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Northern hemisphere wildfire season flares up
News
Environment, Climate change, Pollution
Publish Date: 6 July 2021
The 2021 Boreal wildfire season in the Northern Hemisphere is heating up, with a large and increasing number of intense fires; most notably across northeastern Russia, western Canada and the western United States.
Artificial intelligence can boost disaster management
News
Innovation, Information, Natural hazards
Publish Date: 12 February 2021
The World Meteorological Organization is participating in a new interdisciplinary Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural hazards with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
International Day of Clean Air targets air pollution
News
Environment, Pollution, Climate change
Publish Date: 7 September 2020
The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is being celebrated on 7 September to boost cooperation to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all.
Review of the World Climate Research Programme: Setting the Agenda for 21st Century Climate Research
Climate, Standards, Information
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Articles
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Publish Date: 23 April 2019
Since 1990 and the publication of the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), tens of thousands of scientists have come together to deliver the latest...
Wildfires and Smoke Pollution – Warnings and Advisory
Pollution, Public health, Environment
Meteoworld : September 2019
The 18th World Meteorological Congress in June endorsed an ambitious plan to advance the integration of weather, climate, water and environmental applications and services for health (Resolution 33), and work...
Why Does Access to Good Climate Data Matter?
Weather, Climate, Data exchange, Observations, Environment, Climate services, Information, Research
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 4 December 2015
By Kyra Bell-Pasht 1 and Dana Krechowicz 2 Over the course of human history, weather patterns have greatly influenced the growth of commerce and communities. But in a world experiencing...
China's Implementation of Impact and Risk-based Early Warning
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Floods, Forecast, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, Drought, Information
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
China is one of the countries most affected by meteorological hazards. From 1984 to 2014, on average per annum meteorological hazards caused 4 066 deaths and 192.2 billion Chinese Yuan...
Call for an Ethical Framework for Climate Services
Climate, Weather, Partnership, Climate services, Information, Research, Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
By Peter Adams 1 , Bruce Hewitson 2 , Catherine Vaughan 3 , Rob Wilby 4 , Stephen Zebiak 5 , Erika Eitland 6 and WMO Secretariat 7 Climate services...
Global Telecommunication System
GTS
WMO Programmes
Weather, Information
Coordinating the global system of telecommunication facilities and arrangements for the rapid collection, exchange and distribution of observations and processed information within the framework of the World Weather Watch Programme.
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Unprecedented wildfires in the Arctic
News
Environment, Climate change, Pollution, Public health
Publish Date: 12 July 2019
Unusually hot and dry conditions in parts of the northern hemisphere have been conducive to fires raging from the Mediterranean to – in particular – the Arctic. Climate change, with rising temperatures and shifts in precipitation patterns, is amplifying the risk of wildfires and prolonging the season.