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6th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

The 6th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (FBAS-2026) is scheduled to take place in Beijing, China from September 6th to 8th, 2026. The event is hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and organized by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals and the Aerospace Information … Continue reading 6th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

PEEX Special Issue in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) journal

The Pan-Eurasian EXperiment (PEEX) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-scale and multi-component research infrastructure and capacity building programme, coordinated by the University of Helsinki, Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research. The PEEX originated from a bottom–up approach by the science communities in 2012. The programme aims to resolve the major uncertainties in Earth system science and … Continue reading PEEX Special Issue in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) journal

New paper in Big Earth Data Calls for Integrated Strategies to Tackle Environmental Challenges

A paper published by Kulmala et al. in Big Earth Data emphasizes the urgent need for integrated, science-based strategies to address Environmental Grand Challenges (EGCs) like climate change and rising global energy demands. It warns that atmospheric CO2 could reach critical levels within a decade, highlighting the necessity for comprehensive approaches involving open data and educational … Continue reading New paper in Big Earth Data Calls for Integrated Strategies to Tackle Environmental Challenges

8th International Baltic Earth Winter School on “Earth System Science for the Baltic Sea Region”

The PhD students and early career scientists (PostDocs) from the Baltic Sea region are invited to the 8th international Baltic Earth Winter School on "Earth System Science for the Baltic Sea Region" (23-27 March 2026, Tallinn, Estonia). This School is co-organized by the Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu under the umbrella … Continue reading 8th International Baltic Earth Winter School on “Earth System Science for the Baltic Sea Region”

Climate Change and Northern Cities: Hazards, Processes, Impacts Risks and Solutions for Resilent and Sustainable Developments

The presentation on “Climate Change and Northern Cities: Hazards, Processes, Impacts, Risks and Solutions for Resilient and Sustainable Developments” was delivered during the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Centre (ACCC) & Finnish Atmospheric Science Network (FASN) Science Conference held at the premises of the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute during 10-12 November 2025 … Continue reading Climate Change and Northern Cities: Hazards, Processes, Impacts Risks and Solutions for Resilent and Sustainable Developments

Urban Heat Island Investigation over Copenhagen Metropolitan area with Enviro-HIRLAM

The presentation on “Urban Heat Island investigation over Copenhagen Metropolitan area with Enviro-HIRLAM” was delivered during the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Centre (ACCC) & Finnish Atmospheric Science Network (FASN) Science Conference held at the premises of the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute during 10-12 November 2025 (Helsinki, Finland) as a poster. The … Continue reading Urban Heat Island Investigation over Copenhagen Metropolitan area with Enviro-HIRLAM

Calls of the Nordic Co-operation

Call: Seminar Series on Climate Adaptation The Nordic Climate Adaptation Programme (NCAP) 2025-2027 under the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) invites proposals for a project that strengthens networks and collaboration on climate adaptation across the Nordic countries through a series of seminars and/or workshops. The objective is to enhance information exchange and knowledge sharing, especially … Continue reading Calls of the Nordic Co-operation

Calls of the Horizon Europe 2026-2027 Work Programmes

The European Commission has published the Calls for the Horizon Europe 2026-2027 Work Programmes. The total funding opportunities are about 14 billion euros to be used for boosting research and innovation in upcoming years.  See the list of the Work Programmes: General Introduction and General Annexes  Horizontal activities (Clean Industrial Deal, AI in Science)  Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions  Research Infrastructures  Cluster 1: Health  … Continue reading Calls of the Horizon Europe 2026-2027 Work Programmes

CLUVEX Achievement/ Results for July – December 2025

The Erasmus+ CLUVEX project (July 2023 – June 2026; https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/cluvex) continues steps for organization and carrying out the Virtual Exchanges (VE) or so-called the VE Weeks for students from the CLUVEX Partners’ Universities (Yerevan State University, Armenia;  Mechnikov’s Odessa National University, Ukraine; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and BioArt … Continue reading CLUVEX Achievement/ Results for July – December 2025

RI-URBANS project at the 5th EU Clean Air Forum

The 5th EU Clean Air Forum took place (in a hybrid mode) during 1-2 December 2025 in Bonn, Germany. This event was hosted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The recently completed Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS project “Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS” (1 Oct 2021 … Continue reading RI-URBANS project at the 5th EU Clean Air Forum

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 5th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines. The following organizations have jointly decided to establish the Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award:  World Meteorological Organization (WMO)European Meteorological Society (EMS)Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)Institute for Atmospheric and Earth … Continue reading CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 5th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

Sumup of the final CRiceS Science Meeting

The Horizon-2020 CRiceS “Climate Relevant interactions and feedbacks: the key role of sea ice and Snow in the polar and global climate system” (1 Sep 2021 – 30 Nov 2025; https://www.crices-h2020.eu) project final Science Meeting took place during 26-28 November 2025 in a hybrid mode in Helsinki, Finland. attended the meeting. In total, more than … Continue reading Sumup of the final CRiceS Science Meeting

Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions during TRAnsboundary pollution cases (AMITRA) project – got funded

The project on the “Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions during TRAnsboundary pollution cases” (AMITRA) got funded from the Fast-Track Call for Access – IRISCC (Integrated Research Infrastructure Services for Climate Change Risks) in the field of the Earth and environmental sciences/ atmospheric domain. It is the effort of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute (UHMI), the PEEX active collaborator. It … Continue reading Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions during TRAnsboundary pollution cases (AMITRA) project – got funded

Toward a Global Ground-Based Observatory

A new article “Towards a Global Ground-Based Earth Observatory (GGBEO): Leveraging existing systems and networks” has been published in the Big Earth Data Journal on November 15. It features a large international team of contributors. The article is based on discussions from the “Towards Global Earth Observatory” workshop held from May 8–10, 2023. The ws organized … Continue reading Toward a Global Ground-Based Observatory