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Why Is A Heatwave In The Sea Worrying The Scientists?

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The month of June and the first few days of July were hotter than any in recorded history, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Residents in the south of the US and southern Europe have been enduring sweltering temperatures, bringing excessive heat warnings, wildfiresand plummeting air quality. However, records are not just being broken on land – but in the water.

Marine Heatwaves

Global ocean sea surface temperatures were higher than any...

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Οι φυσικές καταστροφές, καθημερινά και αλληλοσυνδεόμενα φαινόμενα

Η πεποίθηση πως οι φυσικές καταστροφές που πλήττουν διάφορες χώρες συνδέονται μεταξύ τους, ακόμα και αν απέχουν χιλιάδες χιλιόμετρα η μία από την άλλη, παρουσιάζεται σε πρόσφατη έρευνα του UNU (United Nations University). Παράλληλα, καθοριστικό ρόλο σε αυτές έχουν διαδραματίσει οι ανθρώπινες ενέργειες, συγκεκριμένα η καύση ορυκτών καυσίμων, αλλά και η αναποτελεσματική διαχείριση του περιβαλλοντικού κινδύνου που ενέχουν διάφορες ανθρώπινες δραστηριότητες.

Επιπλέον, ο WMO (World Meteorological...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2021/09/20/oi-fysikes-katastrofes-kathimerina-kai-allilosyndeomena-fainomena/

[Watch] IMO, WMO Launch Report on Extreme Maritime Weather

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) jointly launched a report on extreme maritime weather, reports Safety4Sea.

First International Symposium 

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) jointly organised the first International Symposium on “Extreme Maritime Weather last year, Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy”. Recently IMO and WMO launched the report recently.

Und...

https://mfame.guru/watch-imo-wmo-launch-report-on-extreme-maritime-weather/

Improved weather forecast systems will decrease marine casualties

IMO and the World Meteorological Organization conducted their first joint Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather, focusing on the challenging weather conditions and how they affect the shipping industry.

The event “Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy” enabled the WMO to discuss the best practices and enh services for safety and risk reduction, emergency response, sustainable shipping practices and greater collection and sharing of ship...

https://safety4sea.com/improved-weather-forecast-systems-will-decrease-marine-casualties/

NOAA: Why we name tropical storms and hurricanes

Until the early 1950s, tropical storms and hurricanes were tracked by year and the order in which they occurred during that year. This used to create confusion and false rumors, for instance, when storm advisories broadcast from radio stations were mistaken for warnings concerning an entirely different storm located hundreds of miles away.

Over time, it was learned that the use of short, easily remembered names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and reduces confusion when...

https://safety4sea.com/noaa-why-we-name-tropical-storms-and-hurricanes/

WMO: Climate Change impacts are rapidly increasing

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published a report focusing on the physical signs and socio-economic impacts of climate change that are accelerating as record greenhouse gas concentrations drive global temperatures towards increasingly dangerous levels.

Specifically, the ‘WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018’ is its 25th anniversary edition and comments the record sea level rise and the exceptionally high land and ocean temperatures in the last four years.

As WMO...

https://safety4sea.com/wmo-climate-change-impacts-are-rapidly-increasing/

IMO encourages participation in WMO voluntary observing ships scheme

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) called IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to reintroduce the request for the recruitment of ships to provide ship-based marine meteorological and oceanographic observations. These reports provide real-time feedback on ocean weather conditions to weather forecasters. Ship-based oceanographic measurements also provide data for studying climate change.

According to IMO, ships’ meteorological observations are essential for safety-related services for...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-encourages-participation-in-wmo-voluntary-observing-ships-scheme/