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Monthly Weather Summary - January 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
11.2.2019|Vreme
January 2019 goes on record as the warmest January ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.?The mean temperature of the month was 19.7?C which is 2.7?C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for the month of January since 1902. The old record was 19.6?C in January 2004.
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WMO and FAO have jointly produced the publication Weather and Desert Locusts
11.2.2019|Vreme
The FAO Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) released its 4 February 2019 Desert Locust Bulletin?which stated that locust swarms have formed along the Red Sea coast of Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt and have reached the interior of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.??
Un activo verano en el Cono Sur
8.2.2019|Vreme
El 2019 va a toda velocidad en t?rminos meteorol?gicos: pasamos de un fr?o inicio de enero hasta una primera semana de febrero con nuevos r?cord de temperatura m?xima en la patagonia, tanto chilena como argentina. Mientras tanto, la sequ?a se hizo presente en la zona sur de Chile as? como tambi?n en casi todo Brasil. Las torrenciales lluvias se han hecho sentir desde el sur de Per? y el norte de Chile, hasta el Centro de Argentina, produciendo nuevos r?cord mensuales y diarios de precipitaci?n.??Qu? est? pasando en nuestro continente?
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WMO hosts oceans meetings
8.2.2019|Vreme
WMO hosted a meeting of UN Oceans, as part of a week of ocean related events to focus attention on ocean science, observations and safety. UN-Oceans is the UN inter-agency coordination mechanism for ocean matters .
Scientific Assessment confirms start of recovery of ozone layer
8.2.2019|Vreme
The full Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion?is now available. It shows that actions taken under the Montreal Protocol have led to decreases in the atmospheric abundance of controlled ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and the start of the recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Coastal Flooding Forecast Strengthened in Indonesia
8.2.2019|Vreme
Indonesia is making progress in integrating coastal flood forecasting into its meteorological early warning system to increase protection against one of the major hazards impacting the country.
WMO confirms past 4 years were warmest on record
6.2.2019|Vreme
In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record.?
2019 starts with extreme, high-impact weather
5.2.2019|Vreme
The start of 2019?has been marked by high impact weather in many parts of the world, including record heat,?wildfires and rainfall in South America and Australasia, ?dangerous and extreme cold in North America, and heavy snowfall in the Alps and Himalayas.
The weather in January: a month of extremes
1.2.2019|Vreme
The month of January has been marked by high impact weather in many parts of the world, including dangerous and extreme cold in North America, record heat,?wildfires and rainfall in Australia, high temperatures and rainfall in parts of South America, and heavy snowfall in the Alps and Himalayas.
HIGHWAY improves early warnings for Lake Victoria
30.1.2019|Voda
A coordinated campaign to improve early warning systems and increase resilience to extreme weather is being rolled out in the Lake Victoria region, the largest freshwater body in Africa and the biggest inland fishery in the world.?WMO provides the umbrella for the?HIGH impact Weather Lake System project, known as HIGHWAY,? which brings together partners including the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and UK and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. It is managed by the?WMO?and funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).?
40 grados y contando: La histórica ola de calor que batió récord en la zona central - Dirección Meteorológical de Chile
30.1.2019|Vreme
Si ustedes est?n buscando c?mo capear el calor de estos d?as, les advertimos que esta publicaci?n no tiene nada de refrescante!. De hecho, puede que les de m?s calor a?n el recordar el hist?rico fin de semana que vivimos? o que sobrevivimos.?La ola de calor que afect? a la zona central trajo consigo temperaturas hist?ricas en Santiago y sobre 40?C en diferentes zonas del interior de la Regi?n de Valpara?so y O?Higgins, zonas que si bien est?n acostumbradas al calor, pr?cticamente nunca registran temperaturas tan elevadas.
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The 17th GFCS Project Delivery Team (PDT) Invited Engage Development Parnters, NGO and Sector Ministries to Brainstorm on Implementation of National Framework For Climate Services
30.1.2019|Vreme
On 17th January 2019, The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), Tanzania Project Delivery Team (PDT) organized an extended PDT with invitees from UN agencies, NGO?s and Sector Ministries with the aim of obtaining needs and suggestions for effective implementation of the NFCS.?During the opening of the meeting, the acting PDT Chair Mr. Juvenal Kisanga appreciated the participation of the invited participants ?I appreciate the participation of? NGOs, ministries, sectors and development partners as I believe their presence will assist on provision and update on sector needs, ideas and suggestions of which will support the efective implementation of the NFCS? said Mr. Kisanga.?
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WMO addresses UN Security Council for first time
25.1.2019|Vreme
For the first time in its history, the World Meteorological Organization has addressed the UN Security Council on the risks to international peace and security posed by climate change and weather-related disasters.
Near-term climate prediction âcoming of ageâ
24.1.2019|Vreme
Bridging the gap between shorter-term seasonal forecasts and long-term climate projections has long been a dream of climate scientists.
Environmental risks dominate World Economic Forum survey
21.1.2019|Vreme
Environmental risks continue to dominate the World Economic Forum?s annual Global Risks Perception Survey, accounting for three of the top five risks by likelihood and four by impact.?
New Year ushers in high-impact weather
17.1.2019|Vreme
The year 2019 has started where 2018 left off ? with extreme weather causing disruption, damage and loss of life. The high impact of these events ? some of which are consistent from what we expect as a result of climate change - ?underline why extreme weather, climate change and environmental risks dominated the World Economic Forum?s annual Global Risks Perception Survey.
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Argo ocean floats achieve 2 million profiles in 20 years, support new research on ocean heat
16.1.2019|Vreme
An international effort delivering an unsurpassed look at changes occurring in the ocean worldwide has achieved a major milestone as it marks its 20th anniversary. The Argo programme, which incorporates about 4,000 floats worldwide, delivered its two millionth profile of physical data from the from the upper 2 kilometers of the worlds oceans.?
MegasequÃa, la historia continúa - Dirección Meteorológical de Chile
11.1.2019|Vreme
A pocos d?as de terminar el 2018 y como es de esperar surgen los recuentos, res?menes y/o conclusiones de lo que signific? este a?o. Nosotros no quisimos estar ajenos a esta tendencia y ya contamos con algunos datos relevantes. Entre ellos destaca que el a?o?2018 se suma al per?odo seco?de m?s larga duraci?n en Chile central, mejor conocido como Megasequ?a, y se posiciona dentro de los 5 a?os m?s secos en los registros pluviom?tricos de la ciudad de Santiago.
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A warm 2018 with the strike of Mangkhut - Hong Kong Observatory
9.1.2019|Vreme
Globally, according to the World Meteorological Organization's preliminary assessment, 2018 is on course to be the fourth warmest year on record. Over the Arctic, sea-ice extent was well below average throughout 2018 and reached record-low levels in the first two months of the year. Various extreme weather events continued to wreak havoc in different parts of the world in 2018, including heatwaves in large parts of Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Japan and the Korean Peninsula, cold spells in parts of Europe and Morocco, severe drought in Uruguay, northern and central Argentina, eastern Australia and large parts of Europe.
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Argo ocean floats achieve 2 million profiles in 20 years
8.1.2019|Vreme
An international effort delivering an unsurpassed look at changes occurring in the ocean worldwide has achieved a major milestone as it marks its 20th anniversary. The Argo programme, which incorporates about 4,000 floats worldwide, delivered its two millionth profile of physical and chemical data from the world?s oceans.?
