Novice/Vreme
A warm 2018 with the strike of Mangkhut - Hong Kong Observatory
9.1.2019|Vreme
Globally, according to the World Meteorological Organization's preliminary assessment, 2018 is on course to be the fourth warmest year on record. Over the Arctic, sea-ice extent was well below average throughout 2018 and reached record-low levels in the first two months of the year. Various extreme weather events continued to wreak havoc in different parts of the world in 2018, including heatwaves in large parts of Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Japan and the Korean Peninsula, cold spells in parts of Europe and Morocco, severe drought in Uruguay, northern and central Argentina, eastern Australia and large parts of Europe.
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Argo ocean floats achieve 2 million profiles in 20 years
8.1.2019|Vreme
An international effort delivering an unsurpassed look at changes occurring in the ocean worldwide has achieved a major milestone as it marks its 20th anniversary. The Argo programme, which incorporates about 4,000 floats worldwide, delivered its two millionth profile of physical and chemical data from the world?s oceans.?
Andorra joins WMO
7.1.2019|Vreme
The Principality of Andorra has become the 192nd Member of WMO. ?The small, landlocked? nation, situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains, will become the 51st country in WMO?s Regional Association for Europe (RAVI).
Monthly Weather Summary - December 2018 - Kingdom of Bahrain
7.1.2019|Vreme
December 2018, was warmer than normal in temperatures with below average precipitation and relative humidities.?The mean temperature of the month was 21.6?C which is 2.4?C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the third highest mean temperatures for the month of December since 1902 and exceeded by December 2001 with a record of 22.5?C and December 1998 with a record of 22.3?C.
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Ishigakijima recognized as a long-term observing station by WMO - Japan Meteorological Agency
7.1.2019|Vreme
The Ishigakijima Meteorological Office ? a facility of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) located in southern Japan ? was recognized by WMO as a long-term observing station in 2017 after over 120 years of ongoing meteorological observations there. The Office was established on 5 December 1896 and has hosted meteorological observation work ever since.
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Year 2018 was warm and dry - Finnish Meteorological Institute
7.1.2019|Vreme
Year 2018 will be remembered for its particularly warm and dry summer.?
- Year 2018 is one of the top ten hottest years ever recorded.?
- The growing period's thermal time sum was record high.?
- Dry summer kept the annual rainfall historically low at several?observation stations.?
RSMC Tokyo for Nowcasting began operation - Japan Meteorological Agency
20.12.2018|Vreme
RSMC Tokyo for Nowcasting, which was designated at the sixty-ninth session of the Executive Council of the WMO, began its operation establishing the following website on 20 December 2018 to supply National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the Asia and Pacific regions with graphical nowcasting products for improving capacity for disaster risk reduction.?
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RSMC Tokyo for Nowcasting began operation - Japan Meteorological Agency
20.12.2018|Vreme
RSMC Tokyo for Nowcasting, which was designated at the sixty-ninth session of the Executive Council of the WMO, began its operation establishing the following website on 20 December 2018 to supply National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the Asia and Pacific regions with graphical nowcasting products for improving capacity for disaster risk reduction.?
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Coastal flooding forecasts strengthened in Caribbean
18.12.2018|Vreme
An operational system has been developed on the island of Hispaniola to produce and disseminate new early warning information on coastal flooding, which will help save lives and protect property in low-lying, populated coastal areas. There is potential to enhance this early warning platform in the future and to extend it to other Caribbean nations.
Climate science and action showcased at COP24
17.12.2018|Vreme
Climate science took centre stage as the annual United Nations climate change negotiations, which heard repeated calls for action to rein in global temperature increases or risk irreversible impacts.
Science takes centre-stage at COP24
14.12.2018|Vreme
Climate science took centre stage as the annual United Nations climate change negotiations, which heard repeated calls for action to rein in global temperature increases or risk irreversible impacts.
Centennial recognition for 'Memories of Weather' - UK Met Office
13.12.2018|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially designated six Met Office observing sites across the UK as ?Centennial Stations?. They join a global network of sites that have been recognised by the WMO for recording reliable observations for over 100 years.?Through the decades, the robust observations from these sites have been a vital contribution to the climatological record for the UK: they are our ?memory of the weather?. These stations tell a unique story of recent climate.
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Support grows for early warning systems initiative
12.12.2018|Vreme
Switzerland ?has announced a major contribution to an international initiative to strengthen early warning systems in vulnerable low-income countries? to support climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. The announcement of? 9 million Swiss francs in new funding came at the United Nations climate change conference in Katowice, Poland (COP24).
Aemet promueve la Cooperación en Materia de Formación en MeteorologÃa - AEMET
11.12.2018|Vreme
Del 20 al 22 de noviembre ha tenido lugar en Lima (Per?) la primera reuni?n de directores de los Centros Regionales de Formaci?n de la Organizaci?n Meteorol?gica Mundial para elaborar un plan estrat?gico de formaci?n y capacitaci?n para la regi?n Iberoamericana.?Tradicionalmente la Agencia Estatal de Meteorolog?a (AEMET) ha tenido una intensa vocaci?n por la cooperaci?n internacional al desarrollo, incluso mucho antes de que su Estatuto recogiera ?sta entre sus competencias. Precisamente, entre las l?neas estrat?gicas de la cooperaci?n internacional de AEMET, la capacitaci?n y formaci?n, ha sido de especial relevancia.
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FY-2H and FY-3D meteorological satellites are officially delivered - China Meteorological Administration
11.12.2018|Vreme
On November 30, FY-2H and FY-3D satellites have been officially delivered to China Meteorological Administration (CMA).?These two satellites have crystallized the latest achievements made in China?s independent scientific innovation, which will further enhance the integrated observation and application service capabilities of China?s meteorological satellites. In the meanwhile, as the member of global earth observation operational satellite sequence, they will play an instrumental role in serving ?Belt and Road? Initiative and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
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Inaugural Leadership and Management Programme for Senior Management of NMHS in RA II and RA V - Meteorological Service Singapore
11.12.2018|Vreme
Developing leadership and management skills of senior management of NMHS has been identified as a priority of WMO. In support of such training needs, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) sponsored and conducted the inaugural Leadership and Management Programme for Senior Management of NMHS in RA II and RA V in Singapore on 10 ? 14 September 2018. The Programme was organised in collaboration with the WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South West Pacific and the WMO Education and Training Office (ETO).?
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World Adaptation Science Programme launched
10.12.2018|Vreme
The World Adaptation Science Programme was officially launched at COP24 at an event sponsored by UN Environment, WMO, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Green Climate Fund.
Side event showcases IG3IS
10.12.2018|Vreme
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high and emissions are expected to rise this year. Climate action to reduce emissions is therefore more urgent than ever and requires more tools at national and sub-national level to support effective and efficient actions.
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.
