{"id":14268,"date":"2024-07-15T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T11:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/?p=14268"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T11:05:28","slug":"press-release-europe-needs-twisters-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/press-release-europe-needs-twisters-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Europe needs “Twisters” campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 15.07.2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe needs Twisters campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers from all over Europe are organising\nhigh-density measurements of severe storms. Similar to the new film Twisters, the\nplan is for mobile storm chasing teams to collect essential weather data\ndirectly from storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is planned to be ground-breaking. Severe\nweather researchers from 14 European countries want to work together to get to\nthe bottom of severe thunderstorms so that they can provide better warnings in\nfuture. To this aim, they are currently planning the largest European\nmeasurement campaign on severe thunderstorms to date. “We want to use the\nlatest technologies, such as weather drones. To do this, it is extremely\nimportant that mobile measurement teams get very close to the storms. This is\nthe only way to gather the crucial information,” says Alois Holzer,\ninitiator of the European “TIM” measurement campaign to start in 2026.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As can be seen in the new movie Twisters, the\nEuropean research teams will also be tackling the storms with the newest\ngeneration of weather sensors. “In contrast to some scenes in the\nentertainment film Twisters, however, the highest safety standards apply in our\nresearch campaign, and we have also made a joint commitment to responsible\nbehaviour with regard to the environment and the local population,”\nemphasises Alois Holzer, Director of Operations of the European Severe Storms\nLaboratory ESSL in Wiener Neustadt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the basic scientific structure is to be\nfinanced through traditional research funding, the project is still looking for\nmajor donors for the individual mobile measurement teams. Alois Holzer says\nwith a twinkle in his eye: “We hope that the kind of support from major\ndonors possible in North America can also be achieved in Europe. We are also in\ndialogue with various public authorities.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The urgency of being able to better understand\nand predict severe weather, and thus to strengthen civil defence, is certainly\ngiven, as the frequent severe weather events show. The measurement campaign\nwill focus on hailstorms, flash flood events, dangerous squalls and tornadoes.\nIn the past year alone, severe thunderstorms have caused 524 fatalities in\nEurope, as reported by the ESSL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ESSL is an independent, non-profit research\ninstitute based in Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria. It also operates the\nEuropean Severe Weather Database (ESWD) and is a European leader in the\ntraining of meteorologists in the field of severe weather warnings. A year ago,\nthe ESSL established the International Fujita Scale (IF-Scale) as a new\nstandard for categorising tornado damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This press release is under embargo for re-publishing until: Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 00:00 UTC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LINKS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 www.essl.org<\/a>
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LIVE EXPERT TALK: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTWISTERS expert talk will take place on Tuesday, 16 July 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \n <\/td>English Expert Talk <\/td>11:30 CEST Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Paris, Madrid <\/td>10:30 WEST London, Lisbon <\/td><\/tr>
\n \n <\/td>German Expert Talk <\/td>12:00 CEST Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Paris, Madrid <\/td>11:00 WEST London, Lisbon <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Attendance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \n <\/td>On-site<\/strong> participation:<\/strong> <\/td>ESSL Research and Training Centre
Br\u00e4unlichgasse 6a
A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria <\/td>		Registration required via: tim@essl.org<\/strong><\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
\n \n <\/td>Online<\/strong> Participation:<\/strong> <\/td>Microsoft Teams live event <\/td>Registration via:
Microsoft Teams Event<\/strong><\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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