Third phase of Destination Earth confirmed
The European Commission has confirmed Phase three of Destination Earth (DestinE), strengthening Europe’s weather and climate prediction capabilities.
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2025 was the third-warmest year on record, Copernicus data show
The Global Climate Highlights report shows that 2025 was only marginally cooler than 2023, and that the past three years (2023–2025) have averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level.
New Director-General puts collaboration, innovation, computing and people at the heart of ECMWF
Florian Pappenberger took up his new role as ECMWF Director-General on 1 January 2026.
News highlights 2025
Highlights from across 2025, including the launch of AIFS, opening ECMWF’s entire Real-time Catalogue to all, global and European climate insights, digital twins and a leadership transition in ECMWF’s 50th anniversary year.
Closing ECMWF’s 50th anniversary
ECMWF concluded its 50th anniversary year with three days of events in Reading, UK, bringing together Member States, partners and former leaders to reflect on key scientific advances, showcase European progress in machine learning, and celebrate five decades of collaboration and innovation.
Following the water across a changing planet
From Europe’s rivers to Pacific field campaigns, David Lavers’ work follows the movement of water through the atmosphere and oceans, improving forecasts and climate monitoring through global collaboration and targeted observations.
ECMWF co-hosts EU Clean Air Forum
ECMWF and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service are co-hosting the fifth Clean Air Forum in Bonn, Germany, bringing together scientists, policymakers and industry to assess progress to reduce exposure to air pollution and explore how scientific advances support Europe’s clean-air ambitions.
Reading hosts final events marking ECMWF’s 50th anniversary
ECMWF’s year-long 50th anniversary celebrations will conclude next week (1–3 December) in Reading, UK, with a series of events and the launch of two new publications.
ECMWF participates in high-level climate events at COP30
At COP30, ECMWF Director-General Florence Rabier highlighted how closing critical weather and climate data gaps can improve forecasts, strengthen early warnings and deliver global benefits.
European collaboration on AI for weather and climate wins HPCwire award
ECMWF and European partners have received the 2025 HPCwire award for “Best Use of AI Methods for Augmenting HPC Applications” for Anemoi, a Python-based framework for creating machine learning (ML) weather forecasting systems.