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61st issue of the TCC News - Japan Meteorological Agency
28.9.2020|Vreme
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released the 61st issue of the TCC News on the TCC website.?This issue covers:?- Climate Characteristics of Record-heavy Rain and Record-low Sunshine Durations in Japan in July 2020?- TCC's forecasting gridded dataset FAQ.?Read more >>
75th UN General Assembly spotlights Climate Action
24.9.2020|Vreme
The need for climate action to underpin sustainable development and COVID-19 recovery plans features high on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly, marking the 75th anniversary of the organization. Its theme is ?The Future we Want, the UN we Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism.?
World Maritime Day calls for a Sustainable Blue Economy
24.9.2020|Vreme
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24 September celebrates World Maritime Day, with the theme for 2020 ?Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet? providing an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations? Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
WMO verifies -69.6°C Greenland temperature as Northern hemisphere record
23.9.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization has recognized a temperature of -69.6?C (-93.3?F) at an automatic weather station in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the lowest ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.?The temperature record was uncovered after nearly 30 years by ?climate detectives? with the WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes. It eclipses the value of -67.8?C recorded at the Russian sites of Verkhoyanksk (February 1892) and Oimekon (January 1933). The world?s lowest temperature record, of -89.2?C (-128.6?F) on 21 July 1983, is held by the high-altitude Vostok weather station in Antarctica.
Arctic sea ice minimum is 2nd lowest on record
22.9.2020|Vreme
Arctic sea ice ? a key climate change indicator - has reached its annual minimum extent after the summer melt season. It was the second lowest extent only after the record low observed in 2012.
2020 hurricane season exhausts regular list of names
21.9.2020|Vreme
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so active that it has?exhausted the regular list of storm names. The Greek alphabet is being used for only the second time on record
FOCUS-Africa launched
21.9.2020|Vreme
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WMO and 20 partners have held the kick-off meeting to launch FOCUS-Africa - Fully Optimized User Centric?Climate Services Value Chain for Southern Africa - a four-year 7 million Euro initiative funded by the European Commission.
Medicane hits Greece
18.9.2020|Vreme
Greece is being impacted by a so-called Medicane (MEDIterranean hurriCANE), bringing high winds and waves and torrential rain and the risk of flooding.
Hurricane Sally causes major flooding as 2020 season exhausts list of names
17.9.2020|Vreme
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so active that it has nearly exhausted the regular list of storm names. If this happens, the Greek alphabet will be used for only the second time on record
Ozone for Life: 35 years of ozone layer protection
16.9.2020|Vreme
This year, the world marks the 35th anniversary of the world?s most successful environmental agreement which has enabled the gradual recovery of the Earth?s protective ozone layer.
Northern hemisphere summer marked by heat and fires
15.9.2020|Vreme
The Northern hemisphere had its hottest summer and hottest August on record?in 2020, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Active 2020 hurricane season exhausts regular list of names
15.9.2020|Vreme
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so active that it has nearly exhausted the regular list of storm names. If this happens, the Greek alphabet will be used for only the second time on record
Monthly Weather Summary - August 2020 - Kingdom of Bahrain
14.9.2020|Vreme
August 2020 goes on record as the fourth hottest August ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902 and it is equaled to August 2015 in temperatures. The mean temperature of the month was 36.1?C which is 2.1?C above the long-term normal for August and this goes on record as the fourth highest mean temperatures for August since 1902. This is the same as August 2015 and exceeded by August 2017 with a record of 36.6?C, August 1998 with a record of 36.5?C, August 2016 with a record of 36.4?C.
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UN Secretary-General launches United in Science report
11.9.2020|Vreme
United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres launched the high-level multi-agency United in Science report on 9 September with yet another appeal for urgent climate action to ?ensure a liveable planet for this and future generations.??
United in Science report: Climate Change has not stopped for COVID19
9.9.2020|Vreme
Climate change has not stopped for COVID19. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at record levels and continue to increase. Emissions are heading in the direction of pre-pandemic levels following a temporary decline caused by the lockdown and economic slowdown. The world is set to see its warmest five years on record ? in a trend which is likely to continue - and is not on track to meet agreed targets to keep global temperature increase well below 2 ?C or at 1.5 ?C above pre-industrial levels.
Where does the heat go?
7.9.2020|Vreme
The first comprehensive assessment of where the Earth?s excess heat is accumulating has been released by the Global Climate Observing System, co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission-UNESCO, International Science Council and United Nations Environment Programme.
International Day of Clean Air targets air pollution
7.9.2020|Vreme
The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is being celebrated on 7 September to boost cooperation to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all.
Extreme summer impacts ice shelves and glaciers
2.9.2020|Vreme
Summer 2020 had a major impact on ice shelves and glaciers in the Northern hemisphere. WMO?s?Global Cryosphere Watch?network has prepared a?report of the main events, based on contributions from different partners.
South East Europe gets new flash flood App
1.9.2020|Voda
Flash floods are among the most dangerous of all natural hazards. They are hydrometeorological phenomena with enough power to change the course of rivers, bury houses in mud, and sweep away or destroy whatever is in their path in a very short time after the observable causative event, and that is why they present a forecast challenge.
South East Europe gets new flash flood App
1.9.2020|Voda
Flash floods are among the most dangerous of all natural hazards. They are hydrometeorological phenomena with enough power to change the course of rivers, bury houses in mud, and sweep away or destroy whatever is in their path in a very short time after the observable causative event, and that is why they present a forecast challenge.
