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Special Climate Statement
From the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia,
posted on 5 March 2010
Special Climate Statement on the recent heavy rains and flooding in central Australia and Queensland. >> More
More information:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/special-statements.shtml
Weather Forecasters Nowcasting for the 2010 Winter Games
From Environment Canada,
posted on 25 February 2010
Athletes shooting a hockey puck, sweeping at a curling rock, or competing in any other sport indoors at an Olympic or Paralympic venue can count on competing in a controlled environment. The temperature, humidity and ice-quality are monitored, ensuring fairness and safety for every competitor. >> More
New global temperature analyses
From the UK Met Office,
posted on 24 February 2010
The Met Office on behalf of the United Kingdom has proposed to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) a programme to deliver a new global temperature dataset. >> More
From the UK Met Office,
posted on 23 February 2010
Weather forecasts from the Met Office are now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch with the launch of the Met Office weather app. Users will be able to access up-to-date weather forecasts quickly from the UK’s national weather service while on the move.
For more information: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2010/pr20100201b.html
Climate Science Statement
From Met Office, Natural Environment Research Council and the Royal Society
posted on 26 November 2009
The UK is at the forefront of tackling dangerous climate change, underpinned by world class scientific expertise and advice. Crucial decisions will be taken soon in Copenhagen about limiting and reducing the impacts of climate change now and in the future. Climate scientists from the UK and across the world are in overwhelming agreement about the evidence of climate change, driven by the human input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >> More
A prolonged spring heatwave in central and south-eastern Australia
posted on 24 November 2009
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia - An exceptionally prolonged heatwave has affected large parts of central and south-eastern Australia during November 2009. Temperatures well above average began to influence much of the region on the weekend of 7-8 November. The hot spell continued largely unbroken, except in some southern and coastal areas, until 15 November. Slightly cooler conditions then prevailed on 16-17 November, particularly in Victoria and southern South Australia, before the heat returned from the 18th, with the highest temperatures of the whole event between November 18 and 20.
Special Climate Statement from the Bureau of Meteorology
Finaliza curso de instalación, operación y mantenimiento de estaciones hidrometeorológicas automáticas que se dictó en el Servicio Meteorologico de Chile
posted on 19 October 2009
Con la entrega de certificados a los alumnos finalizó el curso Itinerante “Instalación, Operación y Mantenimiento de Estaciones Hidrometeorológicas Automáticas” que se efectuó en la Dirección Meteorológica de Chile (DMC) entre 5 y 16 de octubre del presente año. La realización del curso contó con el auspicio de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), Agencia Estatal de Meteorología de España (AEMET) y el apoyo de la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). >>More
Red sand and dust storm hits Australia
posted on 24 September 2009
The east coast of Australia including Sydney was hit yesterday by a vast red sand and dust storm originating from interior Australia. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, a cold front in New South Wales caused severe thunderstorms and gale-force winds, whipping up the dust from a drought stricken part of Australia, bringing air traffic to a halt and obscuring the famous Sydney opera house from view. The storm also disrupted ferry and automobile transport and caused a large increase in incidences of asthma and other respiratory problems. It also stripped soil from agricultural areas inland and deposited it in the coastal ocean. >> more
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Press release from NOAA - 15 July 2009
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services launch World Climate Conference-3
posted on 2 July 2009
On 30 June 2009, regional press conferences to launch World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) took place in Brussels, Nairobi, Santiago de Chile and St Petersburg, with the participation of government officials, United Nations Information Centres and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services. The theme was “Towards a Global Framework for Climate Services”, the central expected outcome of WCC-3.
Press release from Santiago de Chile
Press release from Nairobi
Africa public service day continental celebration, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
posted on 19 June 2009
Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) participated in the Public Service week in Dar Es Salaam and attained sixth position in the best managed institution category in the Continent and was awarded a certificate. >> more
Rainy season ends in Zambia after heavy flooding Floods in Southern Africa
posted on 14 April 2009
The rainy season has ended over western Zambia, after heavy rainfall in March caused flooding that affected much of the area. The recent rainfall was expected: the Director of Meteorology for Zambia predicted a normal to above-normal rainy season as part of its seasonal forecast issued on 17 September 2008. >> more
Floods in Southern Africa
posted on 8 April 2009
Flooding in Southern Africa continues, according to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Drought Monitoring Centre (DMC). This flooding has persisted throughout the rainy season, which is now largely ending in bulk of the SADC member states. Some of the flooding was episodic, but in some areas, particularly Angola and Namibia, the flooding occurred over longer periods of time. >> more
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia : Heatwave sets records across southeast Australia
posted on 10 February 2009
The Special Climate Statement from the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia, about the exceptional January-February 2009 heatwave in south-eastern Australia has been updated to include new records set over the weekend. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne set a new record for the highest recorded temperature at 46.4 degree Celsius.
