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Nowcasting for Central Europe
Weather, Climate, Satellite, Forecast, Research, Climate services, Environment
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
21
Publish Date: 21 March 2016
High-impact weather has always posed challenges for crisis management and risk prevention. Nowcasting provides very short range weather forecasts (0–6 hours) and warnings in a timely manner and in high spatial detail. It can help end users such as civil protection authorities, hydrologists and road safety services in their time-critical applications to respond, prepare and take actions for high-impact weather.
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
21
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
4
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...
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.
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...
WMO seasonal update indicates above-average temperatures
Press Release
El Niño / La Niña, Climate
Publish Date: 2 September 2019
Average sea surface and land temperatures across large parts of the world are forecast to be above normal in September-November, despite the expected absence of a full-blown El Niño event, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Implementing the Global Framework for Climate Services at Regional and National Scales
Global Projects
Capacity development, Climate change, Climate services, GFCS, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Education, Training
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to human society in contemporary times. Statistics show that the last decades have already seen a sharp rise in economic, social and...
Interoperability of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Oceans, Satellite
Meteoworld : March 2019
Since the establishment of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in the 1990s, a small number of NMHSs have assumed responsibility for producing and broadcasting Maritime Safety Information (MSI) on behalf of WMO Members. As of today, the world’s ocean is fully covered under 21 Meteorological Areas (METAREAs), coordinated by 19 countries that invest human, material and financial resources to issue MSI bulletins in 24/7 shifts to the entire maritime community at no charge. This IMO (International Maritime Organization)/ WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (...
WMO: protect radio frequencies vital to earth observations
News
Satellite, Meteorology, Disasters
Publish Date: 14 June 2019
The governing congress of the World Meteorological Organization has stressed the need to protect radio frequencies allocated to services supporting earth observations. Jeopardizing these frequencies jeopardizes weather forecasts and warning services and, thus, people’s lives.