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Tropical Cyclone Freddy is the Longest Tropical Cyclone on Record at 36 days: WMO
A WMO international committee of experts working under the auspices of the Weather and Climate Extremes Archive conducted a detailed analysis and verification of the distance and duration. The evaluation committee recognized Tropical Cyclone (TC) Freddy’s duration of 36.0 days…
WMO Has no Immediate Plans to Name Heatwaves
The top priority of the World Meteorological Organization and its Members is to save lives through accurate forecasts and early warnings. A very successful example of this, in recent years, is improvements in Heat-Health Early Warnings and Heat Action plans,…
Economic Losses From Weather and Climate-Related Extremes in Europe Reached Around Half a Trillion Euros Over Past 40 years
Around 3 percent of all such events were responsible for 60 percent of the losses according to the EEA briefing. Economic losses and fatalities from weather- and climate-related events in Europe, which together with an updated EEA indicator assesses data on…
Mediterranean Gripped by Extreme Heat, With New Reported Temperature Record
The World Meteorological Organization is seeking to verify a reported temperature of 48.8°C (119.8°F) in Sicily, Italy, on 11 August 2021 and to establish whether this is a new temperature record for continental Europe. The observation was made by a…
WMO Verifies one Temperature Record for Antarctic Continent and Rejects Another
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent of 18.3° Celsius on 6 February 2020 at the Esperanza station (Argentina). However, it rejected an even higher temperature, of 20.75°C, which was reported…
Space Observations Support Sustainable Development
Space-based observations are key to achieving the international agenda on sustainable development, disaster risk reduction and climate change and it is thus imperative to ensure there is a stable and sustainable space-environment. This was one of the take-home messages of…
Which Green Actions Really Reduce Climate Emissions?
If you think recycling as much as possible is the best way to cut your carbon footprint – think again. It’s actually a fair way down the list. Having fewer children is one of the most effective actions in reducing…