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    Advancing AI Climate Models - AlgoEarth & CESOC Workshop

    We would like to invite you to the AlgoEarth and CESOC Workshop “Advancing AI Climate Models” Our goal is to connect expertise across algorithm design, machine learning, and Earth system science, fostering interdisciplinary thinking around next-generation AI methods designed for emerging global observation platforms and their use in weather and climate prediction. The event will take place from Wednesday, 04 March 2026 (12:00 CET), to Thursday, 05 March 2026 (13:00 CET) at the University of Cologne, Pohligstraße 3, 50969 Cologne, Germany, in lecture hall 4.001.

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    Forecast Verification for AI Models - Article by Britta Seegebrecht and Sabrina Wahl

    Forecast Verification for AI models Can we trust AI models? This question could be from a sci-fi movie but nowadays it becomes more and more relevant since so called artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning (ML) has made its way into a vast range of application fields from marketing to costumer services, from medical assistance to quality control – and weather forecasting is no exception. For predictions of the weather conditions this question translates roughly to: ‘How accurate and reliable is the forecast, where and under which conditions/for which situations?’ These questions are targeted by the field of forecast verification.What is forecast verification and why is it important?

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    Dissemination Workshop

    Join Us in Oslo – WeatherGenerator Dissemination Workshop 2026! We are excited to announce the upcoming WeatherGenerator Dissemination Workshop for everyone working with climate data, environmental modelling, and weather-related decision-making. 📍 Location: Hybrid - Online and in Oslo, Norway 📅 Date: 11 February 2026 The day event will open with a summary of the project, followed by detailed discussion with the project partners on the WeatherGenerator achievements. Invited guest speakers will highlight the relevance and usage of the WeatherGenerator and its tools / applications, and we will also have highlight presentation from related international efforts in the area of foundation modelling for weather and climate science.

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    Explore the New WeatherGenerator Theme Videos

    Explore the New WeatherGenerator Theme Videos We are excited to introduce a brand-new collection of videos that takes you behind the scenes of the WeatherGenerator project. Four Theme Videos – each dedicated to one core pillar of the initiative – along with an overall summary video are now available on our website. Each Theme Video highlights a key element of the project: Theme 1: From Raw Data to Ready-to-Use Inputs This video explores how the project brings together diverse climate and weather datasets, transforming them into a unified, scalable foundation tailored for machine-learning workflows.

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    Video Highlights from Our First Hackathon

    Video Highlights from Our First Hackathon We are pleased to share highlights from WeatherGenerator’s first internal hackathon, held from 27–29 August 2025 in Bonn, Germany at ECMWF. Over the course of three days, around 40 researchers, developers, and application partners from across Europe came together to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and lay the foundation for one of the EU’s most ambitious AI-for-climate projects. From data foundations to real-world applications, the hackathon was not only about technical progress, but also about building connections, sharing insights, and shaping the future of climate intelligence.