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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 31

🌍 Two webinars, dozens of insights.
Thanks to everyone who joined our #CodeForEarth Mid-Term Webinars!
To the teams: good luck for the rest of the coding phase — we’re cheering you on 🚀

Watch them here: 🔗 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#ClimateTech #CodingPhase #OpenData

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎟️ Last moments to register!
The second #CodeForEarth webinar happens today.
Join us to see how more teams are using data + code to tackle climate challenges.
🗓️ Today — 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
🔗 codeforearth.ecmwf.int/mid-term-web...
#ClimateTech #OpenScience #CodingPhase

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 10

Missed the first one?
Our second #CodeForEarth webinar is just days away!
Catch more teams, more tools, and more climate-smart ideas.
🗓️ 24/07/2025 — 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
#ClimateTech #CodingPhase #OpenData

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨 Last chance to register for our first #CodeForEarth webinar!
Join us tomorrow to hear how our teams are turning climate data into code-driven tools.
🗓️ 09/07/2025 — 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
🔗 codeforearth.ecmwf.int/mid-term-web...
#ClimateTech #CodingPhase #OpenData

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 2

⏳ Countdown time!
Our first #CodeForEarth Mid-Term Webinar is just days away!
Get ready for live demos, bold ideas & climate data wizardry.
🗓️ 9/07/2025 — 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
#ClimateTech #CodingPhase #OpenData

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌬️ Can ML forecasts follow the laws of physics?
PACE checks if models like GraphCast & CorrDiff stay consistent over time + space.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025 — because forecasts shouldn’t fake it.
#ClimateTech #PhysicsAwareAI #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 20

🔍 Model behaving badly?
EVALKIT is your open-source toolkit for forecast error detection — with interactive notebooks, Earthkit, and sharp diagnostics.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025, built for data detectives.
#ClimateTech #WeatherModels #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 19

🔥 Meet Fire Front Radar – a real-time, interactive web app for exploring fire-related data across the globe.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025, it's built to keep up with the speed of wildfires — and help you see the heat coming.
#ClimateTech #WildfireData #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 12

🖼️ Visualising CAMS data just got way easier.
This #CodeForEarth 2025 project brings interactive air quality forecasts to your browser — no tools, no downloads, just click & explore.
From sandstorms to methane leaks, it's climate data made visible.
#ClimateTech #AirQuality #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 11

⚙️ Meet MLCosting, a smart ML-based plug-in for predicting DSS request costs at ECMWF.
Trained on real data, it estimates execution time, dataset size & classifies load.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025.
#ClimateTech #MachineLearning #APItools #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 10

🧠 Meet EarthReach Agent, a dual-LLM system making meteorological charts accessible to visually impaired scientists.
One LLM writes expert-level descriptions, the other checks their accuracy.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025.
#AI4Good #ClimateTech #Accessibility #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Jun 3

💨 Say hello to AI4AirQuality, part of #CodeForEarth 2025.
This team is tackling air pollution downscaling with U-Net, Swin v2 Transformers, and a novel ModAFNO twist — all trained on CAMS data.
High-res insights, cleaner decisions.
#ClimateTech #AirQuality #ML4Env #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · May 30

🧩 Polygons are powerful—and painfully complex.
PolyShell is here to change that.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025, it’s building a smart way to reduce complex shapes without losing their soul (or their edges).
#Geospatial #ClimateTech #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · May 29

🌪️ PolyView Navigator turns 4D meteorological data into immersive, browser-based visualisations using ECMWF’s Polytope.
Explore weather across space + time — built for scientists, forecasters, and decision-makers.
Part of #CodeForEarth 2025.
#ClimateTech #DataViz #CodingPhase

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Apr 30

The results are in! 🎉
Code for Earth 2025 is entering the Coding Phase 🚀
Big thanks to everyone who applied — your ideas blew us away.
To the selected teams: it’s time to build.
Stay tuned — we’ll reveal the winning projects on the website soon! 👀
#CodeForEarth #ClimateTech #DevLife

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Apr 2

That’s a wrap! 🌍💻
Code for Earth 2025 submissions are now closed — thanks to all the brilliant minds who applied! We’re now reading through your proposals (with coffee in hand).
Shortlisted applicants will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

#CodeForEarth #ClimateTech

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Apr 1

Today's the real deadline to apply for Code for Earth 🌍💻 No April Fools’ here—just your last chance to code for climate, data, and impact with ECMWF. Got the skills? Apply now or risk kicking yourself tomorrow. #CodeForEarth #DeadlineDay codeforearth.ecmwf.int

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 31

🧙‍♂️ One does not simply recover data without backup.
On #WorldBackupDay, remember: good science needs good data practices.

Code for Earth relies on reliable data to support climate & weather solutions.

Submit your proposal 👉 codeforearth.ecmwf.int/code-for-ear...

#CodeForEarth

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 31

⏰ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘'𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗧!
Tomorrow's the deadline to submit your #proposal for the 2025 edition of Code for Earth!

We’re looking for #developers & creatives to explore how tech can support the Earth sciences community.

€5,000 for selected projects that make it to the finish line.
👉🏻 shorturl.at/ybbYt

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 24

🌍✨ 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁. ✨🌍

Into #weather, #climate, or #atmospheric data? Fancy using your skills to build #opensource tools that actually make a difference? You’re in the right place.

Watch the video, and join us! youtu.be/Z1J22LvIK_c

Code for Earth 2025 | Promo

YouTube video by ECMWF Code for Earth

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 21

🌍✨ Calling all data dreamers and visualisation virtuosos! #Stream1 of #CodeforEarth2025 is your chance to turn #environmental data into stunning, useful #tools — from mapping wildfires to making meteorological plots accessible.

👉 Apply now: codeforearth.ecmwf.int/stream/strea...

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 20

Get the answer to all of your questions about this new edition of 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵— watch the recording of yesterday's Q&A #webinar!

👏 Special thanks to the 𝗠𝗟-𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗦 and 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗿 teams for joining and telling all about their experience as participants of Code for Earth 2024. 📺 youtu.be/sz9Zb6tRX3E

Code for Earth Second Q&A Webinar 2025

YouTube video by ECMWF Code for Earth

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 18

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

Join us for the next 𝗤&𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 tomorrow to learn more on the #proposal submission process and hear from #participants of last year's edition!

🗓️ 19/03/2025
⏰ 15:00 - 15:45 CET
📺 Online

Register now! 🔗 codeforearth.ecmwf.int/qa-webinars/
#CodeforEarth2025

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Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you have missed the first Q&A #webinar, you 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 don't wanna miss the second!

🗓️ 19 March 2025 | ⏰ 15:00 - 15:45 CET | 📺 Online

You can ask all of your pressing questions about the #proposal submission process, mentorship, the #codingphase, and more!

Register now! 🔗 shorturl.at/npuB1

Code For Earth @codeforearth.bsky.social · Mar 14

Got questions about #CodeforEarth? 🤔 Eligibility, teams, proposal submission & more were covered in our first Q&A #Webinar! 🚀

Missed it? Watch the recording! 📺 👉 youtu.be/4KZlXSegq-8

Still unsure? Join our second session! 🗓️ 19 March 2025 ⏰ 15:00-15:45 CET 🔗 codeforearth.ecmwf.int/qa-webinars/

Code for Earth First Q&A Webinar 2025

YouTube video by ECMWF Code for Earth

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