Patrick Vanhoucke<p>Last night, at 2:30 a.m. CET, a new European <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> was launched in French Guiana. The new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetOp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetOp</span></a>-SG A1 satellite will map the entire world every day. This should provide a wide range of important information that is essential for weather forecasts, storm warnings and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> research. The new satellite will also make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> less dependent on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>.</p>