Climate change is getting worse. Flood, drought and rising sea levels are threatening sanitation systems – from toilets to septic tanks to treatment plants. Everyone must have sustainable sanitation that can withstand climate change and keep communities healthy and functioning. Sustainable
La Réunion, France, has been reclassified from a Regional to a Global GAW station. La Réunion station consists of three observational platforms across the island: STDENIS, GILLOT and MAIDO. The station is situated far away from the substantial anthropogenic pollution source in the south-west Indian
Operational Newsletter on the World Weather Watch 2023 Contact: wis@wmo.int JMA to Exchange TEMP SHIP BUFR Data with WIGOS Station Identifier (WSI) Notification from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) From February 2024, JMA will start using BUFR template TM309057 to send TEMP SHIP including
Operational Newsletter on the World Weather Watch 2023 Contact: wis@wmo.int JMA to Exchange TEMP SHIP BUFR Data with WIGOS Station Identifier (WSI) Notification from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) From February 2024, JMA will start using BUFR template TM309057 to send TEMP SHIP including
WMO has published the outcomes of a 2020 survey of aviation professionals on the impacts of climate change and variability on aviation operations and development. The survey was conducted by the WMO Services Commission (SERCOM) Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI) between January and
In support of all Members on the further development of WIGOS throughout its operational phase, WMO has just published the WIGOS Learning Portal, on the WMO Moodle platform. This portal is a merger of “OSCAR/Surface Resources Portal” and “WDQMS Resources Portal for Regional WIGOS Centres”, and it
We need your insights into the activities proposed under following action areas : Action area ‘FLOODS’ Action area ‘DROUGHTS AND SUPPORT TO FOOD SECURITY AGENDA’ Action area ‘INTERFACES WITH SCIENCE’ Action area ‘WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION FOR SDG’ Action area ‘WATER QUALITY’ Action
Earlier today, the 72nd Session of WMO's Executive Council approved, through Resolution 4.1(6)/1* (EC-72), an amendment to WMO Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume II, Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation to align with Amendment 79 of ICAO Annex 3. * Provisional resolution
Earlier today, Mr Kent Johnson (Canada) was selected as the second vice-chair of WMO's Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI). Kent joins the chair of SC-AVI, Mr Ian Lisk (United Kingdom), and first vice-chair of SC-AVI, Ms Gaborekwe Khambule (South Africa), as the senior leadership
The first HydroSOS Webinar was held on May 12 2020. The subject was Soil Moisture Remote Sensing and was kindly imparted by our HydroSOS team member Mariette Vreugdenhil from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). The topics discussed for this introduction to Soil Moisture Remote Sensing