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World Meteorological Day 2023: Theme, Significance, History

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World Meteorological Day 2023: History

The history of World Meteorological Day dates back to 1950, the year the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was established. It is WMO an institution within the United Nations that coordinates and encourages international cooperation in fields of meteorology, hydrology as well as related sciences.

Its main objective is to facilitate the exchange of climate-related as well as weather information between members and promote the expansion of meteorological services around the globe. To commemorate its founding and commemorate its birth it was the WMO designated the 23rd day of March in the year 1961 as World Meteorological Day (WMD).

The first time, World Meteorological Day was observed on the 23rd day of March in 1961. Since then the day is celebrated every year for WMO WMO as well as its member countries to bring awareness to the importance of meteorology and the work of the group.

Every year, a specific theme is chosen that focuses on a particular aspect of meteorology, hydrology, or any other related science. The selected theme is meant to increase awareness and understanding about the subject and its importance to society.

World Meteorological Day 2023: Theme

The theme of World Meteorological Day 2023 is ‘The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations’.

Significance of World Meteorological Day 2023

World Meteorological Day is significant because of several reasons:

1. Awareness This day offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of meteorology, hydrology, and related sciences.

The day encourages an understanding by people of climate and weather-related issues and their effects on society, as well as the importance of meteorological agencies in protecting individuals and their property.

2. Collaboration and cooperation World Meteorological Day promote international cooperation in meteorology. It helps facilitate the sharing of weather and climate-related information between members as well as the expansion of meteorological services around the world.

3. Displaying Innovation Day of Innovation: This day provides an opportunity for meteorological organizations, researchers as well as research institutes, and other industries related to dealing with weather to showcase their research and showcase the products they offer, and their services.

It highlights the latest advancements in forecasting, monitoring weather monitoring, climate monitoring, and other related fields.

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EUMETSAT : Lisbon event offers a deep dive into ocean data

Event aims to show range and breadth of uses of marine satellite data People with an interest in our oceans – from academics to businesspeople through to representatives from navies and weather services – are meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, for a deep dive into satellite data and its uses. Press Release – 05 November 2024 Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, the European…

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" The report of the Meteorological Department regarding the weather and rains continues " | PAK News Insights

” The Meteorological Department has released a detailed report on the monsoon rains in the country this year, according to which 51% more than the average rains were received throughout the year. The Meteorological Department released the report of monsoon rains across the country from July 1 to September 30 and said that the monsoon rains were 51% above average, 111% above normal in…

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"With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

In the face of a rapidly heating planet, the City of Eternal Spring — nicknamed so thanks to its year-round temperate climate — has found a way to keep its cool.

Previously, Medellín had undergone years of rapid urban expansion, which led to a severe urban heat island effect — raising temperatures in the city to significantly higher than in the surrounding suburban and rural areas. Roads and other concrete infrastructure absorb and maintain the sun’s heat for much longer than green infrastructure.

“Medellín grew at the expense of green spaces and vegetation,” says Pilar Vargas, a forest engineer working for City Hall. “We built and built and built. There wasn’t a lot of thought about the impact on the climate. It became obvious that had to change.”

Efforts began in 2016 under Medellín’s then mayor, Federico Gutiérrez (who, after completing one term in 2019, was re-elected at the end of 2023). The city launched a new approach to its urban development — one that focused on people and plants.

The $16.3 million initiative led to the creation of 30 Green Corridors along the city’s roads and waterways, improving or producing more than 70 hectares of green space, which includes 20 kilometers of shaded routes with cycle lanes and pedestrian paths.

These plant and tree-filled spaces — which connect all sorts of green areas such as the curb strips, squares, parks, vertical gardens, sidewalks, and even some of the seven hills that surround the city — produce fresh, cooling air in the face of urban heat. The corridors are also designed to mimic a natural forest with levels of low, medium and high plants, including native and tropical plants, bamboo grasses and palm trees.

Heat-trapping infrastructure like metro stations and bridges has also been greened as part of the project and government buildings have been adorned with green roofs and vertical gardens to beat the heat. The first of those was installed at Medellín’s City Hall, where nearly 100,000 plants and 12 species span the 1,810 square meter surface.

“It’s like urban acupuncture,” says Paula Zapata, advisor for Medellín at C40 Cities, a global network of about 100 of the world’s leading mayors. “The city is making these small interventions that together act to make a big impact.”

At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees. Each has been carefully chosen to maximize their impact.

“The technical team thought a lot about the species used. They selected endemic ones that have a functional use,” explains Zapata.

The 72 species of plants and trees selected provide food for wildlife, help biodiversity to spread and fight air pollution. A study, for example, identified Mangifera indica as the best among six plant species found in Medellín at absorbing PM2.5 pollution — particulate matter that can cause asthma, bronchitis and heart disease — and surviving in polluted areas due to its “biochemical and biological mechanisms.”

And the urban planting continues to this day.

The groundwork is carried out by 150 citizen-gardeners like Pineda, who come from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds, with the support of 15 specialized forest engineers. Pineda is now the leader of a team of seven other gardeners who attend to corridors all across the city, shifting depending on the current priorities...

“I’m completely in favor of the corridors,” says [Victoria Perez, another citizen-gardener], who grew up in a poor suburb in the city of 2.5 million people. “It really improves the quality of life here.”

Wilmar Jesus, a 48-year-old Afro-Colombian farmer on his first day of the job, is pleased about the project’s possibilities for his own future. “I want to learn more and become better,” he says. “This gives me the opportunity to advance myself.”

The project’s wider impacts are like a breath of fresh air. Medellín’s temperatures fell by 2°C in the first three years of the program, and officials expect a further decrease of 4 to 5C over the next few decades, even taking into account climate change. In turn, City Hall says this will minimize the need for energy-intensive air conditioning...

In addition, the project has had a significant impact on air pollution. Between 2016 and 2019, the level of PM2.5 fell significantly, and in turn the city’s morbidity rate from acute respiratory infections decreased from 159.8 to 95.3 per 1,000 people [Note: That means the city's rate of people getting sick with lung/throat/respiratory infections.]

There’s also been a 34.6 percent rise in cycling in the city, likely due to the new bike paths built for the project, and biodiversity studies show that wildlife is coming back — one sample of five Green Corridors identified 30 different species of butterfly.

Other cities are already taking note. Bogotá and Barranquilla have adopted similar plans, among other Colombian cities, and last year São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America, began expanding its corridors after launching them in 2022.

“For sure, Green Corridors could work in many other places,” says Zapata."

-via Reasons to Be Cheerful, March 4, 2024

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