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Publish Date: 10 October 2016
Matthew became a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday 9 October, after leaving a path of destruction in the Caribbean and the Southeast coast of the United States of America. A major international humanitarian effort was mounted for Haiti, which suffered widespread devastation and hundreds of casualties from winds, flash floods, and storm surges. Matthew hit Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts.
Publish Date: 6 October 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that the Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is set to enter into force on 4 November, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation. “This is a momentous occasion,” said Mr. Ban as the latest instruments of ratificationratification were accepted in deposit.
Publish Date: 14 October 2016
WMO held a special break-out session during the high-profile Arctic Circle Meeting, held in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 7-9, focusing on “Innovation and cooperation for a safer Arctic”. The session was opened by former Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and moderated by BBC journalist Lucy Hockings. The Arctic Circle meeting is attended by leading decision makers, scientists, Arctic residents and important stakeholders such as the shipping and maritime insurance sectors. “When the Arctic suffers the world feels the pain,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in an address to the...
Publish Date: 13 October 2016
Live to Tell is the theme of this year’s I nternational Day for Disaster Reduction, held every 13 October. This year marks the launch of the new “Sendai Seven” campaign, an advocacy initiative to encourage implementation of the S endai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction with the goal of saving lives, reducing disaster losses and improving management of disaster risk. The World Meteorological Organization supports the Sendai Seven campaign as a vital part of the international agenda to reduce disasters, curb losses from extreme weather linked to climate change and contribute to sustainable...
Publish Date: 14 October 2016
The global message for World Food Day 2016 on 16 October is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” Food security is increasingly challenged by climate change, which is causing higher temperatures, more unpredictable growing seasons and more frequent weather-related disasters.
Publish Date: 17 October 2016
Pacific island meteorologists and disaster management experts are gathering on the cusp of the Tropical Cyclone season for the Pacific to discuss the seasonal climate forecast ahead and the best way to prepare for any adverse weather. Known as the Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum 2 (PICOF-2), this two-day event is discussing opportunities for integrating climate information into disaster risk reduction and disaster management. The Tropical Cyclone Season ahead for the Southern Pacific countries, as well as the likelihood of an El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event and their impacts...
Publish Date: 17 October 2016
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is holding its 44th Session in Bangkok, Thailand, on 17-20 October 2016. Among other issues, the Panel will consider the outline of the Special Report on impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related greenhouse gas emission pathways. This will provide a picture of the impacts of the more ambitious aspirational target reached in Paris, and explore the different routes that policymakers could take to get there.
Publish Date: 17 October 2016
Some 3.5 billion people reside in urban areas. This number is projected to reach 6.3 billion by 2050, increasing from 50% to more than 70% of the world’s population. This poses both opportunities and challenges. About 70% of greenhouse gas emissions come from urban areas, which consequently offer huge potential for climate change mitigation through increased energy efficiency and a move away from polluting forms of production. Urban development now has its own sustainable development goal (SDG 11): Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. WMO is therefore contributing to the...
Publish Date: 19 October 2016
January-September 2016 was the hottest such period on record, at 0.89°C (1.60°F) above the 20th century average of 14.1°C (57.5°F), according to a new report from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Much-warmer-than-average conditions engulfed the vast majority of the world's land surfaces. Record warmth for this period was notable across Alaska and western Canada, southern Mexico into Central America, much of northern South America, large parts of eastern, south central, and southwestern Africa, central Asia and parts of northern Russia, and the islands of southeastern...
Publish Date: 17 October 2016
WMO has welcomed the deal by nearly 200 countries to reduce emissions of powerful greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in a move which could prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of additional global warming by the end of this century. Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, governments agreed to an amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Under this, developed countries will start to phase down HFCs by 2019. Developing countries will freeze HFC consumption levels in starting in 2024. There will be adequate financing for HFC reduction.
