Statement from WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas: "The tragedy in Libya highlights the devastating and cascading consequences of extreme weather on fragile states and shows the need for a...
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Storm Daniel leads to extreme rain and floods in Mediterranean, heavy loss of life in Libya
Extreme rainfall from a storm system called Storm Daniel has hit parts of the central and eastern Mediterranean, leading to devastating flooding and loss of life in Libya, the worst affected country,...
The northeastern regions of Libya were affected by extreme weather event on 10 September 2023
On Friday and Saturday, 8 & 9 / 9 / 2023, the northwestern regions of Libya were affected by weather fluctuations as a result of an air depression of 1003 hPa, which was accompanied by a thunderstorm...
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State of the Climate in Asia 2022
Climate change impacts increase in Asia Bangkok, Thailand 27 July 2023 (WMO) – Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022,...
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Ministerial meeting boosts Early Warnings and Early Action in southern Africa
Maputo, Mozambique, 5 September 2022 (WMO) – The need for a major expansion in early warning systems in Southern Africa to protect lives and livelihoods from increasingly extreme weather and climate...
South Africa declares state of emergency after deadly rains
The South African government has declared a national state of emergency to deal with the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding in the province of KwaZulu-Natal last week. On 11 and 12 April, between...
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Le changement climatique entraîne une augmentation de l’insécurité alimentaire, de la pauvreté et des déplacements en Afrique
La fonte de glaciers africains emblématiques témoigne des changements du système Terre Genève, le 19 octobre 2021 (OMM) – L’évolution du régime des précipitations, la hausse des températures et...
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State of the Climate in Africa 2020
Global climate context in 2020 Concentrations of the major greenhouse gases (GHGs) – carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) – continued to increase in 2019 and 2020.5 Despite...
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Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa [EN/AR]
Melting of iconic African glaciers symbolizes changes to Earth system Geneva, 19 October 2021 (WMO) - Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to...
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State of the Global Climate 2020
2021 is “make or break year” for Climate Action 2021 must be the year for climate action – “the make it or break it year,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of...
Mozambique + 35 more
State of the Climate in Africa 2019
Executive Summary Temperatures in Africa have been rising in recent decades at a rate comparable to that of most other continents and thus somewhat faster than global mean surface temperature, which...
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Heavy rains and flooding hit large parts of Asia
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,...
Ethiopia + 7 more
More heavy rainfall hits East Africa amid locust invasion
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...
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Heavy rains contribute to desert locust crisis in East Africa
Unusual weather and climate conditions, including widespread and heavy rains since October 2019, have contributed to a serious and widespread Desert locust outbreak, which threatening rural food...
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Data exchange improves early warnings
Hydrological and meteorological data in South-East Europe and the Middle East will now be more freely shared as part of a coordinated drive to improve early warnings of a multitude of hazards such as...
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Déclaration de l’OMM sur l’état du climat mondial en 2017
Avant-propos Chaque année, l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) publie une déclaration sur l’état du climat mondial dans le but de fournir des informations scientifiques fiables sur le climat...
Coastal flooding forecasts save lives in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world due to its unique geographical location, topography and exposure to tropical cyclones. With 50% of the land less than 8 meters above...
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2017 is set to be in top three hottest years, with record-breaking extreme weather
WMO report highlights impacts on human safety, well-being and environment 6 November 2017 (WMO) - It is very likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact...
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Marquée par des phénomènes extrêmes record, 2017 est en passe de figurer au palmarès des trois années les plus chaudes
Un rapport de l'OMM met en évidence les répercussions sur la santé humaine, la qualité de vie et l'environnement 6 novembre 2017 (OMM) – Il est fort probable que l'année 2017, marquée par de nombreux...
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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2017
Executive Summary Whilst 2017 has been a cooler year than the record-setting 2016, it is very likely to be one of the three warmest years on record, and the warmest not influenced by an El Niño...