The World Meteorological Organisation is holding a photo competition for the 2015 WMO calendar and 2015 World Meteorological Day.
The theme is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action. Winning entries will feature in the WMO calendar and be showcased on WMO’s website and Flickr gallery, and be displayed at 2015 World Meteorological Day celebrations. There is no cash prize. Continue reading
Societies climate-disaster risk coping capacity and mechanism will be tested once more. A potential major El Niño threat continues to develop in the Pacific. Continue reading
The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the 2001-2010 decade, which was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended period of pronounced global warming. More national temperature records were reported broken than in any previous decade Continue reading