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State of the Climate – World Meteorological Organization

WMO Press Release 21 March, 2016: State of the Climate: Record Heat and Weather Extremes

The year 2015 made history, with shattered temperature records, intense heatwaves, exceptional rainfall, devastating drought and unusual tropical cyclone activity, according to the World Meteorological Organization. That record-breaking trend has continued in 2016.

The WMO Statement on the Status of the Climate in 2015 gave details of the record land and sea surface temperatures, unabated ocean warming and sea level rise, shrinking sea ice extent, and extreme weather events around the world.

It was released to coincide with World Meteorological Day on 23 March, which has the theme “Hotter, drier, wetter. Face the Future.”

http://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/state-of-climate-record-heat-and-weather-extremes

(The key findings are listed here – and a link is provided to the Press Conference webcast)

WMO Press Release, 23 March 2016: World Meteorological Day. Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future

“The future is now,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued a rallying call on World Meteorological Day for decision-makers and all actors in society to “face the future now” and respond to the challenge of climate change and so avert its worst impacts and “lay the foundations for a world of peace, prosperity and opportunity for all.” …

On 21 March, WMO issued the full report on the Status of the Global Climate in 2015.

It also collaborated with Climate Central to reach out to television weather presenters, highlighting the main findings of the climate report, including with a package of high quality graphics.

http://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/world-meteorological-day-hotter-drier-wetter-face-future

Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2015

March 2016. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the United Nations system’s authoritative voice on weather, climate and water. For over two decades, WMO has published annual assessments of the state of the global climate in the U.N.’s six official languages to inform governments about global climate trends and extreme and notable events at the national and regional levels. These assessments integrate and analyze information provided by leading climate data centers and by the world’s National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs).

http://www.climatecentral.org/wmo-state-of-the-climate

(Read the Report Summary here – and note links provided to related videos, interactives, maps, images & other resources. The full 28-page report ‘WMO Statement on the status of the global climate in 2015’ can be downloaded here:http://library.wmo.int/pmb_ged/wmo_1167_en.pdf)

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Marshall Shepherd: 96% of American Meteorological Society members think climate change is happening.
March 24, 2016. You may have seen them. Media reports a few years ago claiming that a survey of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) refutes the consensus position regarding climate change. When I saw how that survey and the results were being twisted and distorted, I realized that people read things with an eye for what they want to believe, so-called confirmation bias. AMS Executive Director Dr. Keith Seitter even wrote on the AMS website clarifying the results andcondemning rampant distortion that was being spread. A full statement of the survey authors’ response to the horrific distortion of their findings can be found at this link. With such a mischaracterized response, the AMS felt that a new survey was needed. The preliminary results of that new report were released this week.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/03/24/96-of-american-meteorological-society-members-think-climate-change-is-happening-says-new-report/#34f13dd13935 & http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/5863920798415471994

March 28, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, climate change