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Publish Date: 13 January 2020
Globally, 2019 is likely to be the second or third warmest year on record according to the World Meteorological Organization's preliminary assessment. Over the Arctic, the daily sea-ice extent minimum in September 2019 was the second lowest in the satellite record and October has seen further record low extents. In 2019, various extreme weather events ravaged different parts of the world, including unrelenting heatwaves in much of western and northern Europe, Middle East, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and southern South America, a significant cold spell in central North America, severe...
Publish Date: 8 January 2020
The Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR) provides detailed information on Earth Observation applications and on World Meteorological Organization (WMO) research and global coordination. The resource consists of OSCAR/Requirements, OSCAR/Space and OSCAR/Surface (a developing inventory of all surface-based stations and related capabilities) as interlinked components. WMO Members need to learn how to use the tool for successful implementation of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) Metadata Standard approved at the Seventeenth Session of the World...
Publish Date: 8 January 2020
Transboundary smoke haze pollution has been affecting the Southeast Asia region for decades. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) was designated in 1995 as the regional centre to perform fires and smoke haze monitoring and assessment functions, and the issuance of early warning on transboundary haze occurrence. ASMC leverages on the latest remote sensing technologies and uses extensively data from a suite of satellites for 24/7 operational monitoring and assessment of the regional fire hotspot and haze situation. The early warnings serve...
Publish Date: 8 January 2020
On January 1, website of weather forecast service for important cities along Belt and Road covering 137 signatory countries (territories) was officially in operation. The public can log on to the official Belt and Road Portal of China and website of China Meteorological Administration (CMA), and get real-time access to the future 5-day weather forecast of targeted cities. This initiative is an implementation of global monitoring, global forecast, and global service and fills the blank of national-level Belt and Road meteorological service products. It has marked that China’s global refined...
Publish Date: 20 December 2019
The year of 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of Waliguan Baseline Observatory. This observatory has covered a phenomenal journey and made contributions to meteorological observation of China, and even the world at large. In Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with the average altitude exceeding 4000 meters, Waliguan Mountain with the altitude of 3816 meters is not reckoned very magnificent. 25 years ago, because of the construction of Waliguan Baseline Observatory, Waliguan has become the limelight. It also marks that China has made an important step in conserving our Earth. Read more >>
Publish Date: 20 December 2019
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has held final report meetings on two projects that have been successfully completed. One project is Installation of Automated Weather Observation System for Forecasting and Warning of Natural Disasters in Mongolia, which was implemented from 2017 to 2019 at a cost of 2.82 million dollars, and the other is Modernization of Forecasting and Warning System for Natural Disasters in Myanmar, from 2017 to 2019 at a cost of 3.86 million dollars. Read more >>
Publish Date: 13 December 2019
The Arctic marine ecosystem and the communities that depend upon it continue to experience unprecedented changes as a result of warming air temperatures, declining sea ice, and warming waters. Arctic Report Card 2019 draws particular attention to the Bering Sea region, where declining winter sea ice exemplifies the potential for sudden and extreme change. Indigenous Elders from the Bering Sea region offer their experiences of living at the forefront of climate change. Read more >>
Publish Date: 10 December 2019
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released the 58th issue of the TCC News on the TCC website. This issue covers: - TCC climate monitoring activity on stratospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere - El Niño Outlook (November 2019 - May 2020) - JMA's Seasonal Numerical Ensemble Prediction for Winter 2019/2020 - Cold Season Outlook for Winter 2019/2020 in Japan - Summary of the 2019 Asian Summer Monsoon - Status of the Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2019 - TCC contributions to Regional Climate Outlook Forums . Read more >>
Publish Date: 5 December 2019
November 2019 was warmer than normal in temperatures and above-average precipitation. The month was wet with 3 rainy days, accumulating 12.9 mm of precipitation at Bahrain International Airport and 3 times more than the long-term normal for November which is 3.8 mm. Note that the highest monthly rainfall ever recorded during November was 146.8 mm which occurred in 1940. Read more >>
Publish Date: 29 November 2019
In mid-November 2019, the 17-th session of the North Eurasia Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF-17) was held on the basis of Internet resources with the participation of representatives of the Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Russia and the CIS countries. The forum discussed the main features of atmospheric circulation in June-August 2019, the skill score of forecasts of air temperature and precipitation anomalies for June-August 2019, the expected conditions of the SST in ocean and large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns for the upcoming boreal winter 2019/2020. Following the...
