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Los extremos meteorológicos y el cambio climático : retrospectiva de las predicciones
Ciertos fenómenos climáticos y meteorológicos devastadores registrados en los últimos años han atraído la atención del público en general, de los gobiernos y de los medios de comunicación. En el presente folleto se ofrece una muestra de los fenómenos extremos des último decenio (2001-2010). Algunos de ellos han sido equiparables -o más graves incluso en intensidad, duración o extensión geográfica- a los históricamente más importantes.
Extrêmes météorologiques et changements climatiques : retour sur les projections
Les catastrophes d’origine climatique et météorologique qui secouent la planète depuis quelques années attirent l’attention du public, des gouvernements et des médias. La présente brochure donne un aperçu des phénomènes extrêmes qui ont eu lieu au cours de la dernière décennie (2001–2010). Certains se comparent aux événements les plus importants survenus dans l’histoire, voire les dépassent en intensité, durée ou étendue.
Informe especial del IPCC. Gestión de los riesgos de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y desastres para mejorar la adaptación al cambio climático: resumen para responsables de políticas
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático (IPCC); Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) - IPCC, 2011
Rapport spécial du GIEC. Gestion des risques de catastrophes et de phénomènes extrêmes pour les besoins de l'adaptation au changement climatique: résumé à l'intention des décideurs
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Groupe d'Experts Intergouvernemental sur l'Evolution du Climat (GIEC); Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE) - GIEC, 2011
Управление рисками экстремальных явлений и бедствий для содействия адаптации к изменению климата: Резюме для политиков
IPCC, 2011
2008/No. 1 - February 2008 - Severe weather forecasting
is an issue of MeteoWorld. WMO, 2008Contains:
- Severe weather forecasting
- Public weather services
- Satellite strategy
- Advances in weather forecasting
- Nobel Peace prize award
- Least developped countries
2008/N° 1 - Février 2008
is an issue of MétéoMonde. OMM, 2008
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Warning Operations Course (WOC) : Severe Track
The Warning Operations Course (WOC) Severe Track is a course that consists of approximately xx hours of training material on topics that are relevant to severe weather warning decision-making. The Severe Track consists of:
- 5 curricula (convective fundamentals, tornado, hail, quasi-convective linear system, & impact-based warning),
- Forecast Challenge,
- A mesoscale analysis webinars, and
- WOC Severe WES-2 simulation.
The WOC Severe Track modules include a combination of learning technologies including teletraining, web-based training, Weat ...
N° 31 - Juin 2007 - Tempêtes violentes et régimes climatiques
is an issue of Nouvelles du climat mondial. OMM, 2007Contient:
- Projections à long terme du GIEC relatives aux tempêtes violentes
- Fortes pluies à Mumbai en juillet 2005
- Oscillation nord-atlantique et tempêtes de vent extrêmes
- Participation du SMOC à la douzième session de la COP et à la vingt-cinquième réunion du SBSTA
- Impact des tempêtes de vent et de poussière sur l’agriculture
- Le climat en 2006
- Tempêtes violentes de janvier 2007 en Europe
- Caractéristiques climatiques des tempêtes de sable et de poussière
- Le CIUS et l’OMM lancent l’Année polaire internationale 2 ...
No. 31 - June 2007 - Extreme storms and climate patterns
is an issue of World Climate News. WMO, 2007Contents:
- IPCC long-term projection of extreme storms
- Heavy rains in Mumbai, July 2005
- North Atlantic Oscillation and extreme windstorms
- GCOS at COP-12 and SBSTA -25
- Impact of wind- and duststorms on agriculture
- The climate in 2006
- Extreme storms in Europe in January 2007
- Climate features of dust- and sandstorms
- ICSU and WMO launch International Polar Year 2007-2008
- World Climate Programme seminars on climate extremes
- Statement on tropical cyclones
- The global warming database: WCRP ...
CAgM Report, 101. Impacts of Desertification and Drought and Other Extreme Meteorological Events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Gringof I.G.; Mersha E.; et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1343)Report of the Joint Rapporteurs on the Impact of Agrometeorological Advisories and Information on Operational Aspects of Forestry Planning, with Emphasis on Wildland Fire Ecology, Including the Use of Prescribed Fire in Rangelands and Forests Preventing and Combating Wildfires in Forests and Rangelands.
