WMO will verify the temperature of 130°F (54.4C) reported at Death Valley, California, on Sunday. This would be the hottest global temperature officially recorded since 1931.
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#Canada just had a temperature of nearly 50°C (Lytton, 49.6°C)
"Without human-induced climate change, it would have been almost impossible ...as the chances of natural occurrence is once every tens of thousands of years," says scientist
Details bit.ly/3w7MUUk
A powerful reminder of the impact of #ClimateChange: Iceland 🇮🇸 holds a symbolic funeral for its Okjökull glacier.
“We’re seeing the faces of the climate crisis differently around the world, but it’s the same crisis,” says Prime Minister .
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From the other side of Earth, here’s the latest on the Amazonia fires 🌳
Produced by ’s atmosphere monitoring service, it shows the smoke reaching the Atlantic coast and São Paulo 🇧🇷
DATA HERE▶️bit.ly/2TLbM2E
The scale of the Siberian wildfires is underlined by this animation of the huge area of the smoke cloud: more than 5 million km².
For comparison, the EU is about 4.5 million km² and the contiguous US about 8.1 million km².
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2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels. Average temps for 10-year (2010-2019) period set to be highest on record. 2019 is on course to be 2nd or 3rd warmest year on record. #StateofClimate #COP25 #ClimateAction
The world just had the hottest June on record, with unprecedented sea surface temperatures and record-low Antarctic sea ice extent, according to a new report. #StateOfClimate
🔗 bit.ly/3ri2WhS
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of has been elected Third Vice-President of WMO at #MeteoWorld.
We congratulate all the new office holders.
The climate community is sounding the alarm with new reports, as they highlight extraordinary temperatures on land and at sea. #StateOfClimate
Full story ➡️ bit.ly/3XefyCI
July 2019 has at least equaled, if not broken, the record for the hottest month since data collection began.
It’s a month marked by a #heatwave that saw #climate history rewritten.
🌡📈☀️🌍🌎🌏
READ MORE ▶️bit.ly/2Yx8zJ8
One of the stark messages of new #climatechange report is that we are running out of time to achieve the lower temperature target of the #ParisAgreement
#COP26 #ClimateAction
Prof. Celeste Saulo, director of , has been appointed as WMO Secretary-General. She will take office on 1 January 2024. She is the first woman to hold the position.
She won the requisite 2/3 majority of votes at #MeteoWorld
2016 hottest year on record, per #ClimateChange. 0.2°C above 2015, 1.3°C above 1880. Warm #Arctic. bit.ly/2iHGwzc
Scenes from the #Netherlands
Many parts of Western Europe, including #Belgium, #Germany, #Luxembourg and #Switzerland have been hit by torrential rain, with widespread flood alerts
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Ook in Nederland is er heel wat overlast in de provincie Limburg
De auto's drijven ook daar door de straten (centrum Valkenburg)
De extreme wateroverlast is het gevolg van de overstroming van De Geul die het water uit de Ardennen niet aankan
De auto's drijven ook daar door de straten (centrum Valkenburg) De extreme wateroverlast is het gevolg van de overstroming van De Geul die het water uit de Ardennen niet aankan
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Before and after
Aerial views of #Altenahr in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state
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#Flooding #Hochwasser #Germany
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The world just had the hottest week on record, according to preliminary data. It follows the hottest June on record, with unprecedented sea surface temperatures and record-low Antarctic sea ice extent. #StateOfClimate
🔗 bit.ly/44BysFX
In yet another ominous climate change warning, atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide -- have reached new highs. This means our planet will continue to warm.
🔗public.wmo.int/en/media/press
#StateOfClimate #COP27
The odds of at least one of the next 5 years temporarily reaching the #ParisAgreement threshold of 1.5°C have increased to 50:50. In 2015 the chance was zero.
Very likely (93%) that one year from 2022-2026 will be warmest on record: WMO and update.
#ClimateChange
#AmazonRainforest fires seen from space 🛰
The smoke has spread across several Brazilian states,this image shows
Fires release pollutants including particulate matter & toxic gases such as carbon monoxide,nitrogen oxides &non-methane organic compounds into the atmosphere
WMO #Hurricane Committee has retired #Dorian (2019), #Laura, #Eta and #Iota (2020) from rotating lists of Atlantic names because of the death and destruction they caused
The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing
🌀🌀
bit.ly/3cLFwX0
#Yacutia in eastern #Siberia is known as the land of permafrost
It is now burning
#Copernicus #Sentinel2 image 26 July of a big fire almost 800km2 in one of the coldest parts of Russia.
