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Papua New Guinea National Weather Service launched Strategic Plan
23.10.2019|Vreme
Mr Roy Mumu, Secretary for the Department of Transport officially launched the National Weather Service?s Strategic Plan (2019-2023).? The launching event is part of the Second Workshop of the CREWS Papua New Guinea Project?s Stakeholders Consultation. The Strategic Plan is the first ever plan for the NWS. It is aligned with Department of Transport Mid-Term Plan 2 and the Government of PN Vision 2050 Statement Pillars of Development, the National Government Mid-Term Development Plan (2018-2022), and the Pacific Island Meteorological Strategy Plan (PIMS) 2017-2026). Mr Mumu congratulated the NWS for the great achievement.
WMO Pavilion conferred with the Organizing Committee of Expo 2019 Beijing Golden Award - China Meteorological Administration
22.10.2019|Voda
On the night of October 9, the 162-day International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing, hereinafter referred to as Beijing Expo 2019, was officially concluded. This year?s event is a grand one, affiliated as the Expo of the largest scaled and highest level exhibition. China?s Meteorological departments have proactively pushed forward the entry of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) into the Expo, built the ECOMETEO exhibition area, and provided awesome and considerate meteorological services.??The ECOMETEO exhibition area, organized by Beijing Municipal Meteorological Service, is sponsored jointly by WMO and China Meteorological Administration (CMA). Under the theme of the Expo, there are four exhibition areas, namely ECOMETEO Pavilion, WMO Park, ECOMETEO observation demonstration station, and Expo 2019 Meteorological Centre. Through the ten exhibition themes, the Pavilion tries to explain the relationship among meteorology, horticulture and life and the importance of meteorology in building a beautiful China and the world. It also aims to convey the idea that clear waters and green mountains are as good as mountains of gold and silver. And climate change is closely linked to human civilization.
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WMO Regional Office for Africa opens in Ethiopia
18.10.2019|Voda
The World Meteorological Organization has opened its Regional Office for Africa in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a move marked by an official ceremony on 16 October with Secretary-General?Petteri Taalas and the country?s Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy , ?Seleshi Bekele.?
Monthly Weather Summary - September 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
16.10.2019|Vreme
September 2019 goes on record as the third hottest September ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.?The mean temperature of the month was 34.4?C which is 2.0?C above the long-term normal for September and this goes on record as the third highest mean temperatures for the month of September since 1902 and exceeded by September 2017 with a record of 34.6?C and September 1998, 2015 & 2018 with a record of 34.5?C.
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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.?
