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WMO will verify temperature of 54.4°C in California, USA
18.8.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization will verify a temperature reading of 54.4?C (130?F), recorded at Death Valley, Caliifornia, on 16 August amid an intense and extensive heatwave on the west coast of the USA . If validated, it would be the highest temperature on Earth since 1931 and third hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet.
WMO pays tribute to Konrad Steffen
18.8.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization is greatly saddened by?the tragic and untimely loss of Konrad ?Koni? Steffen. He was one of the world?s leading authorities on climate change and the Greenland ice sheet. He fell to his death, aged 68, in one of the many crevasses which have appeared because of melting ice.
Monthly Weather Summary - July 2020 - Kingdom of Bahrain
6.8.2020|Vreme
July 2020 goes on record as the hottest July ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902 and it is equaled to July 2017 in mean temperatures.?The mean temperature of the month was 36.9?C which is 3.0?C above the long-term normal for July and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for July since 1902. This is the same as July 2017.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 41.8?C which is 3.8?C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the second highest mean temperatures for July since 1946. Note that the highest mean monthly maximum temperature for July was 42.1?C recorded in 2017.
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With marine weather broadcast service by GK2A satellite, get weather information more easily even when you are offshore - Korea Meteorological Administration
3.8.2020|Vreme
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has started marine weather broadcast service by GK2A satellite, Korea?s second geostationary meteorological satellite, from July 23, 2020, which provides high-quality digital marine weather information to ships operating at sea.??KMA?s marine weather broadcast service by GK2A is the world?s only public satellite service dedicated to providing weather information free of charge with an aim of ensuring the safety of ships. It transmits marine meteorological information to ships not only in coastal and offshore but in high seas where they could have difficulties maintaining maritime communication network.
Arctic: heat, fire and melting ice
31.7.2020|Vreme
Exceptional and prolonged heat in Siberia has fuelled devastating Arctic fires. At the same time, rapidly decreasing ?sea ice coverage has been reported along the Russian Arctic coast.
International team of scientists involved in Years of the Maritime Continent collaboration shows that social-media and newspaper reports reveal large-scale meteorological drivers of floods on Sumatra - BMKG
29.7.2020|Vreme
Research meteorologists from Poland (Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Collegium Civitas), USA (Naval Research Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography) and Indonesia (Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia, Andalas University) identified key predictors of floods on Sumatra. The research is part of the Years of the Maritime Continent and the Equatorial Line Observation (ELO) project.
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Symposium considers role of weather, climate and environmental factors in COVID-19
28.7.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international science partners are hosting a virtual global symposium from 4 to 6 August to review the relationship between weather, climate and environmental factors and the spread of COVID-19.
Siberia: heat, fire and melting ice
24.7.2020|Vreme
Exceptional and prolonged heat in Siberia has fuelled devastating Arctic fires. At the same time, rapidly decreasing ?sea ice coverage has been reported along the Russian Arctic coast.
Siberia: heat, fire and melting ice
24.7.2020|Vreme
Exceptional and prolonged heat in Siberia has fuelled devastating Arctic fires. At the same time, rapidly decreasing ?sea ice coverage has been reported along the Russian Arctic coast.
June 2020 Precipitation Assessment for Turkey
21.7.2020|Vreme
Turkey received 39.5 mm of precipitation during June 2020, which is 28.2% above the 1981-2010 averages (30.8 mm). June precipitation during the last seven years has been above the long-term averages consecutively. The wettest June on records was observed in 2015 with 56.7 mm of precipitation. Marmara and Black-Sea regions experienced unusually wet conditions in this June, which led local flooding in some locations. Marmara Region received precipitation almost twice its long-term average for the month, with the peak observed in K?rklareli province as 139 mm.?It was followed by D?zce (137.9 mm) and Zonguldak (109.5 mm) provinces. Considering the major cities of Turkey, amount of total precipitation in June in Istanbul and Izmir were noted with more than 100% increase as compared to their normals while Ankara recorded 66.4% increase above its normal.
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Desert locust threat continues
17.7.2020|Vreme
Desert locusts continue to be a serious threat to food security and agriculture in parts of East Africa and India and Pakistan as a result of favourable climate and environmental conditions, according to new updates.
Prolonged Siberian heat almost impossible without climate change
16.7.2020|Vreme
?The recent prolonged Siberia heat from January to June 2020 would have been almost impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change, according to a rapid attribution analysis by a team of leading climate scientists.
GRAPES regional NWP system updated to 3 km rapid circulation assimilation - China Meteorological Administration
14.7.2020|Vreme
On June 25, GRAPES regional Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) system independently developed by China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was updated to version 5.0, which has realized the 3 km resolution rapid circulation assimilation prediction at 3-hour interval. It has further elevated nowcasting prediction operational capacity, which can meet the demand of NWP of severe convection at local level, in particular, severe and extreme weather events, and provide scientific support for seamless smart grid prediction service in the whole country.
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CMA global objective weather forecast product covers 11621 cities
14.7.2020|Vreme
Recently, the global objective weather forecast product independently developed by China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has been put into operation, which can provide real-time global 10-km grid point prediction at 3-hour interval for the next 10 days, refined weather forecast for 11621 cities across the globe, and weather forecast of the local time at 12-hour interval. This is a crucial measure in pushing ahead ?global monitoring, global forecast, and global service? and will further expand the coverage of forecasting products and ramp up global forecasting and service capacities.
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South Asian forecasters are trained in flash floods warnings
14.7.2020|Vreme
A global initiative to improve early warnings of flash floods ? one of the deadliest natural hazards _ has advanced in South Asia, just as the region is hit by?unusually heavy monsoon rains and floods.?The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Regional Center of South Asia Flash Flood Guidance System, conducted an online training from 8 to 10 July 2020 for 130 forecasters from Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Heavy rains and flooding hit large parts of Asia
10.7.2020|Vreme
Unusually heavy monsoon rainfall and flooding is affecting India and neighbouring South Asian countries, as well as China and Japan. This has caused major disruption, displacement and loss of life, and once again highlighted the importance of national meteorological and hydrological services in protecting public safety.
New climate predictions assess global temperatures in coming five years
9.7.2020|Vreme
The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1? Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5?C in at least one year, according to new climate predictions issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
New climate predictions assess global temperatures in coming five years
9.7.2020|Vreme
The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1? Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5?C in at least one year, according to new climate predictions issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
June sees more global heat, especially in Arctic Siberia
8.7.2020|Vreme
June 2020 was just 0.01?C below the record-breaking temperatures?of June 2019, with exceptional?heat?in Arctic Siberia, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Globally,?temperatures last month were?0.53?C?warmer than the average June from?1981-2010.
