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
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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
ALARM project will participate in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union EGU21. The project and its main goal will be presented. Furthermore, members of the project will participate with a presentation on the Investigation of flight level contamination using volcanic SO2 plume and cloud top height satellite products. Find both presentation abstracts below. … Continue reading ALARM Project at EGU21
ALARM Project is having its second progress meeting on 24th of february of 2021. We are discussing the status of the actions established during the Kick off Meeting and past Progress Meeting and the next coordination actions needed for the progress of the project. Find below the agenda: https://alarm-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ALARM_PM2_Agenda.pdf
Italy’s Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting various times in the past seven days, spewing a fountain of lava and ash into the sky. https://twitter.com/esa/status/1362759642674319360 You can check the effects of these events on our hosting platform. Have a look also at the different days between 18 and 22 … Continue reading Etna spitting ash into the sky
The snow in the Alps and Pyrenees were seen as added with a natural sepia effect last weekend. The reason is a plume of Sahara dust that has blanketed parts of southern and central Europe. 🏜Saharan #dust has covered the snow in the Alps and Pyrenees, turning it orange. The #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service’s forecasts accurately … Continue reading Orange snow? – Sahara dust in South & Central Europe