Fires in Russian Federation started in May
via
#ClimateAction
The past 4 years have been confirmed as the 4 warmest years on record. The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years. Global average surface temperature in 2018 was approximately 1.0° C above the pre-industrial baseline (1850-1900). #stateofclimate #climatechange
Here's a view of Vadret da Tschierva and Piz Roseg in 1935 (left) vs 2022 (right). Glaciers melting and rising sea levels, which hit a record high in 2022, are expected to persist for thousands of years. This is the #StateOfClimate. 🔗 bit.ly/stateofclimate
Good news from #AMS2023: The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades.
Press release ➡️ bit.ly/3ZmSdPz
Executive summary ➡️ bit.ly/3GlzTOe
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The pressure wave generated by the volcanic eruption in 🇹🇴Tonga just went over Europe.
A barometer in 🇨🇭Switzerland measured a 2.5 hPa amplitude. These facts are reminders that we all share the same atmosphere, all around the 🌎🌍🌏globe.
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The massive shockwave of the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption today, Jan 15th (04 UTC) blasted around the world with 1100 km/h and was crossing Europe 15 hours later. Numerous weather stations are recording astonishing 2-3 mbar pressure changes during the passage of several waves.
WMO has verified 2 new world records for ⚡️⚡️lightning in notorious #megaflash hotspots
Longest distance single flash of 768 km (477.2 miles) across southern #USA on 29.4.2020
Greatest duration of 17.102 seconds over #Uruguay and northern #Argentina on 18.6.2020
WMO's Hurricane Committee retires Fiona and Ian from the list of rotating names because of the death and destruction they caused in 2022.
They will be replaced by Farrah and Idris in 2028.
🔗bit.ly/3zi0N6y
Impressive 3D #Copernicus #Sentinel2 image of lava flow of #LaPalmaeruption captured today September 30. #Espana #LaPalma #CumbreVieja #Lapalmaerupcion
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The Argentine research base Esperanza, on the northern tip of #Antarctic Peninsula, saw a new record temperature of 18.3°C today (old one 17.5°C on 24 March 2015), per .
Details of previous record at bit.ly/2ugiXYE
#ClimateChange
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Celeste Saulo of will become WMO's 1st female Secretary-General. She will lead efforts to monitor and tackle #climatechange and increasingly extreme weather.
#EarlyWarningsForAll will be a priority to protect the vulnerable.
#MeteoWorld
🔗bit.ly/3WG0ehT
The world had the hottest June, with unprecedented sea surface temperatures. These extreme, record-breaking temperatures on land and at sea continue in July. WMO experts will give a press briefing on #StateOfClimate at 1000 GMT.
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The WMO International Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Symposium takes place this week. It comes at a critical time as scientists worldwide determined that greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change once again set new records in 2021.
Full report: bit.ly/3JtFPYC
A massive ice melting event is taking place in #Greenland, according to
It would be enough to cover Florida in 2 inches (5 cm) of water
Not as extreme as 2019 in terms of gigatons but the melt area is a bit larger than 2 years ago.
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in next 5 years, fuelled by greenhouse gases and El Niño.
There is a 66% likelihood of temporarily exceeding 1.5°C in at least one year.
#ClimateChange
🔗bit.ly/3By8RRL
Greenhouse gas levels are at new records. Again
Concentration of CO2 in 2020 was 149% of pre-industrial times
Economic slowdown from COVID-19 had no real impact
We are set for a 🌡️ increase much higher than #ParisAgreement target of 1.5°C-2°C.
bit.ly/2ZgvUk7
#COP26
The past 8 years were the warmest on record globally, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat, according to 6 leading international temperature datasets consolidated by the . #StateOfClimate.
Press release ➡️ bit.ly/3vYtqnO
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record. Since the 1980s each decade has been warmer than the previous one.
