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Strengthening severe weather forecasting in South and Southeast Asia
12.2.2021|Vreme
A 12-day online workshop on Severe Weather and Impact-Based Warning Services was conducted to strengthen capacity and resilience in South and South East Asia.
WMO, in collaboration with the Asia Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARRCC) programme, delivered a virtual training from 1 to 12 February to 45 operational forecasters from 13 National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in South and Southeast Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lao People?s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam). The...
Strengthening severe weather forecasting capabilities in South and Southeast Asia
12.2.2021|Vreme
A 12-day online workshop on Severe Weather and Impact-Based Warning Services was conducted to strengthen capacity and resilience in South and South East Asia.
WMO, in collaboration with the Asia Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARRCC) programme, delivered a virtual training from 1 to 12 February to 45 operational forecasters from 13 National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in South and Southeast Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lao People?s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam). The...
Brookings blog: Invest in observations
11.2.2021|Vreme
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CMA observation quality management system passed ISO9001 certification - China Meteorological Administration
9.2.2021|Vreme
In December, 2020, meteorological observation quality management system of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) passed the overall certification audit of China Quality Certificate Centre (CQC), and obtained ISO9001 certificate on December 29?2020. This system was established on the basis of Guide to the Implementation of Quality Management Systems for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and Other Relevant Service Providers rolled out by World Meteorological Organization (WMO).?The scope of the certification covers 31 provincial (autonomous regions, municipalities)...
Monthly Weather Summary - January 2021 - Kingdom of Bahrain
9.2.2021|Vreme
January 2021 was warmer than normal in temperatures and below-average precipitation.?The mean temperature of the month was 19.0?C which is 1.5?C above the long-term normal for January and this goes on record as the fifth-highest mean monthly temperatures for January since 1902. This is same as January 1953 and 1999 and exceeded by January 2019 with a record of 19.7?C, January 2004 with a record of 19.6?C, January 2010 with a record of 19.2?C and January 1947 with a record of 19.1?C.
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La Niña has peaked, but impacts continue
9.2.2021|Vreme
The 2020-2021 La Nin?a event has passed its peak, but impacts on temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns continue, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Despite the general cooling influence of La Ni?a events, land temperatures are expected to be above-normal for most parts of the globe in February-April 2021.
La Ni?a appears to have peaked in October-November as a moderate strength event. There is a 65% likelihood that it will persist during February-April, with a 70% chance that the tropical Pacific will return to ENSO-neutral conditions by...
Sand and dust storm hits Europe
8.2.2021|Vreme
A major intrusion of sand and dust from the Sahara transformed skies and the landscape over Europe on the weekend of 6-7 February, with far-reaching impacts for the environment and health. It once again highlighted the importance of accurate forecasts and warnings of this transboundary hazard.
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Sand and dust storm impacts Europe
8.2.2021|Vreme
A major intrusion of sand and dust from the Sahara transformed skies and the landscape over Europe on the weekend of 6-7 February, with far-reaching impacts for the environment and health. It once again highlighted the importance of accurate forecasts and warnings of this transboundary hazard.
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Sailing for Science
2.2.2021|Vreme
A new era of sailing for science is beginning, with support for vital ocean observations from the high-profile round-the-world Vend?e Globe yacht race.
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Météo-France éclaire le climat en France jusquâen 2100
2.2.2021|Vreme
M?t?o-France a produit de nouvelles projections climatiques de r?f?rence en France. Ce nouveau jeu de projections ? l??chelle des r?gions m?tropolitaines est disponible sur le site DRIAS. Il permet ? nos soci?t?s de mieux anticiper et de s?adapter.?Le climat a d?j? chang? -?En France, la hausse des temp?ratures a atteint 1,7 ?C depuis 1900 et s?est acc?l?r?e ces derni?res d?cennies. Les cons?quences sur notre territoire s?accentueront in?vitablement d?ici 2050.?Si nous ne renfor?ons pas assez nos actions de lutte contre le changement climatique, le r?chauffement pourrait ?tre...
Insights in Climate Science
29.1.2021|Vreme
A spate of recent reports has highlighted accelerating climate change indicators, amid mounting popular and political momentum for more ambitious climate action.
Ten New Insights into Climate Science, published by the WMO co-sponsored World Climate Research Programme, Future Earth and the Earth League, provided a synthesis of the latest findings for policy and society.
