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How India’s climate leadership is building a better future for all
India is poised to be a global leader when it comes to economy, technology and trade. Now, it has an opportunity to seize the moment and help the world address climate change before time runs out. As the fastest-growing majority…
Extreme weather is the “new norm”
From mountain tops to ocean depths, the summer of extremes continues. Heatwaves are baking large parts of the northern hemisphere, fuelling unprecedented wildfires and disrupting marine ecosystems. Floods have transformed desert landscapes. The high-impact weather in August follows the hottest…
COP28 President-Designate calls for holistic ecosystem to drive climate action during London Climate Action week
Connecting policy, technology, finance, and people is essential to keep 1.5C within reach. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, meets with His Majesty King Charles III, UK Government ministers, industry leaders across tech and finance, and university students during London…
Private Sector and Diplomatic Support Grows for Global Greenhouse Gas Watch
Support for a proposed new global greenhouse gas monitoring infrastructure is spreading beyond WMO Members and partners to the private sector and wider diplomatic world. The WMO Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (G3W) will combine ground-based stations, satellite measurements with modeling…
How do Countries Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
With the 2022 Emissions Gap Report due to be released in October this year ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the focus is on how fast countries can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the…
Extreme Weather in China Highlights Climate Change Impacts and Need for Early Warnings
Extreme weather – record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall – have battered China since June. The summer of extremes – in China as in Europe – has underlined the importance of the WMO community’s commitment to Early Warning and…
Droughts are Getting Worse Around the World, Here’s Why and What Needs to be Done
The Po, Italy’s longest river, has been a vital transport hub throughout history helping the north of the country develop into an industrial powerhouse. But “the king of rivers” is now drying up because of periods of severe drought. Experts…