#ClimateChange shocks increased in 2022. Ocean heat and sea level rise at record levels. Antarctic sea ice hit a new low. Extreme glacier melt in Europe. #StateOfClimate report highlights the huge socio-economic cost of droughts, floods, and heatwaves.🔗bit.ly/stateofclimate
There has been widespread and extreme #heat this week in the Middle East, with temperatures well above 50°C in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
(Highest temperature in the region, 53.9°C, was in Mitribah, Kuwait, 21 July 2016)
It's #ShowYourStripes Day on 21 June to raise awareness of the fact that #ClimateChange is HERE AND NOW
Download the stripes for your country and join the campaign
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#COP26 #ClimateAction
Long-term #climatechange continued in 2018. Average global temperature set to be 4th highest on record, nearly 1°C above pre-industrial era. 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the top 4 in the past 4 years: new WMO #StateofClimate report #COP24
Today is #ShowYourStripesDay and the summer/winter solstice! Warming stripes visually depict rising global temperatures (1850-2022), illustrating the #StateOfClimate and the extent of #ClimateChange in every country. Download your own country stripes at showyourstripes.info
WMO #Hurricane Committee has retired #Ida from the rotating lists of names because of the death and destruction it caused in USA in Aug/Sept 2021.
Imani will instead be used.
Names are used to communicate storm warnings and to alert people about hazards.
bit.ly/3xYn5Lg
We have just had the warmest decade (2011-2020) on record. This year is on track to be one of the 3 warmest on record, and may even rival 2016 as the warmest on record. The 6 warmest years have all been since 2015.
#ClimateChange
bit.ly/37UpnNL
#Climatechange affects everyone and everything on the planet
Greenhouse gas levels, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise at record levels in 2021
We can still limit the the damage
#ClimateActionNow for the sake of future generations
#StateofClimate
bit.ly/3LAwlIJ
Words cannot describe this historic event, says
British Columbia set more than 40 all-time records
🌡️Lytton broke #Canada's temperature record for the THIRD straight day on 29 June with 49.5°C.
HIGHER than Las Vegas all-time record high of 47.2°C.
#Climatechange
The past 8 years are on track to be the 8th warmest. Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding affected millions and cost billions this year, and 2022 was disastrous for glacier melt. The negotiations at #COP27 must consider #StateOfClimate 🔗wmo.int/cop27
A record 258.8 mm of rainfall fell in 24 hours in the town of #Petrópolis north of Rio de Janeiro in #Brazil, according to
Resulting flash floods have claimed more than 30 lives, according to news reports.
Our thoughts are with all those affected.
Less than 24 hours after smashing Canada's national high temperature record, Lytton broke it again, with 47.9°C on Monday.
This is in British Columbia - home to the Rockies and the Glacier National Park.
Summary from
bit.ly/360YNRm
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90% chance of at least 1 year between 2021-2025 being warmest on record and about 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial level in at least one of the next 5 years.
These are more than just statistics
bit.ly/3yEZf4V
#ElNiño is a natural climate pattern associated with warming ocean surface temps in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. But it takes place in the context of a climate changed by human activities.
WMO declares onset of El Niño conditions: bit.ly/3XBTKkm
When snow becomes sand
#Saharan dust has transformed the landscape in parts of Europe.
📷Jura mountains on border between Switzerland and France from WMO's Lu Ren
Details of WMO's work to improve warnings of this major environmental and health hazard
bit.ly/3aCzG9z
#Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high.
Future generations will face increasingly severe impacts of #climatechange, incl rising temperatures, extreme weather, water stress, sea level rise, ocean acidification, disruption to ecosystems. #COP25
bit.ly/33j132K
Climate change is taking a major human, economic and environmental toll in Europe, the fastest-warming continent of the world.
This is the #StateOfClimate in Europe.
bit.ly/StateOfClimate
Annual mean global temperature likely to be at least 1° C above pre-industrial levels in each of coming 5 years (2020-2024).
And 20% chance it will exceed 1.5°C in at least one year, per new climate predictions issued by WMO and led by
#ParisAgreement #ClimateChange
The first 3 weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record, and the month is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month on record.
🔗 bit.ly/3Obd4Rd
🗣️ #EarlyWarningsForAll #StateOfClimate
📷 European Union, Copernicus Marine Service data
2020 was one of 3 hottest years on record, along with 2016 and 2019.
6 warmest years have been since 2015.