These included:
Improved models strengthen support for ambitious emission cuts to meet the Paris Agreement targets
Emissions from thawing permafrost is likely to be worse than expected
Deforestation is degrading...
New funding and strategic plan boosts Haitiâs Hydro-Meteorological Service
28.1.2021|Vreme
WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti?s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts in the western hemisphere?s most impoverished nation.
The Climate Risk and Early Warning Services Initiative Haiti project was launched on 27 January to improve forecasts and early warnings of hazards such as hurricanes, floods and droughts which regularly impact the vulnerable Caribbean nation.
WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas said early warning systems...
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility: Filling the data gaps for effective adaptation investments
28.1.2021|Vreme
Over the last two days, more than 30 global leaders joined the Climate Adaptation Summit calling for urgent action to drive a decisive shift towards climate resilient development.
The climate crisis threatens to push 130 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 while the world is confronted with the COVID-19 crisis. To reach adaptation action at scale, it will need to be at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery.
Among the several challenges and urgent needs highlighted in the Summit, early warnings and climate information were deemed as a priority.
UN Secretary General Antonio...
Climate Adaptation Summit, 25 â 26 January 2021
28.1.2021|Vreme
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility: Filling the data gaps for effective adaptation investments
Over the last two days, more than 30 global leaders joined the Climate Adaptation Summit calling for urgent action to drive a decisive shift towards climate resilient development.
The climate crisis threatens to push 130 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 while the world is confronted with the COVID-19 crisis. To reach adaptation action at scale, it will need to be at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery.
Among the several challenges and urgent needs highlighted in the...
Monitoring & Assessment Center for GHSs & Carbon Neutrality of CMA established - China Meteorological Administration
27.1.2021|Vreme
On January 22, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) held the workshop on carbon neutrality and scientific issues, namely?establishment of Monitoring & Assessment Center for GHSs & Carbon Neutrality. Mr. Yu Rucong, Deputy Administrator of CMA attended this meeting. 15 academicians from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, experts from CMA, relevant scientific research institutes, and institutions of higher education, and directors from departments like Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and others engaged...
Meteorological support for arctic-alpine trial flight of C919 - China Meteorological Administration
27.1.2021|Vreme
At 8:28 a.m. on January 7, C919 airliner took off under the condition of -35? at Hulunbuir Dongshan International Airport in Inner Mongolia. On January 8 and 14, the same scenario played out twice. After this crucial link, the 22-day arctic-alpine trial flight was rounded off.?This trial flight is a mandatory phase for C919 to acquire TC certificate. C919 should pass a series of experiments, which would put to test the functions, and performance of all its systems and facilities under extreme cold meteorological conditions. Takeoff during the daytime for three times when the temperature...
Climate Adaptation Summit: Invest in early warnings and early action
26.1.2021|Vreme
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Covid-19 and climate dominate Davos Agenda
26.1.2021|Vreme
The COVID-19 pandemic and climate risks dominate the 2021 Davos Agenda hosted by the World Economic Forum and bringing together global decision-makers and influencers.
WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas joined a top-level panel on 26 January on Climate Adaptation for Resilience on 26 January to discuss what policies, practices and partnerships are needed to integrate climate adaptation measures into corporate & government strategies. The event also served as the official closure of the Adaptation Summit.
Adaptation Summit host, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, highlighted...
Tropical Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique
22.1.2021|Vreme
Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall early morning on 23 January near Mozambique's city of Beira, causing widespread damage and flooding on a long swathe of coastline and impacting an area still recovering from Cyclone Idai. Neighbouring southern African nations are also being hit by torrential rainfall and flooding from Eloise, which weakened to a tropical storm after landfall.
Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall at Category 1 strength, with winds of 140 km/h and gusts up to 160 km/h, according to Mozambique?s National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) and?WMO?s Regional Specialized...
Tropical Cyclone Eloise threatens Mozambique
22.1.2021|Vreme
Tropical Cyclone Eloise is intensifying and is expected to make landfall at 0300 UTC on 23 January in Mozambique, as the equivalent of a category 2 strength on the Saffir Simpson scale.
It will bring hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and the risk of coastal flooding, with widespread humanitarian impacts, and underlines once again the importance of WMO?s efforts to strengthen early warnings and build resilience, especially in vulnerable countries on the frontline of climate change.
Eloise impacted Madagascar before crossing the Mozambican Channel, killing at least one person and...
