Today is WorldMetDay, designated by the WMO. This year's theme is 'Early Warning and Early Action' and how weather *affects* us all. Find out more about 'impact-based weather' at NWS
Early Warning and Early Action: Hydrometeorological and Climate information for Disaster Risk ReductionThe top priority of WMO is to protect lives and livelihoods from weather, climate and water extremes.I am therefore very happy that the theme of World Meteorological Day 2022 is “Early Warning and Early Action.”
Climate change is already very visible through more extreme weather in all parts of the world. We are seeing more intense heatwaves and drought and forest fires. We have more water vapor in the atmosphere, which leads to extreme rainfall and deadly flooding. The warming of the ocean fuels more powerful tropical storms and rising sea levels increase the impacts.
Last year WMO published a report on disaster statistics for the past 50 years. It showed that there were more than 11 000 disasters linked to weather, climate and water-related hazards, almost equal to one disaster per day. There were 2 million deaths – or 115 per day. Supercomputers, satellites and advances in science have greatly increased the accuracy of our forecasts. Mobile phone alerts and weather apps can reach even remote areas.
There are severe gaps in weather and hydrological observing networks in Africa, some parts of Latin America and in Pacific and Caribbean islands. This undermines forecasts local and globally. WMO is spearheading a new water and climate coalition to focus more attention on water-related hazards and shortages. We have highly successful programmes and projects on tropical cyclones, coastal inundation, floods and drought.
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