13 year-old John, from Manilla in the Philippines, sent us this imaginative entry, which he has named Minecraft Weather Satellite-1 (MWS-1). His custom satellite design features four large solar collectors, under whic ...
Read More11 year-old Eoin recreated the Jason oceanographic satellite for his entry, which he built using Minecraft Pocket Edition. His is the first entry of the 2015 competition! Eoin said "this satellite was remarkably easy ...
Read MoreSatellites can tell us the surface temperature of the ocean, which is important for weather patterns, and lots of other elements of the environment. Sea surface temperature is monitored by the Ocean and Sea Ice SAF and ...
Read MoreThe Learning Zone Minecraft Competition challenges you to show off your satellite building skills. You can build your own versions of EUMETSAT satellites in one category, or in the other category design your own satellit ...
Read MoreWeather satellites come in many shapes and sizes, but a new instrument to study the atmosphere has been delivered to the International Space Station. The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), is an instrument for mea ...
Read MoreJet streams are fast-moving currents of air that are the drivers of the weather we experience at the Earth's surface. These narrow air currents are found high in the atmosphere, near the tropopause, which is a boundary b ...
Read MoreThese images were published on the EUMETSAT Flickr channel during 2014. Some were viewed a lot because they were dangerous weather events, while others were unusual views of other natural phenomena. 1. Typhoon Halong T ...
Read MoreThe winter solstice took place at 23:03 UTC on 21 December. The disc seen from Meteosat was mostly dark at the exact time of the solstice. From the solstice onwards, Europe makes its way back towards the longer days a ...
Read MoreWeather forecasters get asked every year whether there might be a White Christmas - snowy weather. The idea that Christmas should feature snow may be relatively recent - many point at the sentimental song "White Chris ...
Read MoreWith six C11-telescopes on the roof, Carl-Fuhlrott-Gymnasium in Wuppertal, Germany, keeps a keen eye on the sky. The school uses a EUMETCast station primarily for its actual purpose: a weather forecast, planning ahead fo ...
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