Airglow looks similar to the aurorae, but can be seen all over the world. Light from cities and towns often prevents us from seeing features in the night sky, which is never completely dark. As well as escaping light ...
Read MoreIn the 1980s, scientists discovered that the layer of ozone (O3), a protective layer that shelters all life on Earth and is located in the stratosphere, was thinning. The destruction of ozone led to what is called “the o ...
Read MoreEleven years after her first visit to EUMETSAT as a student, Anna-Meagan Fairley, a young researcher with a big aim - to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases - made a trip back to the future. What does Anna’ ...
Read MoreOn some satellite images taken near mountains or islands you can see spiral patterns – these are called Von Kármán Vortex Streets or Von Kármán Vortices. Von Kármán Vortices are a physical manifestation of the large s ...
Read MoreThe quality of the air around us makes a big difference to our lives - even if it is not immediately obvious. Bad quality air can make your eyes itchy or sore, or give you a cough. For people with certain heart and lung ...
Read MoreUsually in the month of September, scientists announce what the minimum sea ice in the Arctic was for the summer. These calculations use a range of information including satellite observations. EUMETSAT has a dedicated S ...
Read MoreThere are millions of records of weather observations that can help us to understand weather and climate, if we can make them fit with more modern observations. We now have more powerful computers, and better ability to ...
Read MoreOn 7 August 2014, there were four tropical cyclones active in the Pacific Ocean. It was the first time for 12 years that four storms were active in the Pacific at the same time - and of course only in the satellite era c ...
Read MoreChristian Jakob's mother hoped he would become a weather presenter on television. But he took a different path, and now works in climate science at Monash University in Australia. He says that he wanted to use maths for ...
Read MoreThe Meteosat satellites in geostationary orbit are important for nowcasting – where forecasters predict what will happen over the next few hours. The satellites help meteorologists to spot strong and severe thunderstorms ...
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