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New “Testbed Handbook” for Madagascar
During the cyclone season in early 2025, ACACIA ran a series of weekly forecasting testbeds bringing together Madagascar’s national meteorological service (DGM), ACACIA scientists, and humanitarian stakeholders, including Croix-Rouge Malagasy (CRM). These hour-long online sessions created a regular space for… Continue reading
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ECMWF accelerates transition to fully open data – a game-changer for ACACIA partners
By Erik Kolstad and Joshua Talib In a surprising and highly appreciated move, ECMWF has announced it will complete its transition to fully open data by 1 October 2025, a full year ahead of schedule. This means that the entire ECMWF Real-time… Continue reading
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Calling weather by its right name
ACACIA researchers are coming to see that the way we scientifically name weather systems has consequences. Names affect how societies mobilise, and how prepared they are. Continue reading
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Acacia at SARCOF
The Acacia project is all about making climate information easier to access, understand, and use—while also improving its accuracy. One of our main focus areas is Madagascar, where we kicked things off with a field mission in November. Right now,… Continue reading
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Tropical storm Dikeledi
This post will updated as new forecasts came in (follow the latest forecasts from the ECMWF here). Latest update: 10 January, 09:30 UTC The tropical storm Dikeledi (picture from Zoom Earth on 9 January) is moving fast towards the northern… Continue reading
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ACACIA kickoff meeting in Bergen, Norway
by Thomas Hovmøller Ris (NORCE) and Erik Kolstad A crocodile, an elephant, and a giraffe. You think Africa. So did many of the members of the ACACIA project when they – as an icebreaker – created animals out of pieces… Continue reading
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Follow us on LinkedIn 🌍
We’re excited to announce our official ACACIA LinkedIn page! Follow us to stay connected with the latest updates on: We hope you will join the conversation, engage with our content, and be part of this journey towards climate resilience. 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn and stay… Continue reading
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