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Only about 40 percent of WMO members provide flash flood forecasting, and one third provide drought forecasting – often not reaching all people of the country. This needs to improve in order to achieve the UN Early Warnings for All initiative and there needs to be a concerted effort towards a global water information system.

Two powerful tropical cyclones are bringing misery to millions in opposite parts of the world. Hurricane Ian has caused devastation in western Cuba and made landfall in the U.S. state of Florida as a strong Category 4 , with catastrophic storm surge, flooding and wind. Typhoon Noru underwent explosive intensification before it hit the Philippines and for a second time en route to Viet Nam.