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Publish Date: 4 November 2016
The Paris Agreement enters into force today, promising to energize global action under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The World Meteorological Organization and its members are committed to assisting governments to translate the Agreement’s words into reality by building climate resilience and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “Science, technology and international collaboration are the most important tools we have for creating a zero-emissions future,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “WMO will support the Paris Agreement by working with governments and...
Publish Date: 21 December 2016
The year 2016 remains on track to be the hottest year on record, with average global temperatures set to break even the records of 2015, according to data covering the first eleven months of the year. Temperatures spiked in the early months of 2016 because of a very strong El Niño event and remained well above the long-term average for the latter part of the year according to he reports from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts.
Publish Date: 11 November 2016
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas briefed United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the state of the climate and record greenhouse gas concentrations at a meeting in New York ahead of the annual UN Chief Executives Board for Coordination Meeting on 9 November.
Publish Date: 16 December 2016
As part of WMO’s ongoing drive towards greater gender equality, the Commission for Hydrology organized a Women’s Leadership in Hydrology Workshop in Rome, Italy, 5-6 December 2016. Thirty female hydrologists from 30 countries spanning five continents participated in the two-day event ahead of the Commission for Hydrology session, gaining hands-on experience in participating in an international cooperation meeting.
Publish Date: 2 December 2016
This year, the Cape Grim Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Global Station in Tasmania marks 40 years of monitoring the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere. The station, established in 1976 and operated by the Bureau of Meteorology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), is Australia's principal contribution to the GAW observing network. The first set of instruments lived in an ex-NASA caravan. Today the station is housed in a permanent building that features state-of-the-art infrastructure, including a tower fitted with important monitoring equipment. Cape...
Publish Date: 22 November 2016
Countries accelerated global climate action across a broad range of areas at the 2016 UN climate change conference in Marrakech, which focussed on implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. They set a deadline of 2018 to complete the rulebook for operationalizing the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016. Businesses, investors, cities and local governments also pledged new climate change commitments, Multi-million dollar packages of support for clean technologies; building capacity to report on climate action plans, and initiatives for boosting water and food...
Publish Date: 1 December 2016
A three-day summit on water attended by more than 2,000 participants, has called for a new global political architecture to strengthen water resource cooperation and management and achieve greater water security in the face of environmental challenges, climate change, population growth and urbanization. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas was among UN and government leaders attending the Budapest Water Summit , which took place from 28-30 November. WMO organized a high-level special session on climate change and water. The conference focussed on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,...
Publish Date: 2 December 2016
Michel Jean of Canada and Jiao Meiyan of China were elected president and vice president of WMO’s Commission for Basic Systems at the Commission’s session which took place from 23– 29 November in Guangzhou, China. Mr Jean is Director General, Canadian Centre for Meteorological and Environmental Prediction, at Environment Canada. Ms Jiao Meiyan is Deputy Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration. They succeed Frederick Branski (USA) and Sue Barrell (Australia). The Commission for Basic Systems oversees the development, implementation and operation of integrated systems for...
Publish Date: 2 December 2016
The Atlantic, eastern Pacific and central Pacific 2016 hurricane seasons, which ended on 30 November, all were above-normal, according to the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For the Atlantic, this was the first above-normal season since 2012. The Atlantic saw 15 named storms during 2016, including 7 hurricanes (wind speeds of above 119 km/h). Three of these (Gaston, Matthew and Nicole) were major hurricanes of category 3 or above (wind speeds of at least 178 km/h). The strongest and longest-lived storm of the season was Matthew, which reached maximum sustained...
Publish Date: 7 December 2016
Average Arctic sea ice extent for November was the lowest on the satellite record, reflecting unusually high air temperatures, winds from the south, and a warm ocean. Antarctic sea ice extent quickly declined in November, also setting a record low for the month – in marked contrast to recent years. For the globe as a whole, sea ice cover was exceptionally low, according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). In November 2016, Arctic sea ice extent averaged 9.08 million square kilometers (3.51 million square miles). This is 800,000 square kilometers (309,000 square miles) below...
