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10) are now fundamentally threatened. The Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather Radar Information (OPERA) coordinates the exchange of radar data among European national meteorological services ( 11). It serves as a central hub for accessing weather radar data in Europe, allowing those in search of data to make one request instead of contacting each meteorological service separately. However, because of budget cuts and resulting prioritization of meteorological products, OPERA now requests that national meteorological services submit cleaned rather than uncleaned polar volume radar...

University of Amsterdam A group of international scientists, including UvA professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes, warns that changes to European meteorological data policies threaten biodiversity monitoring as they make vital data unavailable. In a letter published in Science on 16 April, they point out that policies in Europe should be adjusted to take into account the broad role that weather radars play beyond meteorology. Migrating bramblings. Weather radars are not only used to measure weather, they can also detect animals in the sky, such as these small passerine birds. Picture: Nadja Weisshaup...

Call to run a project to deliver innovative employability projects aimed to reduce poverty and exclusion with the flexibility to meet the ongoing and emerging needs of Lancashire.

Details Through this call, the GLA and London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) are seeking projects that can help tackle London’s employment and skills challenges and support London’s recovery from COVID-19. Projects should deliver good quality skills provision at all levels to support Londoners to progress into and in work. Provision should be flexible and support must be tailored to meet the individual needs of participants. Where projects are working with participants who have more complex needs, longer term and more intensive support should be offered. Applicants must clearly set ou...

Details The spread of COVID-19 and the actions to contain it have already had a significant impact on London’s economy. While the scale of that impact is yet to be fully understood, early indicators suggest that the London labour market has been particularly affected compared to the UK as a whole. Through this call, the GLA and London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) are seeking projects that can help tackle London’s employment and skills challenges and support London’s recovery from COVID-19. Projects should support individuals, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, into work...