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Preface
Climate change
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Environmental challenges
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Publish Date: 17 April 2019
WMO for the 21st Century In both 2018 and 2019, the World Economic Forum identified weather extremes, natural disasters, the failure of climate change adaptation and mitigation, and water crises...
Global Climate Observing System
GCOS
Co-sponsored Programmes
Climate, Observations, Climate services, Climate change
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is a co-sponsored programme which regularly assesses the status of global climate observations and produces guidance for its improvement. It is co-sponsored by the...
1

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1 June 1992
WMO tells Budapest Water Summit: Data matters
News
Water, Climate change
Publish Date: 16 October 2019
Water stress, water-related hazards and water quality pose increasing challenges to modern society, compounded by climate change. And yet, the capacity to monitor and manage this vital resource is fragmented and inadequate because of insufficient and inaccessible data.
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Oceans, Cryosphere, Climate change
Meteoworld : September 2019
The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate spotlights the benefits of ambitious and effective adaptation for sustainable development and, conversely, the escalating costs and...
UN Summit boosts climate action on emissions, resilience
News
Climate change, Resilience
Publish Date: 24 September 2019
In the face of scientific evidence about the accelerating pace of climate change, governments and private sector leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit gave a clear commitment to boost the level of ambition and increase funding for resilience and adaptation.

United In Science - Sept 2019
Landmark United in Science report informs Climate Action Summit
Press Release
Climate, Climate change, Greenhouse gases, Climate services
Publish Date: 22 September 2019
Science highlights key facts and figures about growing gap between targets and reality The world’s leading climate science organizations have joined forces to produce a landmark new report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining the glaring – and growing – gap between agreed targets to tackle global warming and the actual reality.
Global Climate in 2015-2019: Climate change accelerates
Press Release
Climate, Climate change, Greenhouse gases, Atmosphere
Publish Date: 22 September 2019
Record greenhouse gas concentrations mean further warming The tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change – such as sea level rise, ice loss and extreme weather – increased during 2015-2019, which is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere have also increased to record levels, locking in the warming trend for generations to come.
UN Climate Action Summit 2019
Events of Interest
Climate, Climate change
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23 September 2019
Location: United Nations, New York City, NY, USA
The world’s leading climate science organizations released a landmark new report, United in Science , at the UN Climate Action Summit . The report has been coordinated by WMO and...
International Ozone Day celebrates environmental success story
News
Ozone, Environment, Climate change
Publish Date: 16 September 2019
On this year’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, WMO highlights the coordinated efforts to measure and analyze ozone layer through its Global Atmosphere Watch network in support of environmental policy.
Widespread fires harm global climate, environment
News
Environment, Climate change
Publish Date: 28 August 2019
Fires that are raging in the Amazon rainforest are compounding the stress on the global climate and environment already unleashed by exceptional fires in the Arctic. There are also widespread fires in parts of tropical Africa.