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New international coalition to combat sand and dust storms
6.9.2019|Vreme
A new international coalition has been launched to strengthen coordinated action on sand and dust storms, which have damaging impacts on human health, the environment and key economic sectors in many countries around the world.?WMO is one of the partners in the coalition, which includes the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Environment (UNEP), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank - among other institutions.
Hurricane Dorian causes devastation in Bahamas
6.9.2019|Vreme
Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas, wreaked massive devastation and?loss of life. It intensified rapidly into a top-level Category 5 on 1 September and then remained stationary over the Caribbean nation, with destructive winds, storm surge and rain.?
57th issue of the TCC News - Japan Meteorological Agency
4.9.2019|Vreme
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released the 57th issue of the TCC News on its website.?This issue covers:?Commencement of Two-week Temperature Forecast Provision? /? Sea Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk in the 2018/2019 Winter Season? /?Kosa (Aeolian dust) Events over Japan in January - June 2019 / TCC Experts Visit Mongolia? /?Visit to TCC by staff from the Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG) .
Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas
3.9.2019|Vreme
Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas, wreaked massive devastation as well as loss of life. It intensified rapidly into a top-level Category 5 on 1 September and then remained stationary over the Caribbean nation, with destructive winds, storm surge and rain.?
WMO seasonal update indicates above-average temperatures
2.9.2019|Vreme
Average sea surface and land temperatures across large parts of the world are forecast to be above normal in September-November, despite the expected absence of a full-blown El Ni?o event, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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CMA: Review of regional sand and dust storm centre
29.8.2019|Vreme
Every year, when there is busy season for sand and dust storm, large scale weather of this kind will pose huge hazards to human health and property. People residing in sandstorm-affected areas urgently call for establishing regional and specialized monitoring and warning center, and Regional Specialized Meteorological Center with activity specialization on Atmospheric Sand and Dust Forecast (RSMC-ASDF) of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) came into being.
Widespread fires harm global climate, environment
28.8.2019|Vreme
Fires that are raging in the Amazon rainforest are compounding the stress on the global climate and environment already unleashed by exceptional fires in the Arctic. There are also widespread fires in parts of tropical Africa.??
UN chief appeals to G7 leaders for strong climate action
28.8.2019|Vreme
People all over the world are calling for a shift towards a greener, cleaner future, according to UN?Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres, stressing that ?we have the tools to address the climate emergency, but we need more political will.??
WMO supports LAC Climate Week
28.8.2019|Vreme
Around?4,000 people from all over the region and many other countries participated in the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week that heard calls for more ambition and stronger collaboration among all levels of government, the private sector and civil society to implement the national climate plans (known as Nationally Determined Contribution, or "NDCs") and to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
BMKG (Indonesia) breaks the national record of manually drawing 365 streamline maps in a day
26.8.2019|Vreme
As a part of activities to commemorate the 72nd Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Day (HMKG), BMKG has organized a unique, educational, and creative activity to create 365 streamline maps in only 1 hour 45 minutes involving 365 participants consisting of BMKG staff who are still active, lecturers, and students of BMKG School of Meteorology.
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NOAA: Assessing the Global Climate in July 2019
16.8.2019|Vreme
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?(NOAA) reports that July was the?warmest month on record for the globe.?
The global land and ocean surface temperature departure from average for July 2019 was the highest for the month of July, making it the warmest month overall in the 140-year NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. The year-to-date temperature for 2019 tied with 2017 as the second warmest January?July on record.
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NOAA: International authoritative climate report states 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record
13.8.2019|Vreme
International Authoritative Climate Report states 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record.
Major indicators of climate change continued to reflect trends consistent with a warming planet.
A new?State of the Climate?report confirmed that 2018 was the fourth warmest year in records dating to the mid-1800s.
JMAâs Tokyo 2020 Weather Portal Website for Olympic and Paralympic Games
9.8.2019|Vreme
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has launched a portal website for access to weather information for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020 and from 25 August to 6 September 2020, respectively.??Tokyo 2020 Weather Portal?
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IPCC climate change and land report marks critical contribution to global effort
8.8.2019|Vreme
The first-ever comprehensive scientific assessment of the links between land and climate change is a critical contribution to efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions,?tackle the impacts of global warming and protect?food security, the World Meteorological Organization said today.
Monthly Weather Summary - July 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
6.8.2019|Vreme
July 2019 goes on record as the third hottest July ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902. The mean temperature of the month was 36.0?C which is 2.1?C above the long-term normal for July and this goes on record as the third highest mean temperatures for the month of July since 1902. This is same as July 2012 & 2016 and exceeded by July 2017 with a record of 36.9?C and July 2018 with a record of 36.2?C.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 39.5?C which is 1.5?C above the long-term normal. Note that the highest mean maximum monthly temperatures in Bahrain was 42.1?C recorded in July 2017.
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July matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began
5.8.2019|Vreme
According to?new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, July matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began.
July equalled, and maybe surpassed, the hottest month in recorded history
1.8.2019|Vreme
According to?new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, July at least equalled, if not surpassed, the hottest month in recorded history. This follows the warmest ever June on record.
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration
1.8.2019|Vreme
The Geo-KOMPSAT-2A (located in 128.2?E) geostationary meteorological satellite managed by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) began operation at 00 UTC on 25 July 2019, continuing the COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) mission of strengthening Korea?s capability to monitor the atmospheric environment over the Asia-Pacific region. Geo-KOMPSAT-2A data and images are now available through the?NMSC webpage.?
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GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation
1.8.2019|Vreme
The KMA expects that the Geo-KOMPSAT-2A will contribute to?monitor?weather-related disasters in its early stages over the Asia-Pacific region, and will be also utilized in various fields such as climate change monitoring and hydrology.?
July heatwave has multiple impacts
31.7.2019|Vreme
For the second time in one month, Europe is witnessing a widespread and intense heatwave.?Many new records have been set in countries including Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands as temperatures?passed the 40? Celsius mark. The United Kingdom saw its hottest July day on record.
