Towards a truly interdisciplinary Ocean observing and forecasting system with EuroSea
On 19-21 September 2023, the headquarters of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in Paris hosted the EuroSea Final General Assembly and the EuroSea Symposium on Ocean Observing and Forecasting. Both events brought together policymakers, scientists, and industry leaders to present the achievements of the EuroSea project and foster discussions on a sustainable system for Ocean […]
Digital Ocean Forum: co-developing an impactful and inclusive European Digital Twin of the Ocean
On 14 and 15 June 2023, the European Commission hosted the Digital Ocean Forum 2023 with support from Mercator Ocean International and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) – the two main partners leading the development of the core infrastructure of the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EU DTO). This second annual edition of the […]
New study shows Earth energy imbalance
The Earth climate system is out of energy balance as a result of human-induced climate change. Heat has accumulated continuously over the past decades, warming the ocean, the land, the cryosphere, and the atmosphere. A new study, ‘Heat stored in the Earth system 1960-2020: where does the energy go?’ shows that the Earth Energy Imbalance […]
State of the climate in Europe 2022 report: WMO and the Copernicus Climate Change Service, with contributions from Mercator Ocean
The State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report was published today, and it is the second edition of this annual series. This joint publication by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service summarizes the state of the climate, and the extreme and high-impact weather and climate events in […]
Introducing the European Digital Twin of the Ocean initiative to the marine community during the European Maritime Day
The European Maritime Day (EMD) took place in Brest, France, on 24-25 May and gathered Europe’s maritime community to outline joint actions concerning maritime affairs and the sustainable blue economy. The European Commission shared its ambition for a European Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO) through a stand organised by Mercator Ocean International (MOi) and […]
New Indicators Project for Tracking Our Changing Climate
Today, leading scientists that contributed to the recent IPCC report of working group 1 on climate change have launched a project to update key climate indicators every year so people can be kept informed about critical aspects of global warming. As a partner of this project, Mercator Ocean International (MOi) contributes expertise to finding the […]
Explaining EU Mission Ocean to young children: meet Martina Stella di Mare, a charming ocean literacy comic booklet launched in Italy
The Italian Marevivo Association has launched a very interesting initiative to raise awareness among children on important environmental issues and teach them about the sea’s biodiversity and the problems it faces, including plastic and pollution. In collaboration with the Italian artist and creator of comics for kids, Nicoletta Costa, they published and disseminated Martina Stella […]
WMO State of the Global Climate 2022: Mercator Ocean expertise contributes
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has released its annual report on climate change, providing an overview of the state of the global climate and weather patterns over the past year. Together with numerous meteorological and hydrological organisations around the world, Mercator Ocean International contributed to the report, which examines key climate indicators such as greenhouse […]
Global Warming and the Ocean: a new study led by Mercator Ocean International expert sheds light on the Earth’s Energy Imbalance
A new study published in the journal Earth System Science Data by an international team of 70 researchers from 15 countries led by Mercator Ocean International’s Karina von Schuckmann has revealed that 89% of the excess heat accumulated in the Earth system in the past sixty years has been absorbed by the Ocean. Anthropogenic emissions […]
OceanPrediction UN Decade Collaborative Centre: Kick-off meeting key takeaways
The recently launched OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (DCC) is taking its first important steps in the framework of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030, coordinated by IOC-UNESCO. OceanPrediction DCC is a cross-cutting structure that will work at the global scale to develop collaboration between Decade Actions related to ocean prediction […]
NECCTON Kick-off Meeting this week in Toulouse
Mercator Ocean International is organising a kick-off event of the NECCTON project (“New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks”) aiming to gather all partners and stakeholders of the project and set its start. This hybrid event will last from 24-26 January 2023 and take place in Toulouse, France. The vision of NECCTON is to advance […]
Renewal of fruitful collaboration between the Chinese National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre and MOi
On November 28, a new 2-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Chinese National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) and Mercator Ocean International (MOi). The purpose of this MoU is to enrich and enhance the cooperation in the field of operational oceanography and to improve the technical level in the development of marine […]