00:00We have now entered a new era of satellite meteorology.
00:11Europe's latest weather satellite, the Meteosat third generation imager,
00:17has just delivered its first image.
00:20But before we reveal it, what does this satellite do exactly?
00:24And what does this mean for weather forecasting?
00:28Weather, especially extreme weather, affects everything we do.
00:34Over the past 40 years, events like floods, heat waves and storms
00:40have caused close to 145,000 fatalities across Europe
00:45and economic losses of around 500 million euros.
00:50Monitoring weather is crucial not only in our day-to-day lives
00:54but also to determine future climate changes.
00:57In 1977, the first European weather satellite Meteosat took its place in orbit.
01:03Eleven satellites have since followed.
01:07From their vantage point 36,000 kilometers above the equator,
01:13they've been watching Earth non-stop for over four decades.
01:17These missions result from the long-standing cooperation between ESA and Eumitsat.
01:25In December 2022, the latest Meteosat satellite lifted off,
01:29marking the next generation of weather forecasting.
01:35The Meteosat third generation imager, the first of six satellites,
01:41will monitor the weather from space like never before.
01:45With its groundbreaking instruments, the satellite will deliver Earth observations
01:49of unprecedented range, resolution and frequency.
01:55This will enable weather forecasts to monitor the evolution of rapidly developing severe weather more accurately.
02:03The satellite's flexible combined imager can scan the entire Earth disk in 10 minutes,
02:11and deliver images over Europe in just 2.5 minutes.
02:15So, are you ready for the big reveal?
02:21This is the first image from the Meteosat third generation imager,
02:25showing Europe, Africa and the Atlantic in remarkable detail.
02:31Much of Northern and Western Europe, as well as Scandinavia, can be seen blanketed in clouds,
02:39with relatively clear skies over Italy and the Western Balkans.
02:45Details such as snow cover on the Alps, sediment in the water along the coast of Italy,
02:51and cloud vortices over the Canary Islands are visible.
02:57Crucially, for Nordic countries, the image also shows a greater level of detail of cloud structures at high latitudes.
03:07The Meteosat third generation imager is currently undergoing a commissioning phase,
03:12where its instruments are switched on, and the data they collect are calibrated.
03:18By the end of the year, the data will be distributed to meteorological services in Europe and beyond,
03:25and will soon be available on a screen, TV, or weather app near you.
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