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Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI) | Meteorological services and research about weather and climate. 🌐 www.meteo.be [FR] Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique (IRM) [NL] Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut van België (KMI)
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The #climate report for September 2025 is now available!
🔹Temperatures ranged between 6.8°C and 30.3°C
🔹29.4 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle
🔹September was gloomier than average: 143h 47min

🔗 Find the full report on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Premier bilan climatologique de septembre 2025
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The RMI hosted a workshop on urban resilience to climate change, bringing together researchers, experts, and city representatives to discuss a shared challenge: making our cities more resilient to extreme heat events.

🔗More info:
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
IRM - Comment rendre les villes plus résilientes aux vagues de chaleur ?
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WMO Ozone Bulletin says #ozone hole in 2024 is smaller than previous years. The RMI also contributes to the collection and sharing of ozone observations.

More on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Les données scientifiques du Bulletin de l’OMM confirment que la couche d’ozone est en voie de reconstitution
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Calling all climate experts! The call for abstracts for the Belgian Science for Climate Action conference (17-18 March) is open. We're looking for research on achieving a just, climate-neutral Belgium. Deadline: 15 Oct
Submit: events.spacepole.be/event/247
Conference: www.scienceforclimateaction.be
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐱)!
Lead at the crossroads of climate science & policy, in Brussels
📅 Deadline: 22 Sept
🔗 Details: www.climatecentre.be/post/job-opp...
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As the climate warms, extreme events are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. But who will be most exposed in the decades ahead and why? A new study answers this by comparing future exposure to floods, heatwaves, droughts and compound hot–dry events.

More info: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...
RMI - Inequality in human exposure to future climate extremes is rising
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Every year, European #meteorological services unveil the list of names that will be given to #storms likely to affect #Belgium and its neighbours. 2025-2026 season: a new set of names has been chosen.

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[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Tempêtes en Belgique : découvrez les noms de la saison 2025-2026
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Our #climate reports for August and summer 2025 are now available!

🔹A month of August that reflects the summer of 2025: very dry and hot...

🔗 Find the full report on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Premier bilan climatologique d'août et de l'été 2025
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On Wednesday 13 August, the first #satellite in a new generation of polar #weather satellites was launched from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.

🔗 More info on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Une nouvelle génération de satellites météorologiques polaires se profile : Metop Seconde Génération A1
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The #climate report for July 2025 is now available!
🔹Temperatures ranged between 10.3°C and 35.9°C
🔹80.6 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle
🔹July was sunnier than average: 224h 53min

🔗 Find the full report on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Premier bilan climatologique de juillet 2025
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Sara Top (Ghent University) received the Young Scientist Conference Award from the EMS for her research on the potential of machine learning to produce detailed #climate data on European cities.

🔗 More info on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - La recherche de l’IRM présentée et récompensée lors d'une conférence internationale sur le climat urbain
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RMI, Elia, PropheSea and GeoSphere Austria develop a pilot service combining on-demand weather forecasting and DLR technology. The objective: increase network capacity and efficiency to reduce long-term costs.

🔗 More info:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - L’IRM, Elia, PropheSea et GeoSphere Austria s'associent pour améliorer la capacité de transport des lignes électriques aériennes grâce à la technologie Dynamic Line Rating
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A summer ice-free Arctic Ocean could become a reality as early as the 2030s. In the new IcyAlert project, researchers will use #climate models, causal methods and #AI to develop a new early warning system for ice-free summers in the Arctic and its impacts.

🔗 More info: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...
RMI - IcyAlert: New early warning system to predict ice-free summers in the Arctic
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“𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '76 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦?” 🤔 That's weather, not climate! Science shows Belgian heatwaves are now more frequent, longer & hotter (+2 days & +1°C per decade!). Trust data, not just memory. #ClimateFacts #FactCheck @meteobe.bsky.social | ULiège
Source (FR): dpa-factchecking.com/belgium/2507...
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ECMWF released a 1st version of the probabilistic model of the AI Forecasting System (AIFS). AIFS ENS v1 provides an ensemble forecast and runs side by side with the traditional physics-based IFS to advance numerical weather prediction.

🔗 More info on our website: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...
RMI - New probabilistic model of the Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System to provide better estimates of forecast uncertainty
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Plus d'info en images au JT @rtbf-info.be de 19h30: auvio.rtbf.be/media/journa... (12 minutes 55 secondes). CC @belspo.be @eumetsat.int @esa.int #Meteo
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The #climate report for June 2025 is now available!
🔹Temperatures ranged between 9.3°C and 32.7°C
🔹Only 31.6 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle
🔹June was much sunnier than average: 248h 35min

🔗 Find the full report on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Premier bilan climatologique de juin 2025
Vers le bilan complet de juin 2025
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‪MTG-S1 satellite will help us refine weather forecasts. The new generation of Meteosat weather satellites represents a major step forward for the space industry and meteorology in Europe.

🔗 More info on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

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IRM - Nouveau chapitre quant aux prévisions météorologiques en Europe
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#ShowYourStripes Day spotlights climate change using warming stripes to visualise 190+ years of data. Belgian stripes are based on robust records from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium: www.climatecentre.be/post/2025-sh...
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Calling Belgian climate experts! 🇧🇪 The #IPCC seeks nominations for two workshops (early 2026) on diverse knowledge systems & assessment methods. A key chance to shape the next global report. Apply via the Belgian IPCC Focal Point by 11 July 2025: www.climatecentre.be/post/call-fo...
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Call for Belgian scientists: Shape the Future of IPCC Assessments
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has launched a call for expert nominations to participate in two crucial, co-located workshops scheduled for the first quarter of 2026. These…
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Our #climate reports for May and Spring 2025 are now available!

🔹A dry and sunny May with the first hot day of the year in our country
🔹The driest Spring for the current reference period

🔗 Find the full report on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - Premiers bilans climatologiques de mai et du printemps 2025
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Only 38.91 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle between 1 March 2025 and 25 May 2025. Forecasters are already predicting a hot and dry summer in Belgium this year, but can we predict it accurately?

🔗 More info on our website:
[FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...
[NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...
IRM - L’été sera-t-il chaud et sec ?
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