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IPCC opens meeting to approve physical science report
26.7.2021|Vreme
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened a meeting on 26 July to approve its next report on the physical science basis of climate change, the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report.
The report, prepared by IPCC Working Group I, will provide the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science and multiple lines of evidence.
The meeting is being held remotely, the first time the IPCC has conducted an approval session in this format, from 26 July to 6 August 2021, because of the...
Cutting-edge technologies help forecast heavy rain - China Meteorological Administration
26.7.2021|Vreme
Recently, many parts of the world have been subjected to extreme weather events like heavy rain or heat wave. While in mid-late July, heavy rains have battered large portions of North China and Huanghuai Region. During the response to the heavy rain, multiple cutting-edge forecasting technologies and modernization results have been harnessed by China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
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Water-related hazards dominate disasters in the past 50 years
23.7.2021|Voda
Geneva, 23 July 2021 (WMO) - Water-related hazards dominate the list of disasters in terms of both the human and economic toll over the past 50 years, according to a comprehensive analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Of the top 10 disasters, the hazards that led to the largest human losses during the period have been droughts (650 000 deaths), storms (577 232 deaths), floods (58 700 deaths) and extreme temperature (55 736 deaths), according to the forthcoming WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019).
With regard...
JMA hosts dedicated portal for Tokyo Olympics
20.7.2021|Vreme
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has a dedicated portal site to support the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) in the smooth hosting of the Games.
The Olympic Games are from 23 July to 8 August, and the Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September.
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Weather warning saved 1,144 villagers in Muli, Sichuan - China Meteorological Administration
20.7.2021|Vreme
?Hurry up! Rainstorm is just around the corner.Rush to the shelter at once, please!? At 5:54 p.m. on July 5, the loudspeaker suddenly sounded the alarm in Xiangjiao Township, Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The sound of sirens, alarms, and shouts broke the peace in Xiangjiao Township.?Xiangjiao Township, is located in mountain area. Due to its terrain, it is susceptible to floods and mudslides during the flood season.
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Role of Amazon as carbon sink declines: Nature study
20.7.2021|Voda
Amazonia hosts the Earth?s largest tropical forests and has been shown to be an important carbon sink. This carbon sink seems to be in decline, however, as a result of factors such as deforestation and climate change, according to a new paper published in Nature.
The study was led by Lucia Gatti, Group Leader, Brazil?s National Institute of Space Research /Center of Earth System Science and a member of the steering committee for the Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System spearheaded by WMO.
The authors investigated Amazonia?s carbon budget and the main drivers responsible...
Summer of extremes: floods, heat and fire
16.7.2021|Vreme
Heavy rainfall has triggered devastating flooding causing dozens of casualties in Western Europe. Parts of Scandinavia are enduring a lasting heatwave, and smoke plumes from Siberia have affected air quality across the international dateline in Alaska. The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating wildfires.
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State of the Global Ocean Observing System in 2021 â recovering from the pandemic
15.7.2021|Vreme
GOOS Observations Coordination Group launches the new Ocean Observing System Report Card for 2021 - providing an up-to-date and global view of the status of the Global Ocean Observing System.
The 2021 Ocean Observing System Report Card has just been released. Each year this provides a key insight into the status of the Global Ocean Observing System, assessing observing networks? progress, focusing on what is needed to meet the challenges and demands for ocean information, and encouraging collaborations and new partners to join the ocean observing community.
The 2021 Report focuses on...
New project scales up early warning systems in the Pacific
14.7.2021|Vreme
A new project, Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning Systems in the Pacific, has been launched with funding from the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS).
It will enhance the effectiveness and inclusiveness of Regional Early Warning Systems (EWS) for local and vulnerable populations in Pacific Islands, improving early warning capabilities of national and regional hydro-meteorological centers and strengthening existing governance structures.
Of the 4.3 billion people living in Asia Pacific, it is the 2.3 million inhabiting the Pacific?s Small Island...
Flash flood guidance system includes snow hydrology
14.7.2021|Voda
Climate change has accentuated natural hazards, including flash floods caused by melting of snow and ice in many regions of the world.
The Himalayas, which are the third largest deposit of ice and snow in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic, are heavily impacted. ?This was highlighted by a disaster in February in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas, after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and collapsed causing a massive flood in the Rishi Ganga /Dhauliganga river. This destroyed two hydropower plants, burst open dams, and led to a large number of casualties and...
Annual lightning report 2020-2021: executive summary - India Meteorological Department (IMD)
13.7.2021|Vreme
The annual lightning report 2020-2021 contains a mapping of entire lightning strikes over India and all 37 states and union territories along with its impacts and detailed analysis. The report is of extremely high value and it is very useful for disaster management authorities/departments at the National and state level that is NDMA and SDMAs, all the scientific institutions involved in weather and lightning for understanding the hazard, generation of early warning and solutions to lightning, pulmonologists, weather scientists, disaster management professionals, rural and urban development...
