WHO needs weather forecasters? If all goes to plan, the world’s most advanced weather satellite will this week give Europeans access to a new pastime: do-it-yourself weather forecasting.
The Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite will go live, providing the most detailed views ever of the weather systems over Africa and Europe. Better still, the images it produces will be available free to non-commercial users, allowing anyone with suitable equipment to see the weather heading their way.
MSG will image the Earth’s surface in 12 different visible and infrared frequency bands with a maximum resolution of 1 kilometre. This makes it…