It was the warmest decade on record, continuing a long-term trend that shows no sign of reversal.
Temperatures are only part of the story
#ClimateChange has many impacts
WMO will set up expert panel to verify new record temperature for the #Antarctic continent reported by of 18.3°C on 6 Feb at Esperanza research base. Latest news on this and Antarctic glaciers at bit.ly/2OyD2ju
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Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction, according to a new multi-agency #UnitedinScience report.
It highlights the huge gap between aspirations and reality.
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bit.ly/UnitedinScience
#ClimateAction #ClimateChange
Incredible May temperatures (and wildfires) in the #heatwave in #Canada
Lytton in British Columbia set a daily maximum temperature record of 36.5°C Monday
Details from
bit.ly/3W6hIDy
Graph from climatereanalyzer.org
Russia's meteorological service has confirmed the temperature record of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June.
Maximum temperature from June 18-28 exceeded 30°C.
This is in the #Arctic Circle
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В Верхоянске с 18 по 28 июня 2020 г. максимальная температура превышала 30°, и находилась в интервале от 31,4° до 35,2° с пиком 20 июня до 38,0°. Июнь-2020 в Верхоянске со средней температурой 19,2° стал самым теплым в истории.
#жаравАрктике #Якутия
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According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, the first 3 weeks of July have already broken several significant records, including:
🌡️Hottest day globally;
🌡️Hottest three weeks globally.
🔗 bit.ly/3Obd4Rd
🗣️ #EarlyWarningsForAll #StateOfClimate
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We've updated the WMO #heatwave roundup with some of the extreme temperatures recorded today.
eg
Sicily/Italy
Licata, 46.3 °C
Riesi, 45.8 °C
Spain
Figueres (Catalonia), 45.3 °C
Porqueres (Catalonia), 44.3 °C
Granada (Andalucia), 43.3 °C
Stay tuned:
bit.ly/3XUaS57
This storm-centered video of #Dorian's lifecycle using GOES ABI Band 13 data was generated by at . Images are from full-disk scans. The intensity is interpolated from the operational best track. The black circle marks ~600 km from the interpolated center.
The cryosphere is a top priority, given the increasing impacts of diminishing sea ice, melting glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost and snow on sea level rise, water-related hazards and water security, economies and ecosystems. #MeteoWorld 🔗 bit.ly/3WU7cjv
Heavy rainfall has triggered floods and landslides in Western and Northern #Rwanda, claiming the lives of at least 130 people.
WMO is working with members including to protect people from dangerous weather through #EarlyWarningsForAll
WMO has compiled a roundup of the extreme weather impacting USA and parts of Europe this month.
Details bit.ly/2Zx1vuQ
Today is World Meteorological Day! 🙌
This year we highlight the critical role of early warning systems and early action as an adaptive measure for #ClimateChange. ⚠️
More details about #WorldMetDay and #EarlyWarningEarlyAction ➡️ bit.ly/3CjYIrm.
#Argentina's #heatwave is impacting health, energy and water supplies, agriculture (and more)
It reached 41.1°C in the capital Buenos Aires at 1600 yesterday, per
Córdoba recorded temperature of 42.5°C
#Climatechange increases intensity and frequency of heatwaves
WMO has verified temperature of 53.9°C at Mitribah, Kuwait, 21.7.2016 as the highest temperature ever recorded for Asia, and 3rd warmest temperature on record globally. It also verified temperature of 53.7°C at Turbat, Pakistan, 28.5.2017 as 4th warmest. bit.ly/2XUIe3X
This is a sight we hope we won't see again in the near future.
30 named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season
Via
Details bit.ly/37pxH6J
Happy #WorldMetDay! This year is exceptional, as we mark 150 years of meteorological progress and ambitious priorities, including #EarlyWarningsForAll and much more ambitious #ClimateAction. Join Us! 🔗wmo.int/worldmetday
Today is the #SummerSolstice and #ShowYourStripes Day.
Start climate conversations using the Warming Stripes to show how temperature increase is affecting you.
Inspired by .
Download graphics on #climatechange in your own country.
ShowYourStripes.info
Simultaneous heatwaves are occurring across the northern hemisphere, with prolonged day time temperatures well above 40°C (104°F).
Extreme heat is a major hazard and we need to step up #EarlyWarningsForAll.
