The future of weather, climate and water across generations is the central theme of World Meteorological Day, which has been celebrated every year on 23 March since the World Meteorological Organization was established in 1950. Wmo) of the UN.
This year the anniversary falls on the 150th anniversary of the International Meteorological Organization from which the WMO was born, and for this reason it will be an opportunity to highlight the technological advances that have characterized the evolution of meteorology, from telegraphs and navigation forecasts from the late 19th century to the supercomputers and satellites that will be crucial in tackling the climate crisis.
“Supercomputers and satellite technology are breaking new ground for ever more reliable weather and climate forecasting,” says WMO Secretary General Petteri Taalas. “We are trying to promote kilometer-scale climate models to better simulate the physics of clouds, future flood and drought risks and, for example, the melting rate of Antarctic glaciers. We need a consortium of countries with IT resources performance to meet this need in the near future”.
Guterres (UN), 2023 is the year of the climate breakthrough
In the fight against climate change “2023 must be a year of transformation, not of adjustments”, because every year of insufficient actions to contain global warming “brings us closer to the abyss”. This was stated by the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, in a message reported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the occasion of World Meteorology Day.
The transformation advocated by Guterres means “accelerating actions to limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees, through large-scale mitigation and adaptation measures. It means radically transforming our energy and transport systems, breaking our dependence on fuels fossil fuels and adopt a just transition towards renewable energy.It means – continues the UN secretary general – that developed countries implement a revolution of financial and technical support to developing countries while they mitigate emissions, adapt to a renewable future, build resilience against extreme weather events and address the losses and damages from climate change.And it means delivering on the promise made on last World Meteorological Day to ensure that early warning systems against climate disasters cover every person in the world”.
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