Special Climate Statement: The exceptional January-February 2009 heatwave in south-eastern Australia - Updated on 9 February 2009 [PDF]
Media Release - 4 February 2009 [PDF]
For more information from the Bureau of Meteorology:
General information about the forecast for Victoria
The Melbourne weather forecast
The state forecast
Town forecasts (the relevant towns to fires being Seymour, Yarra Glen Latrobe Valley)
NOAA: Award-Winning Technology Improves Air-Drop Targeting
posted on 30 September 2008
Wind-forecast software from NOAA that improves the target accuracy of an aircraft drop system up to 70 percent and is now being used in both Iraq and Afghanistan has won a federal technology transfer award for four scientists at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder. >>More
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Northern wildfire smoke may cast shadow on Arctic warming
posted on 22 July 2008
The Arctic may get some temporary relief from global warming if the
annual North American wildfire season intensifies, according to a new
study by researchers at the University of Colorado and NOAA. >>More |
Meteo Romania and Meteorological Office of Slovenia will join MeteoAlarm on June 4th and publish their warnings on the website www.meteoalarm.eu
posted on 4 June 2008
On the 4th of June 2008 Meteo Romania and the Meteorological Office of Slovenia will start operationally to produce weather related warnings for general public through the EUMETNET project MeteoAlarm (www.meteoalarm.eu). >>More |
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NOAA Scientists win International Award for Ozone Layer Research
May 23, 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named two NOAA scientists among the winners of the agency’s international Ozone Layer Protection Award on Monday in Washington, D.C. David Fahey and John Daniel of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., were honored during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. >>More |
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Extract from information provided by the Permanent Representative of
Myanmar to WMO
posted on 21 May 2008
Extract [1.6 Mb]
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CMA’s Emergency Meteorological Services in Support of the Earthquake Disaster Relief & Mitigation Activities
16 May 2008
A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude in Richter scale occurred in the Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province (epicenter: 31 degrees north and 103.4 degrees east) at 14:28 on 12 May 2008. Tremors were reported in Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing and many other places.
The Chinese Government is making every effort in organizing earthquake disaster relief and mitigation, rescuing injured people and making appropriate arrangements for people’s living in the earthquake-stricken areas, with a view to restoring the normal order in those areas as soon as possible. >>More
Posted on 19 May 2008
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World-first uplink of LIDAR wind shear alerts to the aircraft cockpit
14 March 2008
A trial of uplinking wind shear alerts generated by the LIght Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) to the aircraft cockpit – the first of its kind in the world – has recently been extended to become an ongoing programme at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). This is a result of collaboration between Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) and the Northwest Airlines (NWA). In early March 2008, a media briefing was held to promulgate this successful story. >>More
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Caribbean Meteorological Organization: weather radar installation near completion
Information release
Port-of-Spain, 29 February 2008 – The long-awaited Doppler Weather Radar, being installed by the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), is nearing completion at Brasso Venado in the district of Tabaquite in the central range of Trinidad.
The weather radar which is under installation in Trinidad & Tobago is part of a 13.2 million Euro (approx TT$ 128 million) Caribbean weather radar network project funded by the European Union and implemented by the Port of Spain-based Caribbean Meteorological Organization. The weather radar at Brasso Venado is a sophisticated state-of-the-art system built by the Selex-Gematronix company of Germany, which has been placed on a five-storey 20-metre reinforced concrete tower that will house the related equipment. >>More
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Extremely cold winter in the Islamic Republic of Iran
News from the Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization, 21 February 2008
During 18 days from 10 to 27 January 2008, the minimum temperature in Tehran was continuously less than -5ºC; the lowest temperature recorded was -11ºC, while the maximum temperature was below 0ºC for 12 days. The lowest temperature recorded in Iran during this period was -32ºC. >>More
Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization
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The Government creates the National Agency of Meteorology
News from Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INM), Spain 11 February 2008
The new agency was born out of the transformation of the National Institute of Meteorology, an organisation with 140 years of history. >> More
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Warnings issued in many European countries
News from News from Meteoalarm 31 January 2008
Many European countries issued warnings as a very strong depression with a core pressure of 952 hPa continues to deepen and is moving from the British Isles towards the Channel. >>More
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Scientists enlist Robot Aircraft for Data Gathering Missions too dangerous or dirty for humans: Hurricanes, Wildfires, Climate Change,
Pollution
News from NOAA 22 January 2008
Robotic aircraft bearing automated sensors will soon help NOAA scientists better predict when and where intense hurricanes will hit
land, when Arctic summer ice will vanish, and whether soggy Pacific storms will flood West Coast cities. Hear how these vehicles will gather previously unattainable data to improve hurricane forecasts, track climate change, assist wildland firefighters, and study volcanic soot and urban pollution, among many others. Marty Ralph and Sandy MacDonald of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder will announce multimillion funding just awarded to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems program. >> More
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