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Code for Earth Final Day 2026 showcases open-source solutions for weather and climate challenges across Europe and Africa

The 2026 Code for Earth innovation programme concludes, with 14 teams from Europe and Africa presenting their open-source projects developed with ECMWF and partner organisations.

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New Copernicus publication highlights transboundary nature of ozone pollution, wildfire smoke and desert dust

Atmosphere Watch, a new publication from the Copernicus Atmosphere Service, provides a comprehensive overview of ground-level ozone, desert dust and wildfire smoke in 2026 to date.

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ECMWF recognised at prestigious EPSA awards

ECMWF has received a prestigious European Public Sector Award for its Copernicus Climate and Atmosphere Data Stores.

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ERA5T reanalysis data now available for direct delivery to users

ERA5T reanalysis data can now be ordered for automatic delivery through ECMWF’s Product Requirements Catalogue.

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ECMWF and European Partners nominated for 2026 HPC Wire Awards

ECMWF and partners have been shortlisted in the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award, recognising European collaboration in AI, high-performance computing, weather forecasting and climate science.

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Summer 2026 Newsletter published

The summer 2026 ECMWF Newsletter is available to read.

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Dr Jørn Kristiansen begins role as Deputy Director-General and Director of Forecasts

Dr Jørn Kristiansen joins ECMWF as Deputy Director-General and as Director of Forecasts., bringing more than two decades of experience in forecasting, innovation and user-focused weather services.

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High-performance computing at ECMWF

High-performance computing supports ECMWF’s forecasting and research, providing the power needed to run weather models, process observations, train AI systems, and store vast quantities of data.

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ECMWF at the EMS Annual Meeting 2026

We are participating in the EMS Annual Meeting from 6 to 11 September. Find out which sessions our staff are involved in as speakers, poster presenters and conveners.

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Helping forecasts start in the right place

After 17 years at ECMWF, Massimo Bonavita looks back on advances in data assimilation and ahead to the role of machine learning in weather forecasting.