The WMO Commission for Observations, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM) endorsed an action plan to contribute to the Early Warnings for All initiative to address the infrastructure gaps...
Technical experts from around the globe are meeting at WMO headquarters this week to agree how to strengthen the meteorological and hydrological infrastructure which is the backbone of weather...
The Severe Weather Information Centre (SWIC) is a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) website that provides a single and centralized source for the media and the general public to access official...
WMO developed the Rapid Assessment of Hazard Monitoring and Forecasting Capacity as a methodology to assess its Members’ capabilities along eight elements of the hydrometeorological value chain. In...
The need to strengthen early warning systems and bolster disaster prevention and preparedness cannot be overstated. As seen last March during the 46th session of the Hurricane Committee in Panama,...
El estado del clima en 2023 dio un nuevo y aciago significado a la expresión "fuera de lo común". Mensajes clave Un nuevo informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) muestra que una vez...
Le rapport sur l’état du climat mondial en 2023 vient donner un sens nouveau et alarmant à l’expression «hors normes». Messages clés Un nouveau rapport de l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM)...
Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.” Key messages State of Global Climate report...
The monthly reports from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirm the extraordinary temperature trend...
The 2023-24 El Niño has peaked as one of the five strongest on record. It is now gradually weakening but it will continue to impact the global climate in the coming months, fuelling the heat trapped...