Tag: Celeste Saulo

• Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 - 09:47 UTC

  Glaciers melting rapidly call for action

  

  The world has lost 5% of its ice volume over the past 20 years, with an annual melt of 273 billion tons, according to a recent study by the United Nations (UN) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Regions like Europe (39% loss), the Caucasus and Middle East (35%), and New Zealand (29%) were heavily impacted as all 19 glacier regions globally lost mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, with the 2022-2024 period marking the largest three-year loss ever, including 450 billion tons in 2022 alone.

• Monday, January 13th 2025 - 06:06 UTC

  Climate change watchdogs concur 2024 was the hottest year ever

  

  Last year was the hottest on record and it even surpassed the global warming limit, the European Union's Copernicus Earth Observation Program and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concurred. In addition, 2023 and 2024 saw average global temperatures exceed the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentinian scientist becomes first woman to head WMO

  

  Argentina's National Meteorological Service Director Celeste Saulo has been chosen to become the new Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), it was announced Thursday in Geneva.