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Publish Date: 5 August 2015
The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for January to June 2015, as well as for the month of June, was the hottest such period on record, according...
Publish Date: 10 August 2015
Information on recent earthquake activity in the eastern Reykjanes peninsula In recent weeks, increased seismic activity has been detected on the Reykjanes peninsula, including a M4 earthquake in late May...
Publish Date: 25 August 2015
The combined globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for January to July 2015, and for the month of July, was the highest on record for the period, driven by continuing high sea surface temperatures, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA said the January-July 2015 global average temperature was 0.85°C (1.53°F) above the 20 th century average. The July 2015 temperature was 0.81°C (1.46°C) above the 20 th century average for July. As July is climatologically the warmest month for the year, this was also the all-time highest monthly...
Publish Date: 31 August 2015
The documentary “Adapting to a changing climate” highlights the growing recognition of the need for adaptation to climate change around the world. It is translated into nine languages, including the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English French, Russian, and Spanish) as well as Portuguese, Bengali and Hindi. This 20-minute documentary highlights the growing recognition of the need for action to adapt to climate change around the world and introduces viewers to the topic of climate change adaptation by weaving inspiring stories of adaptation action together with interviews with experts. In...
Publish Date: 20 August 2015
On 20 August 2015 the Government appointed Mr Juhani Damski, Doctor of Philosophy, Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. His term of office will be for the duration of Director-General Petteri Taalas's leave of absence, from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2019. Before his current position as Director of the Development Unit at the Administration Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Mr Damski worked as Director of the Weather and Safety Division at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, which he joined in 1987. Read more
Publish Date: 10 August 2015
The forecast for the rainfall over the country as a whole for the second half of the 2015 monsoon season has been prepared using a Principal Component Regression (PCR) Model based on 5 predictors with a model error of 8% of long period average (LPA). The LPA of the rainfall over the country as whole for the second half of the monsoon season (August to September) based on the 1951-2000 period is 43.5cm (49% of the average season rainfall) with a coefficient of variation (C.V) of 15%. Read more
Publish Date: 10 August 2015
Se prevé un agosto muy cálido con lluvias cercanas o por debajo de lo normal para este mes ..... Agosto es el segundo mes del período intraestival y, por tanto, uno de los dos meses que menos precipitación aporta al período lluvioso en Cuba. Durante este mes se mantiene la notable influencia del Anticiclón del Atlántico sobre Cuba, lo que condiciona que las precipitaciones sean relativamente escasas. No obstante, ocurren chubascos y tormentas eléctricas, principalmente durante la tarde y primeras horas de la noche, asociadas al paso de sistemas de la zona tropical, tales como las ondas y las...
Publish Date: 10 August 2015
The Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI has ordered an underwater glider equipped with sensors collecting multidisciplinary data for marine research. The glider will help the FMI to diversify its marine data collection methods. The glider is the first of its kind in Finland, and it opens up new possibilities in, for example, assessing the future of the Baltic Sea more precisely. Image: Kimmo Tikka Acquiring the glider is the latest step for Finnish marine research in using the most modern automatic technology. The device is an unmanned satellite-controlled instrument, which travels with help...
Publish Date: 10 August 2015
Après un mois de juillet exceptionnellement chaud et sec, une sècheresse des sols particulièrement sévère s'était installée sur une partie importante du territoire national (voir bilan du mois de juillet 2015). Les 5 premiers jours du mois d'août, bien que très chauds, ont vu le retour de la pluie un peu partout en France (sauf sur la frange littorale méditerranéenne, la Corse, les Pays-de-la-Loire, la Basse et la Haute-Normandie). Les cumuls de précipitations ont atteint ou dépassé les 10 mm, sur le sud de Poitou-Charentes, le Limousin, le sud de la région Centre, le Nord de l'Auvergne, le...
Publish Date: 18 August 2015
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology is the responsible for the early warning of the hydro-meteorological disaster such as tropical cyclone, heavy rainfall and flood warning.
