Devastating wildfires have caused dozens of casualties in Chile, prompting a state of emergency and a massive rescue operation. The disaster occurred as Chile and other parts of South America are...
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Devastating wildfires have caused dozens of casualties in Chile, prompting a state of emergency and a massive rescue operation. The disaster occurred as Chile and other parts of South America are...
Ginebra/Dubái (OMM) – El ritmo del cambio climático aumentó de forma alarmante entre 2011 y 2020, siendo la década más cálida desde que hay registros. Según un nuevo informe de la Organización...
Genève/Doubaï (OMM) – Le rythme du changement climatique a augmenté de manière alarmante entre 2011 et 2020, décennie la plus chaude jamais observée. Selon un nouveau rapport de l’Organisation...
Rate and impact of climate change surges dramatically in 2011-2020 Geneva/Dubai (WMO) - The rate of climate change surged alarmingly between 2011-2020, which was the warmest decade on record...
Geneva, 2 November (WMO) - As the world warms at a faster rate than at any point in recorded history, human health is on the frontline. Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress towards...
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WMO Bulletin: heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of heatwaves Air quality and climate change must be tackled together The European...
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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,...
World Meteorological Organization declares onset of El Niño conditions Press Release Number: 04072023 El Niño develops in tropical Pacific It will likely fuel further global temperature increase El...
The World Meteorological Congress has agreed to scale up services to protect public health given that climate-related illnesses, premature deaths, malnutrition and threats to mental health and...
The health impacts of climate change will not be addressed without strong public health systems. To mark World Health Day on 7 April, the joint WMO-WHO Office on Climate and Health took a look at the...
Geneva, 6 March 2023 (WMO) - One of the World Meteorological Organization’s top strategic priorities – to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected by Early Warning Systems (EWS) in the next five...
The World Meteorological Organization is stepping up its activities to protect people from climate and health-related hazards, including extreme heat, as part of an ambitious drive towards improved...
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State of Climate in South-West Pacific highlights increasing threat of climate change Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 17 November 2022 - Sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the South-West...
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Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2022 - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6...
The first global knowledge platform dedicated to climate and health - ClimaHealth.info - has been launched by the World Meteorological Organization and World Health Organization Joint Office on...
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Two powerful tropical cyclones are bringing misery to millions in opposite parts of the world. Hurricane Ian has caused devastation in western Cuba and has increased in strength and size as it heads...
Human-caused climate change likely increased the intense rainfall that flooded large parts of Pakistan, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists...
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WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin highlights impact of wildfires Increasing risk of “climate penalty” from pollution and climate change An anticipated rise in the frequency, intensity and duration...
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This Tuesday, a record 40.3°C was recorded in UK, with widespread extreme heat, wildfires and stress on health system reported across the European continent. “We have broken an all-time high in the...
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Extreme heat which gripped large parts of India and Pakistan was made 30 times more likely because of climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by climate scientists. The heat was...