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Argentina's Celeseo Saulo is first female Secretary-General of World Meteo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Saulo was appointed after receiving the requisite two-thirds majority of votes from delegates at the quadrennial World Meteorological Congress, the top decision-making body of the 193-Member WMO, according to an official release.
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IMD director Mohapatra elected third Vice-President of World Meteorologica
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Announcing the news on its official Twitter handle, the UN body wrote, "Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of @Indiametdept has been elected Third Vice-President of WMO at #MeteoWorld. We congratulate all the new office holders".
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National Centre of Meteorology participates in World Meteorological Congre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered a keynote address reiterating the UAE's full support for the Early Warning Systems for All Initiative.
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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost USD4 trillion over last 50
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Over two million deaths and USD4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged by man-made global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
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Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the heat in Europe exceeded 15,000 in total across Spain, Germany, the UK, France, and Portugal.
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WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Droughts, floods and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars. Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting of some European glaciers was, literally, off the charts.
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2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: UN agency
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The average global temperature in 2022 was about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.27] °C above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels. 2022 is the 8th consecutive year (2015-2022) that annual global temperatures have reached at least 1°C above pre-industrial levels, according to all datasets compile
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WMO releases 'tell-tale signs' of extreme weather conditions around world
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The events of 2022 once again underlined the clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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Extreme weather in China highlights climate change impacts and need for ea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Extreme weather - record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall - have battered China since June.
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Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year: WMO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 27 (ANI): Millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already "suffered the longest drought in 40 years," and parts of the region are bracing for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported.
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