Novice/Vreme
Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season ends
1.12.2020|Vreme
The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on 30 November with a record-breaking 30 named tropical storms, including 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes. There were 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States.
This is the most storms on record, surpassing the 28 from 2005, and the second-highest number of hurricanes on record.
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South America Regional Association elects officers, prioritizes ocean
1.12.2020|Vreme
A virtual session of WMO Regional Association III took place from November 25-27,? with the participation of 127 people. Yolanda Gonzalez Hernandez, Permanent Representative of Colombia, and Raul Rodas Franco, Permanent Representative of Paraguay, were elected respectively president and vice president of RA-III.
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South American Members Prioritise the Ocean
30.11.2020|Vreme
As a special side event at a session of the Regional Association for South America (RAIII),?Members and up to 100 external participants joined to discuss ocean priorities ? focussing on developing a cooperation roadmap. This was timely on the eve of the?UN Ocean Decade of Science for Sustainable Development?(2021 to 2030)?and with line-up of eminent South American?meteorological and oceanographic?professionals.??
Nineteenth session of the North Eurasia Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF-19) - Roshydromet
27.11.2020|Vreme
The North Eurasian Climate Center held the 19th session of NEACOF-19 on the basis of Internet resources at the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, (Moscow) from
17 to 18 November 2020.?The forum was attended by representatives of the WMO Secretariat, representatives of the Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, experts and scientists on climate forecasting and research from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, the Norwegian Meteorological Service, the German Weather Service, the Main Geophysical...
WMO welcomes launch of new ocean-monitoring satellite
25.11.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization has welcomed the successful launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite. Its high-precision measurements of Earth?s oceans from space will provide crucial information about sea level rise and critical inputs for weather forecasting.
The fundamental contribution from the new satellite will be ensuring continuity in the long-term climate data record on sea-level, supporting policy decisions on mitigation. adaptation and climate impacts - underpinned by science. Sea level rise is a key indicator of climate change and...
Landmark Data Conference sets the scene for change
24.11.2020|Vreme
Geneva, 24 November 2020 (WMO) ? A landmark Data Conference convened by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has set the scene for a comprehensive modernization of the roles, rules and requirements for the international exchange of observations and other data which measure the pulse of the planet.
The virtual Data Conference brought together more than 1,200 participants from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, the private sector, space agencies, global data providers and users, academia and international and development partner organizations. In terms of attendance,...
Carbon dioxide levels continue at record levels, despite COVID-19 lockdown
23.11.2020|Vreme
The industrial slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has not curbed record levels of greenhouse gases which are trapping heat in the atmosphere, increasing temperatures and driving more extreme weather, ice melt, sea-level rise and ocean acidification, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Arctic Climate Forum expects above normal winter temperatures
20.11.2020|Vreme
Above normal temperatures and precipitation are expected across most of the Arctic region for ?November-January 2020/2021, according to a new seasonal climate outlook produced at the sixth?session of Arctic Climate Forum.
World Toilet Day: Sustainable sanitation and climate change
19.11.2020|Vreme
World Toilet Day on 19 November is a United Nations Observance that raises awareness of the importance of safely managed sanitation and the fact that 4.2 billion people currently have no access to this.
East Asia winter Climate Outlook Forum predicts near-normal or stronger-than-normal monsoon
18.11.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) actively supports the activities of the Regional Climate Outlook Forum (RCOF), which brings together experts to produce seasonal, regional climate predictions and information. By bringing together countries with common climatological characteristics, these RCOFs ensure consistency in the access to and interpretation of climate information. The East Asia Winter Climate Outlook Forum (EASCOF) is one such RCOF, which was jointly established by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), and Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring (NAMEM) in 2012.
Impact-based forecast and warning services training in Solomon Islands
18.11.2020|Vreme
A five-day?World Meteorological Organization?(WMO)?Workshop on Impact-Based?Forecast?and Warning System?(IBFWS)?was organized?in Honiara, Solomon Islands.?The training workshop is?funded?through?the Climate Risk Early Warning System?(CREWS) fund?for the South East Asia and Pacific Small Islands States, and?is a follow-up from?the?regional?IBFWS Workshop for the Pacific Small Island Developing States of WMO RA V, which was conducted in September 2019.?This?Workshop is the initiative of the Solomon Islands Government, suported by?WMO.?It?is?attended by?over?30 particpants from?Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS)?and?stakeholder?organizations.?
