Overview of the last volcanic eruption and SO2 emission which affected the European airspace during the last six months. In this animation, the volcanic SO2 is retrieved by TROPOMI sensor from the 1st of February to the 30th of June 2021. Full size The top images show the SO2 columns (expressed in Dobson Unit) with … Continue reading Volcanic eruptions and which affected the European airspace
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Virtual meeting 6-18 September 2021 http://www.cvctrainingschool.org/ The training school is supported and organized by researchers of the Università di Padova, the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), the National Research Council (CNR). Attending the school you will get an overview of the state of the art techniques and methods for detecting and monitoring the … Continue reading 6th training school on Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC)
ALARM project was having its #1 General Assembly Meeting today, 26 May 2021. In this meeting, the Advisory Board and Consortium Members came together to evaluate the first 6 months of ALARM Project. An overview of ALARM project and its progress were given to the Advisory Board. Past actions were overviewed and future tasks were … Continue reading General Assembly Meeting #1
ALARM Project had its Stakeholder Meeting on the 23rd of June 2021. The different outcomes of ALARM work packages were presented in a mock-up manner to more than 30 experts representing different aviation stakeholders. These products include alerts on natural hazards such as volcanic ash, SO2, dust, smoke, space weather, severe weather, and climate impact. … Continue reading Stakeholders’ Workshop
Today is the International Mother Earth Day. Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, as well as a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, have affected millions of people. Now we face COVID-19, a worldwide health pandemic link to the health of … Continue reading International Mother Earth Day
Our Project Coordinator, Manuel Soler gave an interview in the spanish radio show "Hoy por hoy" from spanish radio network Cadena SER. He talked about, how ALARM Project is aiming to predict accurately the weather hazards that a flight may face. Listen the entire interview here (only spanish available).
Alarm Project appears in SESAR Joint Undertaking March E-News Edition. Take a look at the article "Researchers to develop early warning system of natural hazards for aviation" and get a glance on what ALARM Project H2020 is doing on aviation and Air Traffic Management in topics related to weather, climate resilience and alert systems,
Today is the World Meteorological Day. It takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities … Continue reading World Meteorological Day and UC3M outreach
ALARM Project will participate in the first Meteorological Technology World Expo Conference for Aviation Meteorology. The conference will provide a platform for aviation meteorologists, airline and airport operators, air navigation services and other key stakeholders to engage with each other and with speakers and suppliers who will present the next generation of systems, solutions and … Continue reading Meteorological Technical World Expo 2021
From mid-February to present time, so far 8 episodes of paroxysms (sudden, uncontrollable outburst) from Etna volcano occurred in only 2 weeks, disturbing air traffic from Catania airport and affecting the trajectories and departures of many flights in Europe (several volcanic advisory messages have been sent by Toulouse VAAC). In this animation, you can see … Continue reading Etna eruption viewed from ALARM