Covid pandemic did little to slow climate change, finds UN report
United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres has pleaded with all nations to agree to net-zero…
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Weather-related disasters increase five-fold in 50 years but deaths fall
A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average…
Asia-Pacific region still vulnerable to overlapping crises, finds disaster report
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has warned that…
Latin America among the regions most challenged by extreme weather events, finds WMO report
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has illustrated the growing impact of…
WMO secretary general, Petteri Taalas, highlights the importance of SOFF
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) will support countries to generate and exchange basic observational…
Global Ocean Observing System coordination group launches 2021 report card
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Observation Coordination Group has launched the Ocean Observing System…
Alliance for Hydromet report reveals benefits of effective weather and climate services
According to the first Hydromet Gap Report released by the WMO’s Alliance for Hydromet Development,…
WMO reports on second forum of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) held the second funders’ forum of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)…
WMO awards IMO prize to In-Sik Kang, professor emeritus at Seoul National University
The WMO has honoured In-Sik Kang, professor emeritus at Seoul National University (SNU) in the Republic…
WMO Executive Council approves new unified data policy
The WMO Executive Council, which is currently in virtual session until June 24, has approved…