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Technical Conference for Instruments and Methods
Meteoworld : December 2016
The WMO Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO) organized a Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (TECO) in Madrid, Spain, from 27 to 30 September 2016.
Largest all-female expedition braves Antarctica to fight inequality, climate change
Meteoworld : December 2016
Homeward Bound is a groundbreaking leadership, strategic and science initiative for women, set against the backdrop of Antarctica. The initiative, turned global movement, aims to heighten the influence and impact...
WMO fellow begins placement year at ECMWF
Meteoworld : December 2016
WMO fellow, Nguyen Thanh Tung, a forecaster from Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, began a 12-month WMO-sponsored placement in October at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)...
Need for Increased Soil Moisture Measurements
Meteoworld : December 2016
The 3rd Satellite Soil Moisture Validation and Application Workshop, held in New York City from 21 to 22 September, highlighted the need for increased in situ ground-based soil moisture measurements. The workshop brought together users and developers of satellite soil moisture data to discuss methodology advances in validation and application of such data. They also focused on the derivation and exploration of soil moisture data from both passive and active microwave satellite missions and mangers of ground-based soil measurements networks.
Reducing Vulnerability to Flash Floods in the Caribbean Region
Meteoworld : December 2016
In the Caribbean region, flash floods can occur at any time or place and account for a significant portion of lives lost and property damaged in disasters. Efforts to improve early warning capabilities urgently need prioritizing in order to enable national authorities to undertake necessary measures to protect populations at risk from the impacts of extreme weather events and to strengthen national and regional capacity to develop timely and accurate flash flood warnings.
2016 HMEI Award for Young Engineers
Meteoworld : December 2016
A panel of judges from the industry and WMO selected Dr Denis Kiselev, co-founder of Plair SA, as winner of the 2016 Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry (HMEI) Award for Young Engineers. He won the award for his work in the field of hydrometeorological and other environmental systems and services development in HMEI member companies.
Agrometeorologists for farmers in hotter, drier, wetter future
Meteoworld : December 2016
Climate change projections show us a future where temperatures and variability in precipitation are likely to be higher, resulting in more extreme events such as floods and droughts. This poses immense challenges to the agricultural sector, which will need to adapt their practices to climate extremes.
CBS announces new President and Vice-President
Meteoworld : December 2016
The WMO Commission for Basic Systems (CBS), which oversees the development, implementation and operation of integrated systems for observing and data processing, communication and management, held a recent session in Guangzhou, China, from 23 to 29 November where it elected a new President and Vice-President.
Different communities exchange experience and information at CIMO-TECO 2016
Meteoworld : December 2016
The Technical Conference of the WMO Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO) in Madrid, Spain, from 27 to 30 September, carried the theme “Ensuring sustained high-quality meteorological observations from sea, land and upper atmosphere in a changing world”.
IPCC agrees on the outline of two new reports
Meteoworld : December 2016
During the 44th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 17 to 20 October, the IPCC agreed on the outline of two new reports that will help governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change.