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Publish Date: 24 November 2015
Jakarta, Indonesia , After having a consultation with the WWRP (World Weather Research Program) of WMO concerning the activity within the Joint Working Group on Forecast Verification Research (JWGFVR), it was agreed that a roving seminar on forecast verification would be held in Asia, and Indonesia was in a short list of possible host nations for this seminar. Therefore, on 17-19 November 2015, a Roving Seminar on Weather Forecast Verification In Support of Global Framework For Climate Services (GFCS) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. This seminar is expected to be a forum that serves as a...
Publish Date: 24 November 2015
ICIMOD took another step in improving the quality of hydrometeorological data collection that will contribute to reducing flood vulnerabilities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) countries. In collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and ICIMOD member countries, ICIMOD trained 20 operational hydrologists from the national hydro-meteorological services (NHMS) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan in correctly measuring stream discharge. The training was organized by ICIMOD and WMO, hosted by the...
Publish Date: 27 November 2015
In November and December, Paris will host the negotiations for an agreement to mitigate climate change and its impacts. In addition to nature, climate warming also affects the economy and people's everyday lives. Climate change increases societal risks and makes anticipating them more difficult. "Risks can be linked to powerful weather phenomena such as floods or storms, or they can progress slowly like poorer farming conditions as a consequence of increasing drought or changes in fish species as a result of warming. Or there can be broader consequences such as increasing inequality," says...
Publish Date: 2 December 2015
Today, speaking at the launch of the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS), the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced Canada’s contribution of $10 million to support the improvement early warning systems in some of the most vulnerable communities. Canada’s contribution will be delivered through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to improve Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in developing countries, particularly the small island developing states and least developed countries. These systems have been proven to reduce loss of life...
Publish Date: 21 December 2015
The first sixty decision-makers from Africa have completed the Training Programme on "Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation" at SMHI in Norrköping. A total of 250 people from nine African countries will attend the Training Programme, which includes all aspects including the latest climate research and risk management. On behalf of Sida, SMHI will carry out nine international education programmes for different parts of Africa in the field of "Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation". A total of 250 decision-makers will participate in these training programmes over the next six years....
Publish Date: 8 December 2015
Photo: Olli Toivonen An exceptionally mild November delayed the beginning of winter in many areas. According to the statistics of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, November was exceptionally warm in a large part of Finland, excluding mainly the area reaching from North Karelia to Lapland. At several observation stations in the southern and western parts of the country, the month was even record mild. Compared with normal, the temperature deviation in November was between just under three degrees in the Åland Islands and about five degrees in the Ostrobothnian provinces and Western Lapland...
Publish Date: 23 December 2015
Russian geostationary meteorological satellite "Electro-L" No2 was successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on 11th December, 2015. Then it was put into its geostationary orbit with the stand point 77,8°E. "Electro-L" No2 was created in order of Roshydromet. Head of Roshydromet Alexander Frolov took part in the work of the State Commission for "Electro-L" No2 launch. Read more >>
Publish Date: 9 December 2015
In November, northern Germany was repeatedly crossed by Atlantic low pressure systems. By contrast, the drought in the south initially continued under the influence of high pressure. Furthermore, extremely warm weather for the time of year prevailed in many areas. In the last ten days of the month, precipitation continued to move southwards, ending the drought in that part of the country. Finally, it even caused the temperature to drop significantly and many areas saw their first periods of wintry weather. In spite of this, the overall weather in November was much too mild with sufficient...
Publish Date: 9 December 2015
The warmth of high summer ended in Germany punctually for the start of autumn. The months of September and October were comparatively cool across the country and there was little sunshine. Above all, it was again too dry, as had been the case for all months since February. It was not until November that precipitation and also sunshine increased and temperatures were unusually high in some cases. When compared to the long-term averages, autumn overall was very mild for the whole period, whereas the quantity of precipitation and duration of sunshine only produced minimal deviations. This is...
Publish Date: 23 December 2015
Jakarta, Indonesia, Providing climate services to all people around the world not only topographically challenging but also socio-politically and culturally diverse and it requires high resolution simulations. In order to address this issue and to reach better understanding on the regional climate change in Southeast Asia, The Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (SEACLID) has been established in 2013. This project, which is a “bottom-up” initiative by climate scientist in the region, is now extending to participate in the WCRP CORDEX Initiative and is currently named as...
