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COP24 action on Climate and Health
10.12.2018|Vreme
Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone, and the value of health gains from climate action would be approximately double the cost of mitigation policies at global level, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.
Global Carbon Budget shows rise in emissions
7.12.2018|Vreme
Global CO2 emissions are expected to rise by more than 2% in 2018 because of renewed growth in coal use, and continued growth in oil and gas use, according to the latest data from the Global Carbon Budget.?Emissions rose 1.6% in 2017 after a temporary slowdown from 2014 to 2016, according to the Global Carbon Project. This year?s publication included contributions from 76 scientists from 53 research institutions, including from the World Climate Research Programme community.
Primer Taller Regional AMDAR IATA-OMM - Servicio Meteorologico Nacional Argentina
6.12.2018|Vreme
Entre el 5 y 6 de diciembre, en el Servicio Meteorol?gico Nacional, se lleva a cabo el?Primer Taller Regional AMDAR IATA-OMM. Se trata de la primera vez que tiene lugar en Sudam?rica ?un taller que integra a expertos de la Organizaci?n Meteorol?gica Mundial (OMM), ?con las l?neas a?reas comerciales, representadas por miembros de la entidad supranacional de aviaci?n comercial, Asociaci?n Internacional de Transporte A?reo (IATA por sus siglas en ingl?s).
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2018 UK summer heatwave made thirty times more likely due to climate change - UK Met Office
6.12.2018|Vreme
Human-induced climate change has made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer temperatures about 30 times more likely than it would be naturally, the Met Office will say at CoP24 - in Katowice, Poland ? later today (Thursday 6 December 2018).?Professor Peter Stott is a world-leading expert on climate attribution based at the Met Office and the University of Exeter in the UK. He said: ?Our provisional study compared computer models based on today?s climate with those of the natural climate we would have had without human-induced emissions. We find that the intensity of this summer?s heatwave is around 30 times more likely than would have been the case without climate change.?
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Monthly Weather Summary - November 2018 - Kingdom of Bahrain
6.12.2018|Vreme
November 2018, was slightly warmer than normal in temperatures and above average precipitation.?The month was wet with 5 rainy days, accumulating 29.2 mm of precipitation at Bahrain International Airport and 8 times more than the long-term normal for November which is 3.8 mm. Note that the highest monthly rainfall ever recorded during November was 146.8 mm which occurred on November 1940.
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WMO advances the Water Data and Peace Agenda
6.12.2018|Voda
The World Meteorological Organization, together with the German Government and Geneva Water Hub brought together representatives from diplomatic missions in Geneva to help advance the water data and peace agenda.?
Climate change impacts highlight need for action at COP24
3.12.2018|Vreme
The annual United Nations climate change conference has opened with calls for urgent action to prevent runaway climate change and devastating impacts for the planet.
WMO climate statement: past 4 years warmest on record
3.12.2018|Vreme
The long-term warming trend has continued in 2018, with the average global temperature set to be the fourth highest on record. The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the top four in the past four years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).?Other tell-tale signs of climate change, including sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification and sea-ice and glacier melt continue, whilst extreme weather left a trail of devastation on all continents, according to the WMO provisional Statement on the State of the Climate in 2018. It includes details of impacts of climate change based on contributions from a wide range of United Nations partners.
54th issue of the TCC News - Japan Meteorological Agency
3.12.2018|Vreme
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency?(JMA) has released the 54th issue of the TCC News on the TCC website.
Climate change signals and impacts continue in 2018
29.11.2018|Vreme
The long-term warming trend has continued in 2018, with the average global temperature set to be the fourth highest on record. The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the top four in the past four years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).?Other tell-tale signs of climate change, including sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification and sea-ice and glacier melt continue, whilst extreme weather left a trail of devastation on all continents, according to the WMO provisional Statement on the State of the Climate in 2018. It includes details of impacts of climate change based on contributions from a wide range of United Nations partners.
