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Global platform on disaster risk reduction: we need a drastic change of course
17.5.2019|Voda
The impacts of climate change, associated sea level rise and extreme weather are amplifying as a result of record greenhouse gas levels and combining with urbanization, environmental degradation and water stress to produce interlocking crises. There needs to be a drastic change of course, according to the top global forum on disaster risk reduction.
Nauru becomes 193rd WMO Member
16.5.2019|Vreme
The Republic of Nauru has become the 193rd Member of WMO. The tiny nation lies in the South Pacific and, like other low-lying small island developing states, is particularly exposed to rising sea levels and climate change.
New assessment tool supports water management
16.5.2019|Voda
A new tool to help ensure the sustainable and effective management of water resources was launched today at an international symposium on the Dynamic Water Resources Assessment Tool held in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Honor Day of World Meteorological Organization takes place at the Beijing Expo 2019 - China Meteorological Administration
14.5.2019|Vreme
On May 11, the Honor Day of World Meteorological Organization takes place at the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing, hereinafter referred to as Beijing Expo 2019.?Themed by Meteorology Makes World Better, the event aims to show the concept and action of meteorological service for human safety and well-being and satisfying people's needs for a better life in the world.
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Hazard warnings must reach the last mile, metre - and bucket
13.5.2019|Vreme
The Second Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference has opened at World Meteorological Organization headquarters with calls for more impact-based warnings that reach the most vulnerable as part of wider climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development strategies.
IPCC updates methodology for greenhouse gas inventories
13.5.2019|Vreme
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday an update to its methodology used by governments to estimate their greenhouse gas emissions and removals.?Governments are required to report their national greenhouse gas inventories ? comprising estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals ? to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) including under processes such as the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement.
UN Chief Executives Board appeals for more climate action
13.5.2019|Vreme
The leaders of 37 United Nations organizations?called on their member states to "step up ambition and take concrete action" to limit global temperature increase from climate change. Their call for "changes on an unprecedented scale at all levels" was issued from the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) meeting, which held its biannual session?in Geneva on 9 and 10 May.
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference confronts cascading impacts of extreme weather and other natural hazards and of climate change
9.5.2019|Voda
Climate change, population increase, urbanization and environmental degradation are amplifying the impact of extreme weather, water and climate events such as tropical cyclones, floods and extreme heat on growing numbers of people. Improved early warning systems and more coordinated disaster risk reduction are more important than ever before.
Record warm and dry April - Finnish Meteorological Institute
9.5.2019|Vreme
In April, station-specific temperature records were broken in several observation stations of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. In the 21st century, the majority of Aprils have been warmer than the 20th century average.?According to the statistics of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, April in Finland was in many places 2?3.5 degrees higher than the long-term average (1981?2010). In several observation stations, the month was exceptionally warm, meaning that similar circumstances only occur a few times in a century. In the 21st century, 85% of Aprils have been warmer than a typical April in the 20th century.
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Monthly Weather Summary - April 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
9.5.2019|Vreme
April 2019 was slightly warmer than normal in temperatures with above average precipitation.?The mean temperature of the month was 25.5?C which is 0.5?C above the long-term normal for April. Note that the highest mean monthly temperature ever recorded in Bahrain for April was 27.6?C which occurred on April 2017.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 29.8?C which is 0.7?C above the long-term normal. The highest temperature recorded during the month was 37.9?C which occurred on the 17th April at Bahrain International Airport.
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Seamless climate prediction, tipping points feature in lecture on The Climate of Tomorrow
9.5.2019|Vreme
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) public science lecture series started on 8 May with a presentation from Thomas Stocker, Professor of Climate and Environmental Physics at the University of Bern on The Climate of Tomorrow: Building the Knowledge for Earth Stewardship.
Reports to Arctic Council confirm rapid warming, ocean acidification
7.5.2019|Vreme
New observations confirm continued rapid warming in the Arctic, driving many of the changes underway in the region, including loss of sea ice and glacier coverage, as well as changes in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. This affects Arctic communities and economies, according to a new?Climate Change Update?from the?Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).?Arctic Ocean acidification is an emerging threat ? with models predicting the possible collapse of some important Arctic commercial and subsistence fisheries, according to?an Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment. The Arctic and subarctic regions are home to important and valuable fisheries. They yield a tenth of the global commercial catch, and subsistence fisheries provide vital nutritional and cultural services to Arctic residents.
Climate change cited in landmark report on ânatureâs dangerous declineâ
6.5.2019|Vreme
Climate change is one of the contributing factors cited in a new landmark report which says that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, and that the about one million species are threatened with extinction.
Disaster preparedness limits toll from Cyclone Fani
6.5.2019|Vreme
Extremely severe cyclonic storm?Fani made landfall close to Puri in Odisha on 3 May, with maximum sustained wind speeds of?180-190 km/h. It tracked?North-North Eastwards and weaken?as it moves towards West Bengal and then on to Bangladesh, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.??Accurate advance forecasts and a huge, well-coordinated disaster risk reduction campaign were credited with keeping the death toll to a minimum.?
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ICT Course for Meteorological Services at the RTC Korea
3.5.2019|Vreme
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) organized an education course on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for Meteorological Services at the RCT Korea in Seoul from 14 to 17 April, in which 19 people from 11 NMHSs in Asia and Africa participated.?The course was designed to strengthen the capabilities of developing countries in the field of data collection and exchange, data quality control and numerical prediction models.?As part of the Global Capacity Building Program by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), it has been held every year since 2007 in cooperation with the KMA.?"The KMA's development in weather services building on the advanced ICT can be a good example for developing countries. It is expected ICT advancement could contribute to not only improved meteorological services but disaster risk reduction through this course", said Mr. KIM Jongseok, Administrator of the KMA.
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Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani hits India
3.5.2019|Vreme
Extremely severe cyclonic storm?Fani made landfall close to Puri in Odisha on 3 May, with maximum sustained wind speeds of?180-190 km/h. It is forecast to track?North-North Eastwards and weaken?as it moves towards West Bengal and then on to Bangladesh, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
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Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani nears India
2.5.2019|Vreme
Disaster management authorities in India have mobilized in preparation for extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, which is forecast to make landfall in Odisha on 3 May as one of the most intense tropical cyclones for 20 years.
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EUROCLIMA+ boosts risk management of droughts and floods in the Andes
2.5.2019|Vreme
A new project called EUROCLIMA+ : droughts and flooding- in the Andes has been launched.
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Another unprecedented tropical cyclone and flooding hits Mozambique
30.4.2019|Vreme
A few weeks after IDAI which wreaked havoc on central Mozambique (and?eastern Zimbabwe), the country is dealing with another unprecedented?event. Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique?on 25 April, near the border with Tanzania, in an area where no?tropical cyclone has been observed since the satellite era. There is?no record of two storms of such intensity striking Mozambique in the?same season.?Torrential rainfall in the days following the cyclone worsened the problem and hampered humanitarian operations.
WMO starts public science lecture series
29.4.2019|Vreme
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) public science lecture series starts on 8 May with a presentation from Thomas Stocker, Professor of Climate and Environmental Physics at the University of Bern and former Co-chair of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The presentation is entitled?The Climate of Tomorrow: Building the Knowledge for Earth Stewardship
