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Publish Date: 4 January 2017
There are many compelling reasons why we need to clean up the global environment. One of the most pressing is that a polluted environment is a deadly one, according to a joint editorial by the heads of the World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Every year, almost 12.6 million people die from diseases associated with environmental hazards, such as air, water or soil pollution, and climate change. That is one in four deaths worldwide. In a joint commentary, Margaret Chan (WHO), Petteri Taalas (WMO) and Eirk...
Publish Date: 4 January 2017
For three weeks, SMHI in Norrköping (Sweden) has hosted close to 30 officials from East Africa. They are taking part in an education programme on climate change and on how societies can adapt to an altered climate and prevent crises. SMHI will be conducting a total of nine climate education programmes over a five-year period. Around 250 decision-makers from nine African countries will participate, all in all.
Publish Date: 4 January 2017
Estimates of changes to the Finnish climate over the last century have been updated to correspond with the results of the latest generation of climate change models. According to the 28 models examined, Finland's average annual temperature will rise nearly twice as fast as the average temperature for the whole globe. Compared to the results from the previous generation of models, the largest difference is that the new models predict a somewhat stronger rise in summer temperatures. Forecasts for changes in precipitation levels, however, have remained around the same.
Publish Date: 5 January 2017
Este año el IDEAM entregó al país productos con información vital para la toma de decisiones, uno de los méritos del Instituto, fue generar la información por departamentos, incluso con aproximación municipal, con el propósito de tener datos cada vez más confiables y de calidad. Productos En el transcurso del año el Instituto entregó más de 10 productos a los colombianos, entre ellos se destacan, el avance en la implementación del Inventario Forestal Nacional, la entrega de la Tasa de Deforestación 2015 y el reporte de Alertas Tempranas por Deforestación, ahora trimestral, se reveló el...
Publish Date: 5 January 2017
Home Page > The news center > The latest news CMATC /WMO RTC Beijing Held International Training Program on Climate Change for South-South Cooperation 2016 Recently, China Meteorological Administration Training Centre (hereinafter referred as CMATC)/WMO RTC Beijing held two sessions of International Training Courses on Climate Change successfully, for meteorologists and climatologists(10-21 Oct.) and officials (14-25 Nov.) respectively. The two training courses are part of 2016 Climate Change Thematic Training under China’s South-South Cooperation Program, which was corresponding to the...
Publish Date: 9 January 2017
January 18, 2017 As scientists work to predict how climate change may affect hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards and other severe weather, there’s one area that’s been overlooked: mild weather. But...
Publish Date: 11 January 2017
Demand for climate information to inform decision- and policymaking is growing as the private and public sectors recognize its relevance and value in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Users are seeking tailored and actionable climate information on a wide range of timescales, from past, current and future climate. Their needs are broad, including long-term decisions and planning, early warning of potential hazards and managing risks arising from climate variability and change.
Publish Date: 13 January 2017
Severe winter weather struck southeastern Europe, with extreme cold and snow in Italy, the Balkans and Turkey. This caused many accidents on roads, school closures, cancelled flights and hardship for the homeless and refugees. The Danube river and Bosporus sea strait were even closed for shipping. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), which is part of the WMO Regional Climate Centre Network for Europe (WMO Regional Association VI), conducted a rapid analysis into the cold snap 7 – 11 January. It was supported by World Weather Attribution.
Publish Date: 18 January 2017
29 January 2016 – The weather changed at the start of 2016: the high-pressure system Christine brought dry, cold air from Russia and Scandinavia to north-eastern Germany, whereas the south-west...
Publish Date: 18 January 2017
The year 2016 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, according to a consolidated analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
