🌫️ Sand and dust storms are major hazards. And here’s an example: Earlier this month, Libya was hit by strong southeasterly winds with speeds ranging from 50 to 80 km/h. These winds stirred dense dust and sand, causing a near-total loss of visibility in worst affeced areas, and causing significant structural damages and the collapse of building walls, electricity pylons and trees. Libya’s National Meteorological and Hydrological Service issued forecasts and early warnings to keep casualties to

🤖 Machine learning and data-driven methods are unlocking new opportunities for weather forecasting and research. Here’s how: ⏩ Accelerated research: Experiments run faster than with traditional models 🖥️ Explore more data: Tap into vast, existing and unexplored datasets to enhance weather forecasting 🤝 Cross-sector collaboration: Technology bridges meteorological services, academia, and the private sector #ScienceForAction | World Meteorological Organization

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A quick glance back at the State of the Climate in 2020, one of the 3 warmest years on record, with extreme weather and many climate change impacts. We look forward to more Climate Action in 2021 and the years ahead. For the sake of our Planet. | World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organisation has sounded the alarm on global temperatures, finding there is a high likelihood that the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year. It is abundantly clear that we must tear ourselves away from polluting fossil fuels to urgently slash emissions this decade and protect Australians from the worsening effects of climate change. Yet the Federal Government is stil

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Data visualization by Antti Lipponen at Finnish Meteorological Institute of temperature anomalies 1880-2017 by country, using @NASA GISS data #GISTEMP #climatechange. Download at https://bit.ly/2Pa8FxN | World Meteorological Organization

Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022, ruining lives and destroying livelihoods. Melting ice and glaciers and rising sea levels threaten more socio-economic disruption in future, according to our latest #StateOfClimate report. 🔗 https://bit.ly/StateOfClimateAsia2022 | World Meteorological Organization