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Climate
Climate
Climate describes the average weather conditions for a particular location and over a long period of time. We study the climate, its variations and extremes, and its influences on a variety of activities including human health, safety and welfare to support evidence-based decision-making on how to best adapt to a changing climate.
WMO Regional Climate Centres
RCCs are the middle tier in a three-tiered WMO operational infrastructure that supports National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to generate and deliver up-to-date climate information and products for climate...
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Press Release
Climate change, Climate
Publish Date: 2 December 2020
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record. 2011-2020 will be the warmest decade on record, with the warmest six years all being since 2015, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
CREWS Measuring Effectiveness of Early Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems through Sendai Framework Monitoring - Initial Experts Group Meeting on Early Warning System Metrics (ONLINE)
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11 December 2020
Location: Online
This meeting will be held online.
WMO Anniversaries – Dates and Facts
Bulletin nº Vol 69 (2) - 2020
Theme: Climate, Water, Weather
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Publish Date: 18 November 2020
There are important dates in every organization’s history – dates to celebrate and to remember achievements and the people behind them. In 2020, we mark the 70th anniversary of the WMO – it is a prelude to an even more important event: the 150th year of the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) and WMO, which will be celebrated by the global meteorological community in 2023. But some question that date as the early foundational events of international cooperation in meteorology are a bit obscure and cited differently in various historic reviews.
What the Weather Will Do
Bulletin nº Vol 69 (2) - 2020
Theme: Weather
16
Publish Date: 16 November 2020
Tropical cyclones (typhoons and hurricanes are the same phenomena named differently in different regions) are among the most frequent, frightening and life-threating of natural phenomena. They can generate winds that ravage harvests and tear apart homes and infrastructure, deadly storm surges and torrential downpours that trigger floods and coastal inundations.
Early Warnings and Actions to Mitigate Disasters in Pandemic Situation
Bulletin nº Vol 69 (2) - 2020
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
16
Publish Date: 16 November 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all sectors and activities across our societies, and there is no exception for meteorologists, hydrologists and their organizations. In such a dire situation, should National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) be given special assistance to keep performing their duties 24/7, 365 days a year similarly to other critical infrastructures and services? Yes, without doubt. The reason: climate change and weather, climate and water-related hazards, and their associated risks to lives and property, have not stopped for the COVID-19 pandemic!
Tree Story – The History of the World Written in Rings
Bulletin nº Vol 69 (2) - 2020
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Publish Date: 18 November 2020
In 2008, an article in Science argued that investments in hydrologic and other water planning need to account for anthropogenic climate change. For many involved in designing dams, dikes and water supply schemes the concept of accounting for climate change was new. In her compelling book Tree Story, Dr Valerie Trouet shows that in fact it was not new.
The Secretariat
The Secretary-General of WMO is appointed by the World Meteorological Congress for a four-year term with a maximum tenure of 8 years. The Secretary-General is responsible for the overall technical...
Structure of the Secretariat
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who appoints all Secretariat staff, including the Deputy Secretary-General and the Assistant Secretary-General, in accordance with regulations established by Congress, and with the approval of the Executive Council.