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WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes
Weather, Climate
Bulletin nº Vol 67 (2) - 2018
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 16 November 2018
In 2005, the television coverage of Hurricane Katrina, a deadly tropical cyclone that hit the North American coast near New Orleans, was both heartbreaking and enthralling to view. As I...
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.
Monitoring Ocean Carbon and Ocean Acidification
Weather, Climate, Oceans, Environment, Greenhouse gases, Climate services, Observations
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Environmental challenges
2
Publish Date: 2 March 2015
As atmospheric CO 2 continues to increase, more and more CO 2 enters the ocean, which reduces pH (pH is a measure of acidity, the lower the pH, the more acidic the liquid) in a process referred to as ocean acidification. Declines in surface ocean pH due to ocean acidification are already detectable and accelerating.
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...
Climate and Art
Climate
Bulletin nº Vol 67 (2) - 2018
Theme: Climate
16
Publish Date: 16 November 2018
A Love Poem in the Time of Climate Change Sonnet XVII by Craig Santos Perez I don’t love you as if you were rare earth metals, diamonds, or reserves of...
The Future of the Weather Enterprise
Weather, Climate, Environment, Partnership, Forecast, Observations, Data exchange
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
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Publish Date: 9 December 2015
By Jack Hayes 1 , Harinder Ahluwalia 2 and Jim Abraham 3 At a time when the impacts of weather and climate are still growing dramatically, it is important to...
Adaptation to a variable and changing climate: challenges and opportunities for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Climate change, Observations, Oceans, Water, Research, Greenhouse gases, Data exchange, Environment
Bulletin nº Vol 58 (3) - 2009
1
Publish Date: 1 July 2009
Scientific Lecture delivered to the 61st session of the WMO Executive Council (EC-XLI), Geneva, 11 June 2009
Participation of the Director of the Chilean Meteorological Service at COP 22, Marrakesh, Morocco
Climate
Bulletin nº Vol 66 (2) - 2017
3
Publish Date: 3 November 2017
In recent years, climate variability and change have had a global impact and a great number of States from around the world participated in COP 21 (Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention held in Paris, France between 30 November and 15 December 2016), the agreements reached there are the proof of the relevance of this issue.
WMO Technical Regulations: An interview with Dimitar Ivanov
Climate
Bulletin nº Vol 66 (1) - 2017
Theme: Climate
23
Publish Date: 23 March 2017
Learn more about the WMO process of naming clouds and WMO Technical Regulations.
An Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS)
Climate
Bulletin nº Vol 66 (1) - 2017
Theme: Climate
23
Publish Date: 23 March 2017
Climate change a global concern In 1992, participants of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the “Rio Earth Summit”) adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...