Alliance for Hydromet Development: Close the Gap
9.7.2021|Vreme
The international community has issued a rallying call for greater investments in weather forecasts, early warning systems, and climate services ? known as hydromet ? to boost climate change adaptation and resilience to extreme weather.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the first Hydromet Gap report ?tells us how far we need to go to ensure all people have access to accurate, timely weather and climate information.?
?But for accurate forecasts, we need reliable weather and climate data. Today, large gaps remain in basic weather data, particularly in Small Island...
New product from IMGW-PIB: High-resolution forest fire danger forecasting system
9.7.2021|Vreme
Since the beginning of the new year, IMGW-PIB has released a new testing system for fire danger forecasting dedicated to forest areas.?Forecasts are made for the whole of Poland, on a grid with a spatial resolution of 2.5 x 2.5 km. They are prepared once a day at 12:00 UTC, with a time advance of 24 and 48 hours.?This is the first forest fire danger forecasting system in Poland with high spatial resolution and such a long forecast period.?The forest fire danger forecasting system was developed at the Meteorological Analysis and Long-Range Forecasts Office within the structures...
Hydromet Investments save lives and make economic sense
8.7.2021|Vreme
First Hydromet Gap Report calls for scaled-up action
Geneva, 8 July 2021 (WMO) - An estimated 23,000 lives per year could be saved potential annual benefits of at least US$ 162 billion could be realized by improving weather forecasts, early warning systems, and climate information ? known as hydromet, according to a new report.
The first Hydromet Gap Report, launched on 8 July, tells us how far we have to go to tap the benefits of effective weather and climate services. It presents the challenges of the complex global and local undertaking required and proposes priority actions to scale...
North America heatwave almost impossible without climate change
8.7.2021|Vreme
The record-breaking heatwave in parts of the US and Canada at the end of June would have been virtually impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change, according to a rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists. Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, made the heatwave at least 150 times more likely to happen.
Pacific Northwest areas of the US and Canada saw temperatures that broke records by several degrees, including a new all-time Canadian temperature record of 49.6?C (121.3?F) in the village of Lytton - well above the...
Polovična zapora Celovške ceste v Ljubljani
8.7.2021|Promet
V Ljubljani, bo v avgustu zaradi obnove vozišča na Celovški cesti, promet potekal po enem pasu proti centru in obratno (iz centra).
Early morning orbit meteorological satellite Fengyun-3E is successfully lifted off - China Meteorological Administration
7.7.2021|Vreme
On 7:28 a.m. 5 July (BJT), 2021, Fengyun-3E meteorological satellite (hereafter referred to as FY-3E satellite) was successfully lifted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province. It is the first early morning orbit meteorological satellite for civil use in the world.?FY-3E satellite will fill in the vacancy of global early morning orbit observing, joining Chinese FY-3C and FY-3D satellite to realize coverage of early morning, morning and afternoon orbits. They will provide global data coverage for numerical weather prediction (NWP) at 6-hour interval, and effectively...
Monthly Weather Summary - June 2021 - Kingdom of Bahrain
7.7.2021|Vreme
June 2021 was slightly warmer than normal in temperatures with above average Wind Speed.?The mean temperature of the month was 34.1?C which is 0.1?C above the long-term normal for June. Note that the highest mean monthly temperature for June was 36.3?C recorded in 2019.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 38.2?C which is 0.4?C below the long-term normal. Note that the highest mean monthly maximum for June was 40.9?C recorded in 2019. ?
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WMO issues Airborne Dust Bulletin
7.7.2021|Voda
WMO has issued its annual Airborne Dust Bulletin on the incidence and hazards of sand and dust storms in 2020. The impacts on health, the environment and economies have been highlighted once again this year as massive sand plumes have darkened skies and affected air quality in many parts of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe and travelled hundreds of miles over the Atlantic.
Every year, around 2,000 million tons of dust enters the atmosphere. Much of this is a natural process, but a large part of it is the result of poor water and land management.
Forecasts have improved greatly...
Northern hemisphere wildfire season flares up
6.7.2021|Vreme
The 2021 Boreal wildfire season in the Northern Hemisphere is flaring?up, with a large and increasing number of intense fires; most notably across northeastern Russia, western Canada and the western United States.
High temperatures and severe drought during recent weeks may be contributing to a higher number of more intense fires.
There is growing evidence that climate change increases the frequency and/or severity of fire weather around the world. Land management alone cannot explain recent increases in wildfires, according to a 2020 update from internationally acclaimed...