Sistema de vigilancia del clima: alerta temprana de anomalías y fenómenos climáticos extremos
El presente folleto contiene un resumen del documento Guidelines on Climate Watches (Directrices sobre la vigilancia del clima, WCDMP-N° 58; WMO/TD-N° 1269), publicado en abril de 2005, que es conforme a la definición de vigilancia del clima aprobada por la Comisión de Climatología durante su decimocuarta reunión (Beijing, 3 a 10 de noviembre de 2005).
Climate Watch System Early Warning against Climate Anomalies and Extremes
This brochure provides a summary of the Guidelines on Climate Watches (WCDMP-No. 58; WMO/TD-No. 1269) of April 2005, in accordance with the climate watch definition approved by the Commission for Climatology at its fourteenth session, held in Beijing from 3 to 10 November 2005.
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 101. Impacts of Desertification and Drought and Other Extreme Meteorological Events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Gringof I.G.; Mersha E.; et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1343)The report starts with an overview of the desertfication and drought and then summarizes the assessment of desertification, drought And other extreme meteorological events. Next, the report gives an overview of the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and methods to mitigate the effects of drought. In conjuction with this chapter, the Annex provides a summary of the National Action Programme for India. Then, the report summarizes the actions to be taken by the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) for the UNCCD. There i ...
Preventing and mitigating natural disasters
On World Meteorological Day 2006, WMO proposes a story of confidence, planning, empowerment, positive action and hope—a
description of how the cycle of information, preparedness, survival and progress should work. This story is set in a tropical village prone to cyclones. The village is confident,
informed, organized and ready to face the challenge of the weather. The story could apply to anyone, anywhere in the world, because in this village are local citizens, visiting businessmen, tourists and others who find themselves in the path of violent weather in a place far from home. ...
Evénements extrêmes et changements climatiques
OcCC, 2003Le présent rapport résume l’état actuel du savoir sur le lien entre événements extrêmes en Suisse et changements climatiques globaux dans la perspective d’un groupe d’experts interdisciplinaire. Il considère toute la chaîne d’actions qui part des changements climatiques globaux, passe par les modifications des extrêmes météorologiques dans les Alpes et aboutit aux effets sur l’ampleur des dommages et aux conséquences économiques. Le rapport cherche à donner une vue nuancée, considérant la dimension scientifique, les effets possibles sur les espaces de vie, mais aussi des influences non climati ...
Agrometeorology related to extreme events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Adamenko T.I.; Anaman K.A.; et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO-No. 943)This technical note demonstrates the effects of extreme meteorological events on agricultural production and summarizes existing knowledge on the application of agrometeorological information needed to better cope with extreme events.
GCOS, 78. Sistema Mundial de Observación del Clima en América Central y el Caribe: observando el clima desde los extremos del tiempo hasta los arrecifes coralinos
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA); Consejo Internacional para la Ciencia (ICSU); et al. - OMM, 2002
GCOS, 78. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for Central America and the Caribbean: Observing Climate from Weather Extremes to Coral Reefs
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2002 (WMO/TD-No. 1126)
Reducing vulnerability to weather and climate extremes
Issued for World Meteorological Day 2002, this brochure outlines the increased vulnerability of people and their environments to weather and climate extremes and the corresponding increase of these hazards over the 1991 2000 decade. It gives an overview of the diversity in weather and climate hazards, their adverse consequences for society and proposes methodologies and tools for risk assessment, monitoring, prediction and early warnings through the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) of the World Meteorological Organization. The brochure draws special attention to the 2002 World Summit for ...
Reducción de la vulnerabilidad a los fenómenos meteorológicos y climáticos extremos
Folleto por el Día Meteorológico Mundial 2002
Réduction de la vulnérabilité à l'égard des phénomènes météorologiques et climatiques extrêmes
Brochure pour la Journée météorologique mondiale de 2002
Weather, Climate and Health
A contribution to World Meteorological Day 1999, this draws attention to the linkages between climate, weather and health, and to the role of WMO and NMHSs in contributing to a safer and healthier world. It shows how humans are vulnerable to changes in meteorological conditions, such as extreme heat or sudden cold temperatures and harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, and to weather events such as tropical cyclones and severe floods, which create favourable conditions for the transmission of various diseases.
