Tag: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• Friday, November 18th 2016 - 08:41 UTC

  2016 is set to be the world’s hottest year on record and an anticipation of current trend

  

  According to the World Meteorological Organization preliminary statement on the global climate for 2016, global temperatures for January to September were 0.88°C above the long-term (1961-90) average, 0.11°C above the record set last year, and about 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels. While the year is not yet over, the final weeks of 2016 would need to be the coldest of the 21st century for 2016’s final number to drop below last year’s.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2014 - 01:52 UTC

  UN hails progress achieved in reducing damage to the ozone layer

  

  United Nations officials hailed on Tuesday the progress made in reducing damage to the ozone layer and the vital role played by one of the most successful environmental treaties in history in phasing out ozone-depleting substances.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 06:28 UTC

  Greenhouse gases in atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 says WMO

  

  The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 driven by a surge in the level of carbon dioxide, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday, urging international action to combat climate change.

• Thursday, February 6th 2014 - 04:53 UTC

  Last year was among the top ten warmest since modern records started in 1850

  

  The year 2013 was among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It tied with 2007 as the sixth warmest year, with a global land and ocean surface temperature that was 0.50°C (0.90°F) above the 1961–1990 average and 0.03°C (0.05°F) higher than the most recent 2001–2010 decadal average.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 07:42 UTC

  Manmade global warming is making 2013 the seventh warmest year since 1850

  

  This year is the seventh warmest since records began in 1850 with a trend to weather extremes and the impact of storms such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines aggravated by rising sea levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.