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07/09/2026

🌍🌐 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟯.

Developed within the framework of the European Commission’s DG CNECT Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative, course 2 combined theory with hands-on exercises to explore the methods behind modern AI weather prediction systems.

Participants worked directly with AI weather models and explored tools including ECMWF’s 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗔𝗜𝗙𝗦) and 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶, the open-source ML framework co- co-developed by ECMWF and several national meteorological services in its Member and Co-operating States.

The series now moves into its third and final course, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, starting on 𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Course 3 will explore how ML is being applied to areas including extreme weather, coupled Earth system modelling, data assimilation and sub-seasonal and long-range prediction

➡️ Read about Course 2 and what comes next:
https://destine.ecmwf.int/news/machine-learning-for-earth-systems-modelling-series-moves-into-its-final-course/

07/09/2026

This summer the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), which is implemented by ECMWF, released the Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025.

On the occasion of the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀, let’s take a look at some of the key findings:

• Air quality continues to improve in Europe, with emissions of key air pollutants declining across the continent

• Over the past decade, emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides have fallen by approximately 3-5% per year across the EU

• The most significant reductions have been achieved in industry and road transport

The CAMS Air Quality report provides a clear indication that air quality policies are working. At the same time, it demonstrates that year-to-year variations in weather conditions can significantly influence pollution levels, even as long-term trends continue to improve.

Read more
➡️ https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-releases-annual-assessment-report-european-air-quality-2025-0

07/09/2026

ECMWF is taking part in this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and online.

Our staff are participating in a broad range of sessions, covering topics such as AI and physics-based forecasting, weather and climate extremes, Earth system data, hydrology, data assimilation, and more.

Find details on ECMWF’s participation here
➡️ https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/ecmwf-ems-annual-meeting-2026

07/09/2026

What does the future hold for high-performance computing at ECMWF?

We are preparing for the next HPC facility, planned for installation in 2027.

It will be designed to support both physics-based and AI-based forecasts and provide dedicated resources for training machine-learning models, reflecting the growing role of AI in weather forecasting.

Read more ➡️ https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/stories/high-performance-computing-ecmwf

06/09/2026

The summer 2026 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available!

This issue includes articles on:

• ERA6 reanalysis in production
• UEF2026 explores extreme temperature forecasts
• The CAMEO project (2023-2025)
• Building blocks of a data-driven Earth system model for DestinE
• Improving forecast model parameters
• Evolution of the Bologna data centre network architecture
…and more.

➡️ https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/summer-2026-newsletter-published

04/09/2026

🌍📢 New Climate Digital Twin impact sector data is now available on Destination Earth (DestinE).

DestinE is a flagship European Commission (Digital EU) initiative to build a highly precise digital model of Earth. It consists of three major components implemented by entrusted entities:

Digital Twins: ECMWF
DestinE Platform: ESA - European Space Agency
DestinE Data Lake: EUMETSAT

The newly available impact sector data from the Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin delivers valuable insights for climate-vulnerable sectors and phenomena, including☀️renewable energy,🔥wildfire monitoring,💧hydrology, and ⛈️extreme precipitation events.

As part of the Data Lake implementation, EUMETSAT manages a number of Data Lake services, including Harmonised Data Access (HDA), a vital aid that enables users to discover a vast selection of datasets.👏 EUMETSAT’s dedicated Data Lake team has been working closely with ECMWF to ensure that the impact sector data is accessible to users via HDA.

🌍🔗 Learn more about the new impact sector data here: https://destination-earth.eu/news/new-climate-digital-twin-impact-sector-data-available/

(Caption: Visual is derived from the Energy Indicators application, developed by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación.)

03/09/2026

🌍🌐 New Climate Digital Twin impact sector data is now available via the DestinE Platform.

Developed as part of the European Commission’s Destination Earth initiative, the Climate DT integrates impact-sector applications directly into its production workflow. This allows climate simulations and sector-specific information to be produced together at kilometre-scale spatial resolution and hourly temporal resolution. The newly released data covers:

🔋 Renewable energy
🔥 Wildfires
💧 Hydrology
🌧️ Extreme precipitation

The applications translate kilometre-scale climate simulations into sector-specific indicators and information designed to support climate adaptation and decision-making.

The Climate DT is implemented by a broad European partnership led by CSC – IT Center for Science, working in close collaboration with ECMWF.

Read more: https://destine.ecmwf.int/news/climate-change-digital-twin-update-new-impact-sector-data-released/

03/09/2026

Satellites have transformed weather forecasting. At ECMWF, they provide the vast majority of observational information behind Earth-system analyses and reanalyses, filling gaps where conventional observations are sparse.

The next generation of satellite missions, alongside better ways of using available observations and advances in AI, will allow ECMWF to extract more value from every measurement. This will support more accurate forecasts for Member and Co-operating States and for society.

Find out how ECMWF turns satellite data into trusted weather predictions
➡️ https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/satellite-data-weather-forecasts

03/09/2026

🌡️ Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent – but what causes extreme heat, and how do we monitor its impacts?

Our latest article explores the dynamics behind heatwaves, how the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) tracks them, and their effects on health, the environment and the economy.

Read more: https://climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-brief-introduction

01/09/2026

Today Dr Jørn Kristiansen has taken up his position as Deputy Director-General of ECMWF, with responsibility for the Operational Delivery and Digital Infrastructure portfolio, and as Director of Forecasts.

Dr Jørn Kristiansen joins ECMWF from Norway’s national meteorological service Meteorologisk institutt after spending 21 years there, with the last ten as Director of the Development Centre for Weather Forecasting.

Dr Kristiansen will lead the Forecast Department at ECMWF and further reinforce its operational forecasting and service delivery, ensuring that forecasting, computing, services and user engagement work as a coherent end‑to‑end system.

➡️ https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/jorn-kristiansen-begins-role-deputy-director-general-and-director-forecasts

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