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Advances highlighted in climate risk early and warning systems
Press Release
CREWS
Publish Date: 20 May 2020
As the world continue to manage the deadly Covid-19 virus and looks at ensuring that the recovery addresses climate change threats, the significance of advanced multi-hazard threat warnings and risk information has never been more widely acknowledged. This is highlighted in the 2019 Annual Report of the Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, released today jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Bank Group / Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
International Cloud Atlas translated into official UN languages
Press Release
Clouds, Weather
Publish Date: 9 April 2020
The International Cloud Atlas - the global reference for identifying clouds – has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
New CREWS Initiative for the Pacific Islands
CREWS, Climate, Education and Training
Meteoworld : March 2019
The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative launched new activities in the Pacific Islands in the last six months. Both Papua New Guinea and Fiji, islands already affected by the impacts of climate change, will be benefiting from early warning systems (EWS) being implemented for climate change mitigation and adaption.
In the footsteps of polar explorers
Weather, Climate, Environment, Polar, Clouds, Oceans
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
21
Publish Date: 21 March 2016
In pitch dark at 40 below, a research expedition set out to the icy Arctic Ocean in January 2015.Their goal: to better understand ongoing changes in the Arctic due to a shift from an older and thicker ice cover that would survive the summer melt to a younger and thinner one that, to a larger degree, melts away in the summer.
Support grows for early warning systems initiative
Press Release
CREWS, WMO, Disaster risk reduction, Sustainable Development, Hurricanes, Partnership
Publish Date: 11 December 2018
Switzerland has announced a major contribution to an international initiative to strengthen early warning systems in vulnerable low-income countries to support climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. The announcement of 9 million Swiss francs in new funding came at the United Nations climate change conference in Katowice, Poland (COP24).
New International Cloud Atlas: 19th century tradition, 21st century technology
Press Release
World Met Day, Meteorology, Clouds, Observations, Forecast
Publish Date: 22 March 2017
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its new, long-awaited, digitized International Cloud Atlas – the global reference for observing and identifying clouds, which are an essential part of weather, the climate system and the water cycle. It was released for World Meteorological Day on 23rd March.
Understanding Clouds (2017)
World Met Day, Weather, Climate, Water, Clouds
Clouds play a pivotal role in weather forecasts and warnings. They help to drive the water cycle and the entire climate system. Throughout history, they have inspired artists, poets, musicians, photographers and countless other enthusiasts.
A New Edition of the International Cloud Atlas
Clouds
Bulletin nº Vol 66 (1) - 2017
Theme: Climate
23
Publish Date: 23 March 2017
A new edition of the International Cloud Atlas is scheduled to be released simultaneously with this Bulletin following three years of hard work.
Celebrate World Meteorological Day with us
Clouds
The World Meteorological Day Celebration at WMO will start at 14h30 (GMT+1). There are three guest speakers, one speaking live from Hong Kong, China. A live video stream is available.
Is the Ozone Layer on the Mend?
Environment, Space, Forecast, Observations, Greenhouse gases, Clouds
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Environmental challenges
2
Publish Date: 2 March 2015
By WMO Secretariat 1 The 2014 Ozone Assessment provides the latest update of the current state of the ozone layer and makes predictions on when the ozone layer will return...