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Congratulations from Mr Wang Huaigang, Director of the RTC-Beijing
On the occasion of the 70 th anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to WMO on behalf of the China Meteorological...
Health: Correlations? Busting the myths
Several research teams are investigating the correlation between environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, and UV radiation, and the number of cases of COVID-19. However, it seems that climate and weather conditions such as humidity and temperature probably play a limited role in determining where and when COVID-19 occurs.
Storm Surge
Along coastlines and kilometres inland, storm surge is one of the biggest threats to lives and property during hurricanes and storms.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal
A reflection on the establishment and development of Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology is one example of the important role that WMO has played in extending the benefits of meteorology to a Member State and its communities.
History of IMO
The International Meteorological Organization (IMO) finds its origins in the 1873 Vienna International Meteorological Congress, which tasked a Permanent Meteorological Committee to draft the rules and statutes of an international meteorological organization to facilitate the exchange of weather information across national borders.
North-South cooperation to prevent natural disasters
The WMO Regional Training Centre in Italy (RTC-Italy), operated by the Institute of BioEconomy of the National Research Council (CNR-IBE), began its activities in the mid-1980s, although officially it was...
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee of the Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental factors in the COVID-19 pandemic Symposium is comprised of 15 members representing 14 organizations.
Outcome Statement
The international virtual symposium on Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental (CME) factors in the COVID-19 pandemic brought together hundreds of researchers from a wide range of disciplines and organizations to discuss...
Research
Research
WMO coordinates and organizes international research programmes to enhance the ability of its Members to improve weather, climate, water and environmental observations, prediction, service delivery and scientific assessments of regional and global environmental conditions.
Capacity development
WMO assists in the capacity development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services by developing and improving human resource as well as technical and institutional capacities and infrastructure, particularly in developing, least developed and small island developing states and territories.