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Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 November 2012
Climate change is as hard on the economy as it is on society. Extreme weather and climate events have exacted a heavy toll in recent years, taking hundreds of thousands of lives and causing upward of US$ 380 billion in economic losses – a tally that is expected to double every 12 years.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 November 2012
Since its inception about 50 years ago, the WMO Fellowship Programme has assisted countless National Meteorological and Hydrological Service of WMO Members, providing them with experts whom have gone on to play key roles in the fields of weather, climate and water.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 November 2012
The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) identifies four initial priority areas: water, food security, health and disaster risk reduction. Drought and desertification are important issues in all of these areas.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Innovation and adaptation have permitted humanity to not only survive but to reach new heights. Innovation led to the development of new tools, industrialization, computerization and untold scientific advancements, with both positive and negative consequences.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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How effective and costly would a policy be in alleviating human-forced climate change? What are the advantages and risks of waiting for better scientific understanding?
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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An important component of the Global Framework for Climate Services is the development of weather and climate scientific skills.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 November 2012
Great progress has been made in recent decades on development and applications of medium-range weather forecasts and seasonal climate predictions. The subseasonal to seasonal project will bring the weather and climate communities together to tackle the intervening time range, harnessing shared and complementary experience and expertise in forecasting, research and applications, toward more seamless weather/climate prediction systems and more integrated weather and climate services.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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State, national and international climate assessment reports are important to provide a scientific basis for the understanding and assessment of impacts of climate variability and change on economic sectors such as agriculture and food, water resources, energy and transport.
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (2) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 November 2012
Whenever an episode of extreme weather – heatwave, flood, drought, etc. – hits the headlines, someone somewhere is sure to point the finger of blame at human-induced climate change.
Meteoworld : November 2012
Our story began to be conceived in 1999, when we accepted the challenge of organizing - and organized - the 5th International Conference on Computer-Aided Learning and Distance Learning in Meteorology (CALMET V), held from 9 to 13 July, 2001 at Recife (Pernambuco/Brazil).
