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Pacific Island Projects soar ahead
Meteoworld : June 2017
Many Small Island Developing States and Island Territories are low-lying and highly vulnerable to weather extremes and climate change, including the increased severity of cyclones, storm surges, heavy rains, droughts,...
ECMWF backs WMO Capacity Building
Meteoworld : June 2017
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), a long-standing partner of WMO in capacity building, is now applying its numerical weather prediction expertise to help assess operational capabilities in...
Gridded Climate Monitoring Products to be openly available
Meteoworld : June 2017
The Met Office has announced plans to publish its gridded climate monitoring products under an “open” license on 31 July. The United Kingdom believes that there is high value in...
Participation in the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
Meteoworld : June 2017
WMO, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and the Met Office (UK) took part in a joint side-event on 9 May during...
Benefits and Costs of Action and Inaction on Drought
Meteoworld : June 2017
Significant progress has been made over the past decade to improve our understanding of droughts and their impacts. However, several questions remain, including the real costs to a country’s economy,...
Advice on low-cost Air Pollution Sensors
Meteoworld : June 2017
Low-cost air pollution sensors are an exciting opportunity for atmospheric chemistry research and are a potentially disruptive technology for air pollution monitoring. Mid June, the Scientific Advisory Group on Reactive...
Winners of the Global Competition for Youth-led Projects on Floods and Droughts
Meteoworld : June 2017
The winners of the Global Competition for Youth-led projects on Floods and Droughts – organized by the Water Youth Network in collaboration with the joint WMO/Global Water Partnership Associated Programme...
Expansion of the Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project
Meteoworld : June 2017
The WMO Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) is now being extended to the Eastern Caribbean islands. SWFDP launched in 2006 in 5 Southern African countries, and now serves more...
Obituary for Dev Raj Sikka: The Monsoon Guru
Meteoworld : June 2017
Dev Raj Sikka was a monsoon polymath. His auspicious and passionate affair with the Indian monsoon began in 1954, when he joined the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and ceased only...