World Meteorological Organisation Current Affairs, GK & News
COP27: WMO unveils USD 3.1 billion action plan
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently released the Executive Action Plan of Early Warnings for All. What is the action plan all about? The Executive Action Plan of Early Warnings for All was released by during a roundtable meeting at the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Climate Early Warning Systems • Early warning system • United Nations World Meteorological Organisation • World Meteorological Organisation
UN-WMO Goal for Climate Early Warning Systems
A project has been announced by the United Nations to put every individual on the planet in early weather-warning systems range within the next five years as natural disasters have grown frequent and more powerful due to the effects of climate change. Overview: Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, announced this project in association with the World ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: António Guterres • Climate Early Warning Systems • UN Secretary-General • United Nations • World Meteorological Organisation
IMD Climate Hazards E-Book and Vulnerability e-Atlas
An e-book titled “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India- State: Tamil Nadu” has been launched by the India Meteorological Department on 23rd March as part of World Meteorological Day celebrations Overview: This newly launched atlas can be accessed by the public from the website mausam.imd.gov.in. This e-atlas will help the disaster management agencies to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India- State: Tamil Nadu • India Meteorological Department • Ministry of Earth Sciences • World Meteorological Day • World Meteorological Organisation
WMO releases GHG bulletin
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, recently. Key Facts As per Bulletin, abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record again in the year 2020. Annual rate of increase was above the 2011-2020 average. Report notes that, the trend has continued in 2021. Concentration of carbon dioxide ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: GHG bulletin of WMO • Global Temperature • Greenhouse Gas Bulletin • greenhouse gas emission • World Meteorological Organisation
Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019)
Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) was released on September 1, 2021. Key Findings According to the atlas, developed nations incurred the bulk of $3.6tn in economic losses because of severe weather events in past five decades. High death tolls in poorer countries have been partly reduced by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: economic losses • Effects of global warming • Extreme weather events • Global warming • World Meteorological Organisation
Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update
Global Annual to Decadal 10-year Climate Update was released by United Kingdom’s Met Office led by World Meteorological Organisation. Key Findings According to the release, world will temporarily breach 1.5-Celsius warming mark within 2021-2025. It highlights, there is 40 percent chance of annual average global temperature will surpass 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures, the warming limit ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update • Global Temperature • International Meteorological Organisation • Paris Climate Agreement • World Meteorological Organisation