European Severe Storms Laboratory

To submit your abstract for the upcoming European Conference on Severe Storms, visit: ecss.eu

13.06.2025 10:43 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Do not forget the Abstract submission deadline of the upcoming European Conference on Severe Storms ⛈️🌪️⚡next Friday 6 June!

We hope to welcome all researchers and forecasters with an interest in severe storms to Utrecht 🇳🇱 this November 🙂!

Sponsored by @eumetsat.int @eumetsat-users.bsky.social.

31.05.2025 14:15 — 👍 12    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

Nighttime view of a city skyline with lightning striking down behind the buildings under a stormy sky. Photo credit: Tsvetoslav Hristov via pexels.

European lightning deaths skew toward males (77.8%), teens, and SE Europe (especially Bulgaria), finds a #WeaClimateSoc study by researchers at @essl-ecss.bsky.social. Of 1,282 recorded lightning fatalities over 2001-2020, many were farm workers or hikers.

Read more: bit.ly/4lJ2LUr

15.05.2025 21:06 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

We agree, but reviewer #2 did not. Here is our figure:

17.03.2025 18:38 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 1

A map showing the distribution of fatal lightning accidents across Europe, distinguishing between leisurely and work activities of the impacted people.

A map showing the number of lightning fatalities recorded between 2001 and 2020.

New ESSL study: Lightning kills about 64 people per year across Europe, 78% of them being men. In eastern Europe most victims were at work, whilst in West Europe people engaging in leisure activities are hit more often. Read more in our article here: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

17.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 38    🔁 23    💬 1    📌 1

Vacancy for researcher | European Severe Storms Laboratory

ESSL is looking for a researcher to join its team. For more information, see: www.essl.org/cms/vacancy-...

28.02.2025 09:35 — 👍 7    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Text announcing that the Call for Papers is opened for the ECSS2025 together with logo's of ESSL and KNMI, and referral to the ecss.eu website.

A picture of a canal in Utrecht with the Dom Church tower in the background and two text blocks explaining to main topic of the conference and an explanation of the location of the venue in Utrecht and how to get there.

We are happy to announce that abstract submission and registration for the European Conference on Severe Storms (ECSS2025), 17 - 21 November in Utrecht, Netherlands, are now opened at ecss.eu . There is more information in this pdf document: www.essl.org/cms/wp-conte...

27.01.2025 14:45 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

The sad news reached us that Chuck Doswell has passed away. ESSL will be forever grateful for his intensive engagement. With his unique talent to reduce severe storm science to its core and his engaging style of teaching and friendliness he has made an enormous impact on European storm research.

18.01.2025 22:40 — 👍 75    🔁 22    💬 0    📌 4

Participants of the workshop posing in front of radar imagery displayed on a screen

Radar imagery of a hail event

Radar imagery of a hail event

Last week we organized the first edition of the course on storm microphysics and radar meteorology, which was taught by Matt Kumjian of Pennsylvania State University. The course combined Matt's lectures with case studies using our new radar displayer developed by @bramvantveen.bsky.social

09.12.2024 14:38 — 👍 30    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

If you were wondering where to show your newest research results on severe storms next year: ESSL & KNMI are proud to announce the 12th ECSS, which will take place in Utrecht, Netherlands between 17 and 21 November 2025. Looking forward to seeing you there!

21.11.2024 23:05 — 👍 22    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0