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Opening address at the INM/WMO International Symposium on Cyclones and Hazardous Weather in the Mediterranean
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Simposio internacional INM/OMM sobre ciclones y fenómenos meteorológicos adversos en el Mediterráneo
CAgM Report, 73. Extreme agrometeorological events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Dambe J.; Darnhofer T.; et al. - WMO, 1997 (WMO/TD-No. 836)Contains:
- Gommes, R. An Overview of Extreme Agrometeorological Events.
Perarnaud, V. Measures to Monitor and Predict the effects of Agricultural Drought.
- Dambe, D.D. Agrometeorological Inputs in Measures to Alleviate the Effects of Drought and to Combat Desertification.
- Darnhofer, T. Interactions of Desertification and Climate : An Overview.
- Pedgley, D.E. Agrometeorological Information for Locust Control.
- Mwongela, G.N. Agrometeorological Information for Monitoring the Spread of Animal Diseases.
- Bedson, G. Specific Aspects of Nat ...
GCOS, 17. Report of the GCOS Atmospheric Observation Panel: second session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - WMO, 1995 (WMO/TD-No. 696)
Land use and agrosystem management under severe climatic conditions
In this Technical Note on the general principles of land use in regions with severe climates, regions have been defined according to the macro-environment they represent: arid, semi-arid, extreme monsoon, humid tropical and cold. A separate chapter is devoted to the land use and agrosystem management of each type of region.
Operational hydrology report (OHR), 15. Selection of distribution types for extremes of precipitation
Reviewed are methods of selecting distribution types for the analysis of extremes of precipitation and results obtained, bearing in mind the effects of climate, seasonal and geo-graphical patterns and the duration of precipitation. A practical example is included.
Weather and Climate Extremes
Weather and Climate Extremes provides academics, decision makers, international development agencies, nongovernmental organizations and civil society with publications on different aspects of research in weather and climate extremes, monitoring and early warning systems, assessment of vulnerability and impacts, developing and implementing intervention policies, effective risk management and adaptation practices to address local and regional needs and circumstances, engagement of local communities in the adoption of these practices to cope with extremes, and information and communication strate ...
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ACQWA: A summary for policymakers
The project seeks to assess the vulnerability of water resources in mountain regions such as the European Alps, the Central Chilean Andes, and the mountains of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) where declining snow and ice are likely to strongly affect hydrological regimes in a warmer climate. Model results are then used to quantify the environmental, economic and social impacts of changing water resources in order to assess how robust current water governance strategies are and what adaptations may be needed in order to alleviate the most negative impacts of climate change on water resources and wate ...
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Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa : an integrated approach (CECAR-AFRICA)
As a part of global efforts to tackle impacts of climate and ecosystem changes, we urgently need to overcome vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems in developing countries, especially Africa. This research program aims for three objectives by focusing on the semi-arid region of northern Ghana where the change impacts have been severely felt in forms of unpredictable floods and droughts: (1) forecast and assessment of climate and ecosystem change impact on agricultural production; (2) risk assessment of extreme weather events and introduction of adaptive water resource management methods; and ...
WMO data on UNdata
WMO data provide the basis for better understanding the climatology of severe weather and extreme events such as tropical cyclones, El Niño, floods, heat waves, cold waves, droughts and other natural hazards, contributing to saving both lives and property, and improving our understanding and monitoring of the climate system and environment. WMO has drawn attention to issues of major concern, such as ozone layer depletion, global warming, climate change and diminishing water resources.
WMO enhances the application of meteorological and hydrological information for the security and well-b ...
Emergency Response Activities (ERA)
WMO's Emergency Response Activities (ERA) programme involves the application of specialized atmospheric dispersion-modelling techniques to track and predict the spread of airborne hazardous substances in the event of an environmental emergency. This kind of specialized application depends directly on the operational infrastructure of the numerical weather prediction systems that are implemented and maintained at many of the global, regional or national meteorological centres within WMO's World Weather Watch system.
Severe Weather Information Centre
The information in this World Meteorological Organization (WMO) website is based on advisories issued by Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs), and official warnings issued by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) for their respective countries or regions. The media may use this information for their broadcasting services on the radio or TV. When doing so, it should be indicated that they are issued by the respective RSMCs, TCWCs or NMHSs.
As different participating Members may give different locatio ...
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