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My vision: An interview with the new WMO Secretary-General
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Aviation, Water, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
WMO welcomed its new Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, on 1 January. He came to the Organization following a tenure as Director of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) from 2002 to 2015, which was interrupted from 2005 – 2007 when he served as Director of the WMO Development and Regional Activities Department.
Aeronautical Meteorology Programme
AeMP
WMO Programmes
Aviation, Application services
Providing reliable, high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological services to aviation users worldwide.
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Start date

1 June 1919
WMO Space Programme
WSP
WMO Programmes
Observations, Space
Coordinating the activities of Members related to the space-based observing system component of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System to ensure sustained and interoperable satellite observations and to promote their applications.
1

Start date

1 June 2003
Aeromet conference focuses on aviation safety, efficiency and environment
Press Release
Aviation, Climate change
Publish Date: 14 November 2017
Extreme weather and climate change pose present and future challenges 15 November 2017 (WMO) _ A major conference on aviation, weather and climate has developed a blueprint for action to boost scientific support for aviation safety, air navigation efficiency and environmental protection. The priorities include addressing the current and future impact on aviation operations of extreme weather, climate change, hazardous phenomena such as volcanic ash, space weather and geomagnetic storms.
Aeronautical meteorology supports safe and efficient aviation industry
Press Release
Aviation, WMO
Publish Date: 26 July 2018
Aviation safety and efficiency, environmental risks and protection, as well as extreme weather and climate change impacts are on the agenda of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology.
Coordination Group on Meteorological Satellites meets
News
Satellite, Observations, Space
Publish Date: 8 June 2018
The space-based observing system is making essential contributions to the generation of weather, water and climate-related products and services and helps support policy- and decision making. The number of operational satellites that are part of this space-based observing system and their capabilities is growing, and a considerable number of satellites with new capabilities that are presently in the planning stage will soon join the system.
Council of Arab Ministers for Meteorology Meets
News
Meteorology, Climate, Aviation, Partnership
Publish Date: 27 April 2018
The second session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Meteorology and Climate Affairs took place on 26 April, with a focus on boosting the effectiveness and capacity of meteorological services. Discussions included aeronautical meteorological services, weather and climate risk management, training and capacity building, the fledgling Arab Climate Outlook Forum, and sand and dust storm warning services.
Is the Ozone Layer on the Mend? Highlights from the most recent WMO/UNEP Ozone Assessment
Environment, Observations, Polar, Greenhouse gases, Space
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Environmental challenges
2
Publish Date: 2 March 2015
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, signed in 1987, has been successful in that the amount of chlorofluorocarbons is now slowly diminishing. A common misunderstanding, however, is the belief that the ozone problem has been solved and the ozone layer is back to its original state.

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Is the Ozone Layer on the Mend?
Environment, Space, Forecast, Observations, Greenhouse gases, Clouds
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Environmental challenges
2
Publish Date: 2 March 2015
By WMO Secretariat 1 The 2014 Ozone Assessment provides the latest update of the current state of the ozone layer and makes predictions on when the ozone layer will return...
Preparing the Use of New Generation Geostationary Meteorological Satellites
Weather, Observations, Satellite, Space, Data exchange, Forecast, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Disaster risk reduction, Water, Public health
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Observations
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Seven new generation geostationary satellites will be launched into positions over the equator within the next five years. These launches will drastically change the Space Component of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are challenged to prepare for the advanced capabilities the satellites will offer. The imager capabilities, sampling rate, spectral resolution and spectral channels, of this new generation of satellites will drastically increase data rates – by an order of up to 100. All National Meteorological Hydrological...