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Increased investment needed to predict climate change, says WMO
Climate change is already having negative impact on our planet, a reality that requires more investment in climate predictions, monitoring and scientific research for developing adaptation measures to respond to the natural and economic risks associated with climate change, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Decision-makers must not only invest in programmes that mitigate ...
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Petteri Taalas appointed Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization
Petteri Taalas, Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, has been appointed as the next Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization for a four-year mandate starting 1 January 2016. He succeeds Michel Jarraud (France). Mr Taalas received the requisite two-thirds majority vote at the World Meteorological Congress, WMO’s top decision-making body. “The ...
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Chinese Meteorological Administration says cold weather snap `extremely rare`
In response to the extreme cold weather pattern China has been experiencing, the Chinese Meteorological Administration (CMA) produced the following summary regarding the widespread low temperatures, frozen rain, snow and ice. After 10 January, weather patterns over China went through significant changes, shifting from clear, warmer and drier weather at the beginning of the winter, to the ...
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