissemination of knowledge in the atmospheric and related sciences, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the European Meteorological Society (EMS) have renewed their commitment for[more]

Hamish Pritchard from the British Antarctic Survey (U.K.) won the first prize of 25,000 Euro for his idea “Lakes as snowfall sensors: Solving the precipitation problem in the mountain cryosphere”.[more]

The two awardees selected for the EMS Journalistic Award 2023 show two different views on climate change: Zornitsa Spasova focusses on a broader international review of societal impacts, while Ole Mathismoen zooms in on a very local and personal perspective, “humanising” the climate change problem in a manner that many people can relate to.[more]

The EMS Young Scientist Award 2023 is presented to Dr. Mateusz Taszarek, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, for his important contribution to the understanding of severe convective storm hazards, their accompanying atmospheric environments and relationships[more]

The Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award 2023 is given to two eminent scientists who have both made innovative contributions and had profound influence on the boundary-layer meteorology community: Sue Grimmond and Larry Mahrt. The award ceremony will be held during the EMS2023 in Bratislava in September.[more]

Sarah Jones, Germany, will receive the EMS Silver Medal 2023 to recognize her significant contributions to the understanding and modelling of tropical systems and extra-tropical transitions, her outstanding leadership merits and her strong involvement with the Young Earth System Science community.[more]

Carola Detring, Germany, is the 2023 EMS Outstanding Contribution Awardee.The EMS is delighted to present this award to a young scientist, having already made important contributions to the community at an early stage of her[more]

Prof Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the RMetS, has been elected to become the EMS President from 8 September this year. She will be the first female EMS President. Congratulations, Liz! Can you tell us a bit about you career in meteorology before joining the Royal Meteorological Society.[more]

Yr is awarded for the ways it makes weather information available to a wide audience worldwide: it stands out for the nowcast function using citizen science data in the Nordic region and its sky view option which displays the future weather in a very transparent way.[more]