WMO heat-health round up at
bit.ly/44v5wQk
Chart from
📈2021 was 5th warmest year on record. The last 7 years have been the warmest years on record by clear margin, says
WMO will issue consolidated ranking, based on all the major international datasets, later in January
bit.ly/3Gf0Kds
#ClimateChange
"It is a catastrophe. There are dead, missing and many are still in danger," says Malu Dreyer, President of German state of Rheinland Pfalz, hit by devastating floods.
Luxembourg, Belgium, NL, Switzerland also on flood alert as lakes and rivers burst their banks
via
. #ClimateReport projects that #climatechange will ⬆️ in all regions
More #heatwaves, longer warm seasons and shorter cold seasons, changes in precipitation patterns affecting flooding and drought
With every additional amount of global warming, changes will get larger
#ElNiño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
🔗 bit.ly/3XBTKkm
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July 2019 is on course to be the hottest month in recorded history, and at the least equaled the record set in July 2016, new data via shows.
It means that 2015-2019 looks set to be the warmest recorded 5-year period.
READ MORE▶️bit.ly/2Yx8zJ8
#WorldMetDay is 23 March.
The #Ocean, our #climate and #weather.
The ocean drives climate and weather. It absorbs around 90% of excess heat trapped by C02. #ClimateChange makes it more vulnerable and hazardous.
#OceanDecade
Resources at bit.ly/2OTifKU
Winter weather warnings in many parts of Europe, including top-level #RedAlert for snow and avalanche risk in #Austria and #Norway. Follow advice from national meteorological services and stay safe. meteoalarm.eu
New #StateofClimate update from WMO and :
66% chance that annual global surface temperature will temporarily exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of next 5 years
98% likelihood that at least one of next five years will be warmest on
record.
#CycloneKenneth is extremely dangerous. It is forecast at Cat 4 equivalent on landfall Thurs in northern #Mozamibique (near #Tanzania) in an area which has seen NO tropical cyclone since start of satellite era, per WMO regional centre La Reunion. #Metop sat image.
A quick glance at the State of the Climate in 2020, one of the 3 warmest years on record, with extreme weather and many #climatechange impacts.
We look forward to more #ClimateAction in 2021 and the years ahead.
#StateofClimate: 2016 set to be hottest year on record. Temperatures approx. 1.2°C above pre-industrial era #COP22 public.wmo.int/en
Record greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat have propelled the planet into uncharted territory, with far-reaching repercussions for current and future generations.
Extreme events are becoming the new norm: WMO #StateofClimate 2021
#COP26
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from #LaSoufriere volcano eruption in the Caribbean have reached all the way to #India, as seen Thursday by #Sentinel5p
via
Celebrating pioneer Indian meteorologist Anna Mani on what would have been her 100th birthday. She was an expert in weather instruments and became Deputy Director General of #WomenInSTEM Read her story: bit.ly/2MpUrvX
New climate predictions increase the likelihood of temporarily reaching 1.5 °C in next 5 years
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement
➡️bit.ly/3yEZf4V
Intense heat grips large parts of Northern hemisphere, whilst heavy precipitation has caused devastating floods and loss of life.
New #StateofClimate roundup of extreme weather in July at
bit.ly/3DcOR80
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Highlights from WMO provisional Statement on the 2017 State of the Global Climate, just released at #COP23 bit.ly/2j5fnui
🔥 🥵 The heat continues. July started with the hottest week on record. Extreme heat in North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, large parts of Asia and the southern USA. 🌍🌎 🌏 #StateofClimate
🔗 bit.ly/44BysFX
Storms and torrential rainfall are hitting parts of #Argentina. The city of Resistencia, Chaco, broke a new record 8 Jan with 224 mm of rainfall, according to . Spectacular photos of Buenos Aires from and
WMO will issue a new #ElNiño Update later this month.
Latest outlook from remains at El Niño WATCH as there are some signs El Niño may develop later in 2023.
Learn more: ow.ly/g4Uk50KTR4k
A strong Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone called a #Medicane is tracking towards Greece and threatens destructive winds, torrential rainfall and floods.
#Argentina is gripped by a #heatwave, with temperatures above 40°C and a number of new station records. The heat is expected to continue Tuesday, says
