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After two flights and more than 7,000 kilometres from Paris, we have witnessed first-hand a launch that has put Europe at the forefront of global space technology: the placing in orbit of a state-of-the-art satellite that speeds up mapping of the Earth’s surface to monitor disasters and help prevent floods and fires from continuing to…

After two flights and more than 7,000 kilometres from Paris, we have been able to witness first-hand a launch that has put Europe at the forefront of global space technology: placing in orbit a cutting-edge satellite that speeds up mapping of the Earth’s surface to monitor disasters and help prevent floods and wildfires from continuing…

The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a historic milestone in Earth observation and meteorological science, amid the climate crisis and meteorological disasters. The MTG-I2 (“Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2”) satellite has been successfully launched aboard the Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a historic milestone in Earth observation and meteorological science, in the midst of the climate crisis and growing weather-related disasters. The MTG-I2 (“Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2”) satellite has been successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

More than 270 people have been confirmed dead and at least 1,300 remain missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a Himalayan glacier collapse sent a wall of water, mud and rock through border towns and valleys.