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JMAâs Tokyo 2020 Weather Portal Website for Olympic and Paralympic Games
9.8.2019|Vreme
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has launched a portal website for access to weather information for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020 and from 25 August to 6 September 2020, respectively.??Tokyo 2020 Weather Portal?
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IPCC climate change and land report marks critical contribution to global effort
8.8.2019|Vreme
The first-ever comprehensive scientific assessment of the links between land and climate change is a critical contribution to efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions,?tackle the impacts of global warming and protect?food security, the World Meteorological Organization said today.
Monthly Weather Summary - July 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
6.8.2019|Vreme
July 2019 goes on record as the third hottest July ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902. The mean temperature of the month was 36.0?C which is 2.1?C above the long-term normal for July and this goes on record as the third highest mean temperatures for the month of July since 1902. This is same as July 2012 & 2016 and exceeded by July 2017 with a record of 36.9?C and July 2018 with a record of 36.2?C.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 39.5?C which is 1.5?C above the long-term normal. Note that the highest mean maximum monthly temperatures in Bahrain was 42.1?C recorded in July 2017.
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July matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began
5.8.2019|Vreme
According to?new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, July matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began.
July equalled, and maybe surpassed, the hottest month in recorded history
1.8.2019|Vreme
According to?new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, July at least equalled, if not surpassed, the hottest month in recorded history. This follows the warmest ever June on record.
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration
1.8.2019|Vreme
The Geo-KOMPSAT-2A (located in 128.2?E) geostationary meteorological satellite managed by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) began operation at 00 UTC on 25 July 2019, continuing the COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) mission of strengthening Korea?s capability to monitor the atmospheric environment over the Asia-Pacific region. Geo-KOMPSAT-2A data and images are now available through the?NMSC webpage.?
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GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation
1.8.2019|Vreme
The KMA expects that the Geo-KOMPSAT-2A will contribute to?monitor?weather-related disasters in its early stages over the Asia-Pacific region, and will be also utilized in various fields such as climate change monitoring and hydrology.?
July heatwave has multiple impacts
31.7.2019|Vreme
For the second time in one month, Europe is witnessing a widespread and intense heatwave.?Many new records have been set in countries including Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands as temperatures?passed the 40? Celsius mark. The United Kingdom saw its hottest July day on record.
The weather in Germany in June 2019 - Deutscher Wetterdienst
31.7.2019|Vreme
Two records! June has never been warmer or sunnier in Germany?
Offenbach, 28 June 2019 ? June 2019 is the warmest and sunniest June in Germany since nationwide measurements first began. ?New maximum temperatures yet again! It is coming to the point when I don't know what comment to make about this series of climate-related records,? says Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) press officer Uwe Kirsche, after an initial analysis by the DWD of data from its around 2,000 weather stations. Secondly, following on after a very wet May, June was much too dry.
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A new heatwave hits Europe
25.7.2019|Vreme
For the second time in less than one month, Europe is witnessing a widespread and intense heatwave.?Many new records have been set in countries including Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands as temperatures?passed the 40? Celsius mark. The United Kingdom saw its hottest July day on record.
Record-breaking temperatures in Israel July 2019
25.7.2019|Vreme
An extreme Sharav?occurred in Israel on July 17th. In Sedom (southern Dead Sea) the daily maximum temperature reached an outstanding high of 49.9?C, which is the highest temperature recorded in Israel since June 1942 (On June 21st?1942, 54?C was measured at Tirat Tzvi, the highest temperature ever recorded in Israel).?A Sharav depression (warm cyclone) reached Israel from North Africa, which is unusual for the main summer months (it mostly occurs in spring). As a result there was a sharp rise in temperatures, which reached 40-42?C in the Coastal Plain, the Northern Valleys and the northern Negev, 42-43?C in the central Negev, 37-39?C in the Coastal Strip and 34-36?C in the mountainous areas. In the Jordan Valley and the Arava 43-46?C were measured with some places even warmer: Paran (central Arava) measuring 47.1?C, Hazeva (northern Arava) 48.5?C and the aforementioned 49.9?C in Sedom. The relative humidity was very low (10%-25%) in all areas, including the Coastal Plain which normally is humid in summer, with relative humidity values of? 60%-70% at noon.
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Earth experienced warmest June on record
19.7.2019|Vreme
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that the Earth just had the warmest June on record, ahead of June 2016. This is in line with the other major datasets from NASA, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast Copernicus Climate Change Service and Japan Meteorological Agency.
HIGHWAY improves early warnings for Lake Victoria
17.7.2019|Voda
Twice-daily weather forecasts are now being issued for the fishing community on Lake Victoria as part of a coordinated campaign to improve early warning systems and increase resilience to extreme weather in the largest freshwater body in Africa and the biggest inland fishery in the world.
Climate Action is central to Sustainable Development Goals
12.7.2019|Vreme
A new report?has been published on the progress towards meeting the targets of the 17?Sustainable Development Goals?or SDGs, which commit countries to mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change. Failure to meet the target on climate action jeopardizes progress in other areas.
Climate Action is central to Sustainable Development Goals
12.7.2019|Vreme
A new report?has been published on the progress towards meeting the targets of the 17?Sustainable Development Goals?or SDGs, which commit countries to mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change. Failure to meet the target on climate action jeopardizes progress in other areas.
Unprecedented wildfires in the Arctic
12.7.2019|Vreme
Unusually hot and dry conditions in parts of the northern hemisphere have been conducive to fires raging from the Mediterranean to ? in particular ? the Arctic. Climate change, with rising temperatures and shifts in precipitation patterns, is amplifying the risk of wildfires and prolonging the season.
TMA set to upgrade production of quality climate data through R-Instant
11.7.2019|Vreme
On 08/07/2018, Dar es Salaam, the acting Director General of Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) and GFCS-Project Delivery Team chairperson Dr. Ladislaus Chang?a officiated the opening of PICSA workshop. Dr. Chang?a told the participants that at the end of the training workshop, Tanzania through Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) will upgrade the production of quality data through the latest version of R-instant, and he expects participants to be competent enough to upscale the knowledge to other part of the country and continent in general.
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Monthly Weather Summary - June 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
11.7.2019|Vreme
June 2019 goes on record as the hottest June ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.?The mean temperature of the month was 36.3?C which is 3.9?C above the long-term normal for June and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for the month of June since 1902. The old record was 35.7?C in June 2018.
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Monthly Weather Summary - May 2019 - Kingdom of Bahrain
10.7.2019|Vreme
May 2019 goes on record as the fifth hottest May ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.?The mean temperature of the month was 32.0?C which is 2.2?C above the long-term normal for May and this goes on record as the fifth highest mean temperatures for the month of May since 1902. This is same as May 2016 and exceeded by May 2012 with a record of 32.8?C, May 2017 with a record of 32.6?C, May 2014 & 2015 with a record of 32.4?C and May 2011 with a record of 32.2?C.?
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Wildfires: all it takes is one spark
8.7.2019|Vreme
Unusually hot and dry conditions in parts of the northern hemisphere have been conducive to fires raging from the Mediterranean to ? in particular ? the Arctic. Climate change, with rising temperatures and shifts in precipitation patterns, is amplifying the risk of wildfires and prolonging the season.
