A round-up of recent WMO activities in a variety of fields >> More

NOAA report: Hottest March on Record

The world’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made last month the warmest March on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States of America, a WMO partner for global climate monitoring. >> More

World Meteorological Day 2010

On 23 March 2010, the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services all over the world commemorate the Convention establishing World Meteorological Organization 60 years ago. This year’s theme is: “WMO – 60 years of service for your safety and well-being.” >> More

Disaster risk reduction and early warning systems development in Regional Association IV

As part of the WMO DRR programme implementation strategy and in coordination with WMO Regional Association IV, the “Training and Coordination Workshop on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) with Focus on Institutional Partnerships”, was held on 22-26 March 2010 in San Jose, Costa Rica. >> More

Obituary

WMO expressed condolences at the passing away on 26 April of Professor Aksel Wiin-Nielsen, who was WMO Secretary-General from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1983. >> More