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Glacier melt and Arctic change affects the globe
News
Climate change, Cryosphere, Polar
Publish Date: 11 December 2019
Glacier melt will inevitably increase in the future, both for 1.5°C and 2°C temperature increases, with global impacts for water resources and sea level rise.
In the footsteps of polar explorers
Weather, Climate, Environment, Polar, Clouds, Oceans
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
21
Publish Date: 21 March 2016
In pitch dark at 40 below, a research expedition set out to the icy Arctic Ocean in January 2015.Their goal: to better understand ongoing changes in the Arctic due to a shift from an older and thicker ice cover that would survive the summer melt to a younger and thinner one that, to a larger degree, melts away in the summer.
Why Does Access to Good Climate Data Matter?
Weather, Climate, Data exchange, Observations, Environment, Climate services, Information, Research
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
4
Publish Date: 4 December 2015
By Kyra Bell-Pasht 1 and Dana Krechowicz 2 Over the course of human history, weather patterns have greatly influenced the growth of commerce and communities. But in a world experiencing...
Interview: Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
Weather, Climate, Oceans, Environment, Observations, Polar, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
By S Castonguay WMO Secretariat Vladimir Ryabinin of the Russian Federation was appointed as the new Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO at the level of...
The Polar Challenge: Pushing the Boundaries of Observations for Climate Research and Services
Climate, Weather, Polar, Observations
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
The cryosphere is a major indicator of global climate change and plays a fundamental role in the climate system. Despite advances in numerical modelling, the reliability of long-term climate change...
China's Implementation of Impact and Risk-based Early Warning
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Floods, Forecast, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, Drought, Information
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
China is one of the countries most affected by meteorological hazards. From 1984 to 2014, on average per annum meteorological hazards caused 4 066 deaths and 192.2 billion Chinese Yuan...
Call for an Ethical Framework for Climate Services
Climate, Weather, Partnership, Climate services, Information, Research, Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
3
Publish Date: 3 December 2015
By Peter Adams 1 , Bruce Hewitson 2 , Catherine Vaughan 3 , Rob Wilby 4 , Stephen Zebiak 5 , Erika Eitland 6 and WMO Secretariat 7 Climate services...
Review of the World Climate Research Programme: Setting the Agenda for 21st Century Climate Research
Climate, Standards, Information
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Articles
23
Publish Date: 23 April 2019
Since 1990 and the publication of the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), tens of thousands of scientists have come together to deliver the latest...
Global Telecommunication System
GTS
WMO Programmes
Weather, Information
Coordinating the global system of telecommunication facilities and arrangements for the rapid collection, exchange and distribution of observations and processed information within the framework of the World Weather Watch Programme.
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1 June 1967
Climate Services – Transitioning from CLIPS to GFCS
Weather, Environment, Research, Observations, Information, Data exchange, Climate services, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Climate
2
Publish Date: 2 March 2015
The present Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) with a vision “to enable society to better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and change, through the development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice” carries forward and builds on the solid foundation laid by the Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) project.