Temperature in Kuwait hits 54 Celsius, sets possible record
The World Meteorological Organization will set up a committee to examine whether a 54 degrees Celsius temperature recently recorded in Kuwait has set a record for the Eastern hemisphere.
2303, 2016
GalleryWMO report: 2015 shattered temperature records
State of the Climate: Record Heat and Weather Extremes
World Meteorological Day: Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future
Geneva 21 March 2016 (WMO) – The year 2015 made history, with shattered temperature records, intense heatwaves, exceptional rainfall, devastating drought and unusual tropical cyclone activity, according to the World Meteorological Organization. That record-breaking trend has continued in 2016.
The […]
2501, 2016
GalleryAverage temps in 2015 broke records, says UN weather agency
“An exceptionally strong El Niño and global warming caused by greenhouse gases joined forces with dramatic effect on the climate system in 2015,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas
2501, 2016
GalleryWMO confirms 2015 as hottest year on record
The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that the global average surface temperature in 2015 broke all previous records by a strikingly wide margin, at 0.76° Celsius above the 1961-1990 average.
911, 2015
GalleryWMO: Atmospheric greenhouse gases reach record high
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached yet another new record high in 2014, continuing aWMO: Atmospheric greenhouse gases reach record high relentless rise which is fuelling climate change and will make the planet more dangerous and inhospitable for future generations.
“Every year we report a […]
211, 2015
GalleryWMO launches climate change videos in advance of Paris climate conference
To promote awareness of the UN climate change conference in Paris, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) invited television weather presenters from around the world to imagine a “weather report from the year 2050.”
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