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WMO tells Budapest Water Summit: Data matters
16.10.2019|Voda
Water stress, water-related hazards and water quality pose increasing challenges to modern society, compounded by climate change. And yet, the capacity to monitor and manage this vital resource is fragmented and inadequate because of insufficient and inaccessible data.
As Tokyo Typhoon Center turns 30, Hagibis hits Japan
13.10.2019|Vreme
Dramatic improvements in satellite technology, forecasts and early warnings have helped save hundreds of thousands of lives from tropical cyclones. But the increasing societal impacts as a result of sea level rise, more extreme weather and population shifts call for even more concerted disaster risk management in the future.
Tokyo Typhoon Center 30th anniversary marks achievements and challenges
11.10.2019|Vreme
Dramatic improvements in satellite technology, forecasts and early warnings have helped save hundreds of thousands of lives from tropical cyclones. But the increasing societal impacts as a result of sea level rise, more extreme weather and population shifts call for even more concerted disaster risk management in the future.
Arctic research project successfully launched
9.10.2019|Vreme
The most ambitious Arctic research expedition ever undertaken has got off to a successful start. Frozen in the Arctic sea ice, scientists from 17 nations will conduct research at the epicentre of climate change on board the German research icebreaker RV Polarstern for an entire year.
Honoring Ceremony of Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Aal, Chairman of Egyptian Meteorological Authority
8.10.2019|Vreme
On 3 October 2019, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority held a farewell ceremony to honor Prof. Dr Ahmed Abdel-Aal - Chairman Board of Directors, Permanent Representative of Egypt with WMO, on the occasion of his retirement after more than thirty-five years of hard work and multiple achievements in the area of meteorology.
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2019 Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall and IMDâs Long Range Forecasts
8.10.2019|Vreme
The 2019 southwest monsoon season comes to end with above normal seasonal (June to?September) rainfall. Quantitatively monsoon seasonal rainfall was 110% of its Long Period?Average, which is 88 cm. Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 2 sub divisions received large?excess, 10 received excess and 19 sub divisions received normal monsoon rainfall. Out of 36 sub?divisions, 5 sub divisions however received deficient rainfall, but deficiency was in 20s except?for Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh where the deficiency was 42%. The 5 sub divisions?accounted about 15% of total area of the country. On an average, about 20% of area of the?country receives deficient or scanty rainfall during the monsoon season.
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Celebrations of Arab Meteorological Day 2019 at the Egyptian Meteorological Authority
2.10.2019|Vreme
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt and with support of HE L.T General / Younis Al-Masry, Minister of Civil Aviation, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) celebrated the Arab Meteorological Day on 15 September 2019, under the slogan "Meteorology and the protection of lives and property".? This day commemorates the establishment of the Arab Permanent Committee for Meteorology, which was approved on September 15, 1970 by the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level.
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Provision of critical weather information services to prevent and curb drought-induced forest fires - BMKG
30.9.2019|Vreme
The roles of National Meteorological Services are the key to inform appropriate actions before and during hazardous event, such as the recent drought-induced fires and smoke episode in the western maritime continent area. The Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) is working closely with partner authorities in efforts to prevent and extinguish fires and also mitigate its impacts. In the dry season which is exacerbated with a strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole mode, conditions are much dryer than usual and thus chances of precipitations are generally small and the onset of the wet season is expected to be delayed.?
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Choices made now are critical for the future of our ocean and cryosphere
25.9.2019|Vreme
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere.
UN Summit boosts climate action on emissions, resilience
25.9.2019|Vreme
In the face of scientific evidence about the accelerating pace of climate change, governments and private sector leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit gave a clear commitment to boost the level of ambition and increase funding for resilience and adaptation.
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Pacific Islands develop impact-based forecasts
24.9.2019|Vreme
Impact Based Forecast and Early Warning Services are being strengthened in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in order to ramp up disaster preparedness and risk reduction.
Global Climate in 2015-2019: Climate change accelerates
22.9.2019|Vreme
Record greenhouse gas concentrations mean further warming
The tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change ? such as sea level rise, ice loss and extreme weather ? increased during 2015-2019, which is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere have also increased to record levels, locking in the warming trend for generations to come.
Landmark United in Science report informs Climate Action Summit
22.9.2019|Vreme
Science highlights key facts and figures about growing gap between targets and reality
The world?s leading climate science organizations have joined forces to produce a landmark new report?for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining the glaring ? and growing ? gap between agreed targets to tackle global warming and the actual reality.?
International Ozone Day celebrates environmental success story
16.9.2019|Vreme
On this year?s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, WMO highlights the coordinated efforts to measure and analyze ozone layer through its Global Atmosphere Watch network in support of environmental policy.
Statement by WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas
12.9.2019|Vreme
Media reports based on a recent interview that I gave in Finland have attracted attention, on the grounds that I purportedly questioned the international focus on the need for robust climate action. This is a selective interpretation of my words and my longstanding views.??
Drought preparedness day shows pathway for action
12.9.2019|Vreme
A major conference on drought and desertification has held a special Drought Day to ?emphasize the need to switch from a piecemeal, reactive crisis-driven approach to a proactive risk management approach.?
The Weather in Germany in summer 2019 - Deutscher Wetterdienst
10.9.2019|Vreme
During the summer of 2019, Germany was often under the influence of high-pressure areas. At times, the weather was pleasant, at others there were striking incursions of very hot air with new, impressive record temperatures. Low-pressure systems and their extensions brought severe thunderstorms with gale-force wind and hail to some regions while precipitation was mostly sparse. All the summer months were significantly too warm with an excess of sunshine and too little rainfall. This is what the initial analysis by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) of data from its around 2,000 weather stations shows.
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The weather in Germany in August 2019 - Deutscher Wetterdienst
10.9.2019|Vreme
After the extremely hot temperatures at the end of July, the first two decades of August were much more pleasant. Dry and very warm periods frequently alternated with wet and cooler ones, whereas the last decade of the month brought a return to widespread summery heat. Consequently, following on from June and July, the third summer month also saw temperatures and sunshine that were significantly higher than the long-term mean, while precipi-tation was much too low. This is what the initial analysis by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) of data from its around 2,000 weather stations shows.
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Invest in early warning to deliver climate adaptation
10.9.2019|Vreme
Investing in climate services and early warning systems?is critical if countries and communities are to meet the challenge of climate change, the World Meteorological Organization?s Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said today as the Global Commission on Adaptation launched a landmark report on the economic benefits of action.
Monthly Weather Summary - August 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
6.9.2019|Vreme
August 2019 goes on record as the fifth hottest August ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.?The mean temperature of the month was 35.9?C which is 1.9?C above the long-term normal for August and this goes on record as the fifth highest mean temperatures for the month of August since 1902. This is same as August 2012 and exceeded by August 2017 with a record of 36.6?C, August 1998 with a record of 36.5?C, August 2016 with a record of 36.4?C and August 2015 with a record of 36.1?C.
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