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Careers in Meteorology
Meteoworld : November 2014
In its quest to Engage Youth on Weather and Climate as per the 2014 World Meteorological Day theme, WMO with financial assistance from the Government of Canada, updated its Careers in Meteorology booklet at the beginning of the year and organized several events encouraging young people to choose a scientific career.
WMO Global Campus
Meteoworld : November 2014
The concept of a WMO Global Campus was introduced in September 2013 at the Twelfth WMO Education and Training Symposium in Toulouse, France. Initially there was some confusion about the meaning of the term and uncertainty as to how it could work, but there was also a lot of support for the idea of increased collaboration between training institutions to help overcome the gap between training demand and supply.
Ingrid and Manuel Retired
Meteoworld : May 2014
The WMO hurricane committee announced in April that it would no longer use the name Ingrid for future tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic, and the name Manuel in the eastern North Pacific, because of the death and destruction both storms caused in Mexico in September 2013.
Communicators on Weather and Climate
Meteoworld : May 2014
The world’s weather presenters are effective communicators ideally positioned to address the public on the issue of climate change, including its causes, impacts, and adaptation and mitigation options. Television viewers...
Mentoring and Exchange between East Africa and the UK
Meteoworld : May 2014
Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) aims to enable a cascading of products and services from numerical weather prediction models from global to regional to national centres, thus ensuring that the best possible information is available to national forecasters (see Cascading Process to Improve Forecasting and Warning Services, WMO Bulletin 62(2), 2013).
Agri-Met Commission Defines Priority Areas
Meteoworld : May 2014
Global food security is under constant threat from weather and climate extremes and will face further challenges from a variable and changing climate.
The Indian Ocean Data Rescue Initiative
Meteoworld : May 2014
East African and Australian droughts, flooding in India, Pakistan and Southern Africa and other such events have caused large socio-economic impacts in affected and neighboring countries.
Enhancements to the World Weather Information Service
Meteoworld : November 2014
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) introduced two major enhancements to the World Weather Information Service (WWIS), namely, operation of the Data Collection or Production Centres for WWIS in May and a revamped WWIS website in June.
Training on Instrument Maintenance and Calibration
Meteoworld : November 2014
The calibration and maintenance of observation instruments is of paramount importance for weather forecasting and climate monitoring services and activities. WMO regularly organizes courses to hone the skills and knowledge of the staff responsible for instrument maintenance and calibration.
14th International Swiss Climate Summer School 2015
Meteoworld : November 2014
Swiss Climate Research is inviting young scientists to join high-profile climate researchers for the 14th International Swiss Climate Summer School 2015. The theme will be “Extreme Events and Climate.”