Destination Earth moves into its third phase
Destination Earth enters its third phase, evolving its digital twins and AI to deliver integrated, user-focused capabilities for understanding and preparing for climate change and extreme events.
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Computing power is the backbone for sustaining world-leading weather forecasts
ECMWF highlights strategic importance of high-performance computing at the ISC High Performance conference.
ECMWF joins global partnership to strengthen early warning systems
ECMWF joins the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) to strengthen early warning systems and anticipatory action.
ECMWF Council highlights progress on forecasting, resilience and future capability
The ECMWF Council discussed future priorities, including collaboration with Member States, advances in forecasting and AI, investments in computing, and progress towards a more connected European meteorological infrastructure.
More people at risk from hazardous heat as global heat stress intensifies
New research shows how the frequency, severity, and duration of heat stress have accelerated and intensified across the globe since around 1970, affecting health and livelihoods.
World first as ECMWF brings cloud radar data into its global forecasting system
ECMWF becomes the first weather forecasting centre to assimilate cloud radar data, improving how clouds are represented in global forecasts.
ECMWF Annual Report 2025 published
The ECMWF Annual Report 2025 highlights a year of significant achievements, including the operationalisation of the AIFS, the opening of the Real-time Catalogue, and ECMWF’s 50th anniversary.
ECMWF expands Machine Learning Project (MLP) with new partners
ECMWF expands its Machine Learning Project, welcoming Latvia, Slovenia and Morocco and strengthening collaboration across national meteorological services to advance machine learning in weather forecasting.
Spring 2026 Newsletter published
The ECMWF spring Newsletter 2026 is available to read.
ECMWF appoints two Deputy Director-Generals to further enhance coordination across science, operations and digital infrastructure
The appointments strengthen ECMWF’s leadership at a time of rapid scientific and digital transformation, in response to increasing demands for integrated, end-to-end capabilities from Member and Co-operating States. The move reinforces the Centre’s ability to deliver world‑leading science and operational weather, environmental and climate services, for and with its Member and Co-operating States.