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Advancements in risk early warning systems recognized in progress report of UN-World Bank initiative
20.5.2020|Vreme
As the world continue to manage the deadly Covid-19 virus and looks at ensuring that the recovery addresses climate change threats, the significance of advanced multi-hazard threat warnings and risk information has never been more widely acknowledged. This is highlighted in the 2019 Annual Report of the Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, released today jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Bank Group / Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Wet season expected across Eastern Africa.
19.5.2020|Vreme
A wetter than usual rainy season is expected over western and central Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, western Kenya, eastern and central Uganda. The season is expected to start early in most farming areas of the region.
Tropical cyclone Amphan threatens India and Bangladesh
18.5.2020|Vreme
Tropical cyclone Amphan intensified rapidly in the Bay of Bengal to become a ?Super Cyclonic Storm? ? the equivalent of a strong Category 4/weak Category 5 on the Saffir Simpson scale. It is expected to make landfall on Wednesday 20 May as an Extremely severe cyclonic storm (strong Category 3 equivalent), bringing dangerous winds, storm surge and flooding to coastal areas of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.
Aeolus provides data on Earthâs winds
14.5.2020|Vreme
New information about Earth?s winds from the Aeolus satellite are now being distributed publicly in a major advance for weather forecasting and scientific monitoring of the atmosphere.
WMO Updates Guidelines on Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services
13.5.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization is updating its 2015 ?Guidelines on Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS), which?promote best practice in development of effective hydrometeorological warning systems to improve public safety.
Global Seasonal Climate Update provides guidance on temperatures, rainfall
12.5.2020|Vreme
Warmer than average sea surface temperatures across large parts of the globe in May and June are expected to result in above-normal land temperatures, particularly at tropical latitudes and much of the northern hemisphere, according to a new Global Seasonal Climate Update compiled for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global warming trend is a contributory factor to this.
More heavy rainfall hits East Africa amid locust invasion
8.5.2020|Vreme
Exceptionally heavy seasonal rains across East Africa since late April have resulted in widespread floods that caused a heavy loss of life and property, compounding the risks to human health and food security from the COVID-19 pandemic and the most serious desert locust invasion in decades.
Monthly Weather Summary - April 2020 - Kingdom of Bahrain
7.5.2020|Vreme
April 2020, was warmer than normal in temperatures with above-average precipitation.?The mean temperature of the month was 27.0?C which is 2.0?C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the fifth-highest mean temperatures for April since 1902. This is same as April 1999 and exceeded by April 2017 with a record of 27.6?C, April 2000 & 2014 with a record of 27.4?C, April 2001 with a record of 27.2?C and April 2010 with a record of 27.1?C.
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COVID-19 impacts observing system
7.5.2020|Vreme
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is concerned about the increasing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quantity and quality of weather observations and forecasts, as well as atmospheric and climate monitoring.
Arctic ozone depletion reached record level
1.5.2020|Vreme
Depletion of the ozone layer, ?the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, reached an unprecedented?level over large parts of the Arctic this spring. This phenomenon was caused by the continuing presence of ozone?-depleting substances in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere (the layer of the atmosphere between around 10 km and round 50 km altitude).
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New list of names issued for tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean
1.5.2020|Vreme
A new list of 169 names for tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea has been issued, covering the 13 member countries of the WMO/Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Panel on Tropical Cyclones.
Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum
30.4.2020|Vreme
The Sixth Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) ushered in?a new era for the?forum, which brings together representatives of Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), regional partners and global climate centres to ensure consistency in the access to and the interpretation of climate information for the Pacific and the implications for?critical sectors.
Wetter than average rainy season for Sahelian strip
27.4.2020|Vreme
The 2020 rainy season for the Sudanian and Sahelian zones is expected to be wetter than average. Indeed, above average rainfall amounts relative to the 1981-2010 period are expected over the entire Sahelian strip.
Normal rainfall expected for 2020 southwest monsoon season
24.4.2020|Vreme
Normal rainfall is most likely during the 2020 southwest monsoon season (June ? September) as a whole over most parts of South Asia, according to a new?South Asian regional climate outlook.
Earth Day highlights Climate Action
22.4.2020|Vreme
COVID-19 exacerbates socio-economic impacts of climate change, which accelerated in past 5 years
In the 50 years since the first celebration of Earth Day, the physical signs of climate change and impacts on our planet have gathered pace, reaching a crescendo in the past five years, which were the hottest on record. That trend is expected to continue, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
2019 Recorded Higher Amount of Rainfall Since 1970 - Tanzania Meteorological Authority
15.4.2020|Vreme
Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has released the statement on the status of Tanzania climate for 2019, the official launch of the statement took place during the Tanzania Meteorological Governing Board meeting held at TMA headquarters.?Addressing the audience, Dr. Agnes Kijazi, TMA Director General and third Vice President of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) mentioned that year 2019 recorded higher amount of rainfall since 1970, this is according to the records of weather and climate analysis conducted.
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Tropical Cyclone Harold challenges disaster and public health management
14.4.2020|Vreme
Low-lying islands in the South-west Pacific Ocean are counting the human and economic toll of Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold, which destroyed key infrastructure and highlighted the challenges of disaster and public health management in the COVID-19 era. At its peak, Harold was the equivalent of a Category 5 level hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Monthly Weather Summary - March 2020 - Kingdom of Bahrain
14.4.2020|Vreme
March 2020 was warmer than normal in temperatures with below average relative humidities and wind speed.?The mean temperature of the month was 22.1?C which is 1.1?C above the long-term normal for March.?The mean maximum temperature of the month was 26.2?C which is 1.5?C above the long-term normal. The highest temperature recorded during the month was 31.2?C which occurred on the 15th?March at Bahrain International Airport but recorded 32.1?C on the 18th?March at Bahrain International Circuit and on the 29th?March at Durrat Al Bahrain.
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Arctic ozone depletion tracks at record levels
9.4.2020|Vreme
Depletion of the ozone layer, ? the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, ?is at an unprecedented level over large parts of the Arctic this spring because of the continuing presence of ozone?-depleting substances in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere. The stratosphere is the second major layer of the Earth?s atmosphere, just above the troposphere.
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International Cloud Atlas translated into official UN languages
9.4.2020|Vreme
The International Cloud Atlas?- the global reference for identifying clouds ? has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