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Tie for most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. Western wildfires continue to set new records - NOAA
18.11.2020|Vreme
For October, the?average contiguous U.S. temperature?was 54.4?F, 0.3?F above the 20th-century average. This ranked in the middle third of the 126-year period of record. For the year-to-date, the?contiguous U.S. average temperature?was 57.0?F, 2.1?F above average, and tied with 2006 for seventh warmest in the historical record.?The?October precipitation total?for the contiguous U.S. was 2.16 inches, exactly average, and ranked in the middle third of the historical record. For the year-to-date, the?contiguous U.S. precipitation total?was 26.30 inches, 0.94 inch above average, and ranked in the wettest third of the January-October record.?
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BoletÃn N°7 - Condiciones de tiempo esperadas para Centroamérica CRRH SICA
18.11.2020|Vreme
Los Servicios Meteorol?gicos e Hidrol?gicos Nacionales (SMHN) miembros del Comit? Regional de Recursos Hidr?ulicos est?n dando seguimiento al Hurac?n IOTA, el cual se encuentra sobre Nicaragua y contin?a perdiendo fuerza, se espera este mismo d?a pueda convertirse en Tormenta.A las 09:00 am. hora de Centroam?rica, el ojo del hurac?n Iota fue localizado cerca de la latitud 13.7 Norte, longitud 85.2 Oeste. Iota se est? moviendo hacia el oeste a 19 km/h, se pronostica que contin?e hacia el oeste durante el d?a, posteriormente se mover? al sur de Honduras y se disipar? en el transcurso del mi?rcoles sobre territorio salvadore?o.
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Successive tropical cyclones cause devastation
17.11.2020|Vreme
Back-to-back?tropical cyclones have caused massive destruction and impacted millions of people in Central America and parts of Southeast Asia, underlining?once again the threats posed by tropical cyclones to life and property and socio-economic well-being?and the need for the global level coordination and cooperation under the umbrella of WMO.
South West Indian Ocean Countries Strengthen Early Warning Systems
17.11.2020|Vreme
South West Indian Ocean countries have launched a new five-year project to improve operational forecasting and multi-hazard early warning systems in a region which is exposed to climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather and has suffered an increase in the frequency and intensity of climate-related shocks in recent decades.
State of the Climate 2020 - Bureau of Meteorology - Australian Government
16.11.2020|Vreme
The Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO play an important role in monitoring, analysing?and communicating observed and future changes in Australia?s climate. This sixth biennial State of the Climate report draws on the latest climate research, encompassing observations, analyses and projections to describe year-to-year variability and longer-term changes in Australia?s climate. The report is a synthesis of the science informing our understanding of climate in Australia and includes new information about Australia?s climate of the past, present and future. The science informs a range of economic, environmental and social decision-making by governments, industries and communities.
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A framework for research linking weather, climate and COVID-19
13.11.2020|Vreme
A framework for research linking weather, climate and COVID-19 has been published in Nature Communication. The paper follows the WMO co-sponsored Virtual Symposium on Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic held in early August.
Worldâs deadliest tropical cyclone was 50 years ago
12.11.2020|Vreme
It is the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Bhola, the world?s deadliest known tropical cyclone which killed up to 500 000 people in what is now Bangladesh. It prompted calls for action to prevent a repeat of such a catastrophic loss of life and ultimately laid the foundations of WMO?s Tropical Cyclone Programme.https://trello.com/b/2HvMthoS/tropical-cyclones
The northeastern regions of Libya have been affected by weather extremes on Saturday 7 November, 2020 - NMC of Libya
11.11.2020|Vreme
Weather extremes have affected the northeastern regions of Libya on Saturday 7 / 11 / 2020. Heavy rain hit the areas of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar causing floods. The rainfall rates ranged from 85 ? 110 mm in Shahat, Al-Bayda and Al-Abraq, including the far eastern coast, where it exceeded 40 mm, and accompanied by north-western winds exceeding 30 knots. The flooding caused material damages to buildings, electricity and telecommunication networks. The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issued and disseminated an early warning 48 hours before these extremes occurred.?
Caribbean has record-breaking heat season
9.11.2020|Vreme
A number of heat records were broken in the Caribbean in 2020. Notably, in September, Dominica, Grenada and Puerto Rico broke their national/territorial all-time high temperature records. On September 15th, Canefield in Dominica recorded a daytime high temperature of 35.7?C. One day later, Point Salines in Grenada recorded 34?C. According to the US National Weather Service, Aguirre in Puerto Rico recorded 100?F (37.8?C) on September 17th . The Caribbean Heat Season, the time of the year during which most heatwaves occur, has since 1995 been from May to October since about 1995. The peak period occurs during the months of August and September when high humidity coupled with reduced wind speeds increases heat discomfort.?
