{"id":13643,"date":"2022-12-14T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/?page_id=13643"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:48:19","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/about-us\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this page we are providing resources for the media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Press contact: <\/strong><br><strong>Dr. Tanja Renko, Head of External Relations<br><\/strong>ESSL, European Severe Storms Laboratory \u2013 Science and Training<br>Br\u00e4unlichgasse 6a\/6, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/tanja-phone-e1779119113576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21026\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/tanja-email-e1779119151746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21027\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the ESSL Research and Training Centre in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, ESSL performs workshops, training and testbed activities like the EUMETSAT-ESSL Testbed. ESSL is engaged in basic and applied research, it is the organizer of the European Conferences on Severe Storms, it provides the European Weather Observer App (EWOB), and it collects event and impact data in the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD), the latter mainly by its second legal entity based in Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/european-severe-weather-database\/faq-about-severe-weather\/\"><strong>Severe Weather in Europe FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Press releases<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20260112 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260112-press_release_FB-is-large-hail-getting-worse-final.pdf\">Is damaging hail getting worse?<\/a> [EN]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20250804 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250804-northern-UK-windstorm-Floris-climatological-comparison-EN.pdf\">Rare: August windstorm damage over northern UK<\/a> [EN]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20240715 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240715-Europe-needs-Twisters-campaign-EN.pdf\">Europe needs &#8220;Twisters&#8221; field campaign<\/a> [EN]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20230217 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dotzek-award-Wang-Setvak-and-Bedka.pdf\">Nikolai Dotzek Award to Wang, Setv\u00e1k and Bedka<\/a> [EN]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20221214 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221214-New-MTG-I1-satellite_ESSL-trains-meteorologist-from-all-over-Europe.pdf\">New MTG-I1 satellite: ESSL trains meteorologist from all over Europe<\/a> [EN]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20221213 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221213-Neuer-Wettersatellit-Training-aus-NOe.pdf\">Neuer Wettersatellit: Trainingszentrum in Nieder\u00f6sterreich<\/a> [DE]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Images and logos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copyright of images and logos: (c) ESSL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-1024x563.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13623\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/new-mtg-i1-satellite-essl-trains-meteorologists-from-all-over-europe-on-new-data\/essl-testbed-13-10-22-14-31-00\/\" class=\"wp-image-13623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-14-31-00-500x275.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Participants at the EUMETSAT-ESSL Testbeds 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-1024x496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-1024x496.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13622\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/new-mtg-i1-satellite-essl-trains-meteorologists-from-all-over-europe-on-new-data\/essl-testbed-13-10-22\/\" class=\"wp-image-13622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSL-Testbed-13.10.22-500x242.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Trainings at the EUMETSAT-ESSL Testbeds 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-1024x575.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13621\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/new-mtg-i1-satellite-essl-trains-meteorologists-from-all-over-europe-on-new-data\/llmoisture_mtgproxy_data_modis20220621\/\" class=\"wp-image-13621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLmoisture_MTGproxy_data_MODIS20220621.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Example of satellite derived low moisture product tested at the EUMETSAT-ESSL Testbed 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECSS2023_first_announcement_2-724x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECSS2023_first_announcement_2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13525\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/ecss2023_first_announcement_2\/\" class=\"wp-image-13525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECSS2023_first_announcement_2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECSS2023_first_announcement_2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECSS2023_first_announcement_2-768x1086.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ECSS2023 second call<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-1024x680.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-1024x680.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13355\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/the-derecho-and-hailstorms-of-18-august-2022\/archamo\/\" class=\"wp-image-13355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo-452x300.png 452w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/archamo.png 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ARCHAMO ESSL large hail model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1810\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2016\/testbed_small-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small1.png 502w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small1-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small1-500x142.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ESSL Testbed logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor-1024x637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1649\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/european-conferences-on-severe-storms\/ecss-2015\/ecss-2015-press-info\/essl_logo_large_newcolor\/\" class=\"wp-image-1649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor-482x300.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/essl_logo_large_newcolor.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ESSL logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecss_logo_large.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecss_logo_large.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1648\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/european-conferences-on-severe-storms\/ecss-2015\/ecss-2015-press-info\/ecss_logo_large\/\" class=\"wp-image-1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecss_logo_large.png 891w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecss_logo_large-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecss_logo_large-435x300.png 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ECSS logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswd_250.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswd_250.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"563\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/sample-page\/eswd_250\/\" class=\"wp-image-563\"\/><\/a><figcaption>ESWD logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-1024x622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"20487\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/about-us\/press\/41561_2025_1868_fig2_html\/\" class=\"wp-image-20487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/41561_2025_1868_Fig2_HTML-494x300.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mean trend in the annual number of very large hail events per decade between 1950 and 2023. Hail stripes showing the yearly occurrence of very large hail are provided for six metropolitan regions. From: Battaglioli, F., Taszarek, M., Groenemeijer, P.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Contrasting trends in very large hail events and related economic losses across the globe.&nbsp;<em>Nat. Geosci.<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>19<\/strong>, 52\u201358 (2026). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41561-025-01868-0 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page we are providing resources for the media. Press contact: Dr. Tanja Renko, Head of External RelationsESSL, European Severe Storms Laboratory \u2013 Science and TrainingBr\u00e4unlichgasse 6a\/6, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria At the ESSL Research and Training Centre in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/about-us\/press\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13643","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13643"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21030,"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13643\/revisions\/21030"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}