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Arctic ozone depletion tracks at record levels
News
Publish Date: 9 April 2020
Depletion of the ozone layer, ­ the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet rays, ­is at an unprecedented low level over large parts of the Arctic this spring because of the continuing presence of ozone­-depleting substances in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere. The stratosphere is the second major layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, just above the troposphere.
Meteoterm
Meteoterm is WMO terminology database. It contains specialized terminology in six languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. It includes the International Meteorological Vocabulary, the International Glossary of Hydrology and terms from related sciences that appear in WMO documents.
Tropical Cyclones
A tropical cyclone is a rapid rotating storm originating over tropical oceans from where it draws the energy to develop. It has a low pressure center and clouds spiraling towards...
Natural hazards and disaster risk reduction
Natural hazards, Floods, Drought
Natural hazards are severe and extreme weather and climate events that occur in all parts of the world, although some regions are more vulnerable to certain hazards than others. Natural hazards become disasters when people’s lives and livelihoods are destroyed.
Water
Water, Oceans, Floods, Drought
As the global population grows and the demand for water increases, it is critical to effectively and sustainably manage our limited water resources. To do so, we need to know where they are, in what quantity and quality, how variable they are, and how they will evolve in the foreseeable future.
International Cloud Atlas translated into official UN languages
Press Release
Clouds
Publish Date: 9 April 2020
The International Cloud Atlas - the global reference for identifying clouds – has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
Symposium on Impact Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS)
Meetings
2

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2 December 2019
4

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4 December 2019
Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
At the kind invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom, the Symposium on Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS) will be held at UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United...
WMO Integrated Global Observing System
WIGOS
WMO Programmes
Observations, Weather, Data exchange, Partnership
WIGOS provides the new overarching framework for all WMO observing systems and for WMO contributions to co-sponsored observing systems in support of all WMO activities.
17

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17 December 2015
Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI)
Multi-National projects
Agriculture and food security
ACREI is a US$ 6.8 million project funded by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Integovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC).
Vision, Mission, Strategic Planning
WMO provides world leadership and expertise in international cooperation in the delivery and use of high-quality, authoritative weather, climate, hydrological and related environmental services by its Members, for the improvement of the well-being of societies of all nations.