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South Africa declares state of emergency after deadly rains
News
Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Floods, Climate change, Forecast, Africa
Publish Date: 21 April 2022
The South African government has declared a national state of emergency to deal with the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding in the province of KwaZulu-Natal last week. On 11 and 12 April, between 200 and 400 mm of rain fell in a 24 hour period. The disaster underlines once again the increasing hazards posed by intense rainfall in a changing climate and the need for impact-based early warnings which reach everyone.
Ten-year project modernizes Haiti’s meteorological and hydrological service
News
Climate, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricanes, Capacity development, Partnership, CREWS
Publish Date: 14 April 2022
A successful ten-year project in Haiti has demonstrated the challenges, opportunities and benefits involved in rebuilding and modernizing a national meteorological and hydrological service in an LDC which is regularly hit by extreme weather and climate change impacts.
Climate change increased extreme rainfall in Southeast Africa storms
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Tropical cyclones, Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Floods, Climate change
Publish Date: 12 April 2022
Climate change made extreme rainfall heavier and more damaging during five back-to-back storms in January and February in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists. More than a million people were affected, with 230 reported deaths.
WMO Bulletin: Early Warning and Anticipatory Action
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Disaster risk reduction, Disasters, Observations, Climate services, Climate change, Hurricanes, Gender, Research
Publish Date: 28 March 2022
The newly published WMO Bulletin complements the theme of World Meteorological Day “Early Warning and Early Action Hydrometeorological and Climate Information for Disaster Risk Reduction” and informs discussion ahead of this May’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali, Indonesia.
​Early Warning systems must protect everyone within five years
Press Release
WMO, Disaster risk reduction, Climate change, Observations, Forecast, Disasters
Publish Date: 23 March 2022
Within the next five years, everyone on Earth should be protected by early warning systems against increasingly extreme weather and climate change, according to an ambitious new United Nations target announced today.
World Meteorological Day ceremony: boost the power of prediction
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Climate change, Climate services, Observations, Disaster risk reduction, Disasters, Partnership
Publish Date: 24 March 2022
The drive for universal coverage and protection by Early Warning services - one of the most effective forms of climate adaptation both in terms of saving lives and economic benefits...
World Meteorological Day: Early Warning and Early Action
News
Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Observations, Climate change
Publish Date: 22 March 2022
Weather, climate and water extremes are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. Yet one in three people are still not adequately covered by early warning systems. And, all too often, the warnings do not reach those who need them most. World Meteorological Day on 23 March 2022 therefore has the theme Early Warning and Early Action, and spotlights the vital importance of hydrometeorological and climate information for disaster risk reduction.
Tropical Cyclone Programme: 40-year review highlights success
News
Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes, Disasters, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 16 March 2022
Every year, there are on average 84 named tropical cyclones. Over the past 50 years, they have caused on average 43 deaths and US$ 78 million losses every day and have also been responsible for one third of both deaths and economic losses from weather-, climate- and water-related disasters, according to WMO statistics from 1970-2019.
Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet.
Press Release
Climate change, Disasters, Climate services, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 28 February 2022
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today.
Integrated water resources management and early warning system for climate change resilience in the Lake Chad Basin
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Disaster risk reduction, Climate change, Water, Africa
Publish Date: 25 February 2022
The World Meteorological Organization WMO with its partners is preparing a project to establish hydrological monitoring and early warning system (EWS) for sustainable and fair water management and against water-related disaster risks like floods and drought in the Lake Chad basin. It seeks to improve water resource management for better climate resilience in the basin, which is severely affected by climate change.