Regional Association for South America meets
28.11.2018|Voda
WMO?s Regional Association for South America (RAIII) has agreed on key priorities to improve infrastructure and strengthen capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to deliver high impact weather, water and climate services. These are necessary to promote disaster resilience and climate change adaptation in a region which has witnessed severe drought and devastating floods in recent years.
Fiji to Implement Flash Flood Guidance System
28.11.2018|Vreme
Fiji is to press ahead with an early warning system for floods. Experts, staff of the Fiji Meteorological Service and Disaster Management Office met in Nadi, Fiji from 12 to 16 November 2018, to discuss the implementation of the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS). The meeting discussed and developed a work plan for the implementation of FijiFFGS, a name chosen to ensure ownership of the project, and show that its applications are specifically targeting the islands of Fiji.? ??
Caribbean to strengthen early warning systems and resilience to climate change
27.11.2018|Vreme
An initiative to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems in the Caribbean was launched on November 20 during the dry season Caribbean Climate Forum (CariCOF) meeting in Barbados.?The Caribbean region is highly exposed to high-impact hydrometeorological hazards such as hurricanes and tropical storms, causing floods, landslides and storm surge. In 2017, Hurricane Irma caused massive destruction in Barbuda resulting in the subsequent full evacuation of the island while Hurricane Maria caused devastation Dominica. Barbados suffered from flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Kirk in September 2018.?
Most detailed picture yet of UK's future climate - Met Office
27.11.2018|Vreme
The UK?s most comprehensive picture yet of how the climate could change over the next century has been launched today by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.?Using the latest science from the Met Office and around the world, the UK Climate Projections 2018 illustrate a range of future climate scenarios until 2100 ? showing increasing summer temperatures, more extreme weather and rising sea levels are all on the horizon and urgent international action is needed.
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New national guidance for public information and warnings - Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
27.11.2018|Vreme
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience recently published the Public Information and Warnings Handbook ? the authoritative national guide for those who provide warnings before, during and after emergencies. The handbook outlines evidence-based, nationally agreed principles and provides guidance on developing and issuing warnings.?The handbook was developed collaboratively with cross-sector input from Australian and international experts. It responds to Recommendation 2 of the 2014 National Review of Warnings and Information (ANZEMC 2015), to advance a national approach through improved knowledge management.
WMO Update: 75-80% chance of El Niño within next 3 months
27.11.2018|Vreme
There is a 75-80% chance of an El Ni?o developing by February 2019, although it is not expected to be a strong event, according to the?latest update from the World Meteorological Organization?(WMO). Sea surface temperatures are already at weak El Ni?o levels in part of the tropical Pacific, although the corresponding atmospheric patterns have not yet materialized.
TMS determines to promote National Framework for Climate Services - Tanzania Meteorological Services
22.11.2018|Vreme
On 21/11/2018, Dar es Salaam, the Director General of Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) Dr. Agnes Kijazi officiated the opening of Tanzanian Meteorological Society (TMS) workshop, on promoting the implementation of NFCS.
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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere reach new record
22.11.2018|Vreme
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is no sign of a reversal in this trend, which is driving long-term climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and more extreme weather.
ââNúmero Anterior - RELAMPAGO: safari de tormentas en Argentina - Servicio Meteorologico Nacional
21.11.2018|Vreme
Lluvias torrenciales con inundaciones repentinas, vientos destructivos acompa?ados de tornados, granizo de gran di?metro, intensa actividad el?ctrica, son algunos de los fen?menos meteorol?gicos caracter?sticos de la zona conocida como SESA (Sudeste de Sudam?rica), identificada como una de ?las regiones con las tormentas m?s severas de todo el planeta.
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China held celebrating activities to mark 30th anniversary of IPCC - China Meteorological Administration
21.11.2018|Vreme
On November 9, the 30th anniversary celebrating activity of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is held in Beijing, China. This event looks back the contribution made by China to international climate change assessment, which is co-hosted by China Meteorological Administration, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Engineering. About 400 representatives and experts from sectors, institutions of China attended this event.
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