Browsing: World Meteorological Organization

WMO says El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific, raising global heat risks and threatening rainfall disruption.

Extreme heat is emerging as a major agrifood threat, with FAO and WMO outlining rising damage across production, labor and food systems.

WMO released guidelines to help countries build national renewable energy atlases for wind, solar and hydropower, with a goal of coverage by 2030.

The WMO Congress in Geneva, chaired by Dr Al Mandous, advanced the UN’s Early Warnings for All plan to protect every person by 2027.

UN and WMO intensify push for global early warning systems, aiming to protect every community from rising climate threats through better forecasting.

Wildfires fueled by climate change worsened global air pollution in 2024, causing PM2.5 spikes and prompting WMO calls for urgent cross-border action.

WHO and WMO urge heat-health plans to protect workers, citing 22.85 million injuries and 19,000 deaths annually linked to rising temperatures.

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The World Meteorological Organization confirms 2024 is the warmest year on record, citing rising greenhouse gases and extreme weather events driven by human activities.