The first Global Heat Forum opened today to unlock finance and supercharge solutions on extreme heat, amid record-breaking temperatures and an intensifying El Niño. The four-day event in Bangkok takes ...
The strengthening El Niño is set to affect temperature, rainfall and tropical cyclone patterns throughout the South-West Indian Ocean region, impacting climate-sensitive sectors and indeed all aspects ...
The WMO co-sponsored World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)1 is at the forefront of sea-level change research. At the request of WMO Members and other United Nations entities, WCRP has developed a ...
Can artificial intelligence (AI) predict tomorrow’s weather better than traditional models? As WMO celebrates its 75th anniversary, this question is no longer hypothetical. AI is already reshaping how ...
Days after Tropical Storm Gonzalo flooded parts of Sal, Cabo Verde, institutions and stakeholders from across the early warning chain came together in Praia on 29 September 2026 to validate the ...
Rivers across the globe in 2025 had one of the driest years in more than three decades. The WMO State of Global Water Resources Report shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth’s ...
From September 18 to 26, 2026, widespread weather instability affected Libya, characterized by heavy thundercloud activity ...
A new International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) has been launched during the 81st United Nations General Assembly, mobilizing commitments from governments to strengthen ...
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark declaration on sea-level rise, saying that “its cumulative, severe ...
Countries and communities across the world must take action now to prepare for increased health risks due to the strengthening El Niño, which is set to trigger more extreme heat, flooding and drought.