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Status of the Global Observing System for Climate
Weather, Climate, Observations, Environment, Oceans, Climate services, Greenhouse gases
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
Global observation of the Earth’s atmosphere, ocean and land is essential for identifying climate variability and change, and for understanding their causes.
In the footsteps of polar explorers
Weather, Climate, Environment, Polar, Clouds, Oceans
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
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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.
Disaster-related displacement in a changing climate
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, El Niño / La Niña
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
Climate-related displacement is already a global reality. Every year, the lives of millions of people are affected when they are displaced by the impacts of weather and climate hazards. Some of the largest disasters make the international headlines, but most disasters do not even make the national news.
Highlights from the First Five-yearly Statement on the Status of the Global Climate
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, El Niño / La Niña, Data exchange, Climate services
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
In the last few months, 2015’s status as the warmest year on record has been making headlines around the world. The WMO annual Statements on the Status of the Global Climate are an important part of the global climate monitoring that has arrived at this conclusion. Now, for the first time, WMO has issued a five-yearly Statement on the Status of the Global Climate, covering 2011–2015.
Managing Risk with Climate Prediction Products and Services
Weather, Climate, Observations, Environment, Forecast, Climate services, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 4 December 2015
Demand for climate predictions on timescales of weeks to decades is accelerating as decision-makers in both private and public sectors increasingly recognize their relevance in building climate resilience and in...
Photographic Essay: Sink or Swim - Designing for a Sea of Change
Weather, Climate, Water, Environment, Floods, Oceans, Natural hazards
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 4 December 2015
Pabna, Bangladesh, 2010. The nongovernmental organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha runs a fleet of more than 50 floating schools and libraries in an effort to provide basic education in a severely...
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
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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...
WMO issues El Niño/La Niña Update
News
El Niño / La Niña
Publish Date: 29 November 2019
Given current conditions and model outlooks, the chance of ENSO-neutral conditions prevailing during the period December 2019 through February 2020 is estimated at about 65%, while the chances for El Niño and La Niña are 30% and 5%, respectively, according to WMO’s El Niño/La Niña Update.
WMO-IMO Symposium addresses extreme maritime weather
News
Oceans, Weather, Marine meteorology
Publish Date: 25 October 2019
WMO and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held the first joint Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy
Divino Moura of Brazil receives IMO Prize
El Niño / La Niña
Meteoworld : June 2019
Divino Moura of Brazil received the WMO top prize for his outstanding work in meteorology and climatology and his leadership in science. Mr Moura was recognized for his “scientific contribution...