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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 52m

💧 Water security is under threat as extremes become the new normal.

The map below shows that around 60% of rivers globally had either too much or too little water, a clear sign of an increasingly unpredictable and erratic hydrological cycle.

🔗 https://bit.ly/469OBWU

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 3h

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Cécile Siewe, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Meteorological Services Canada, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 4h

🌍 WMO at the #WorldFoodForum! 🇮🇹✨

🌀 Join #WMO's interactive, youth-led session “Reimagining Weather, Water & Climate Services for Agrifood Systems” at @worldfoodforum.bsky.social

📅 15 October | 09:00–10:00 CEST
📍 King Faisal Room, FAO HQ (Rome)
💻 Hybrid participation: https://bit.ly/4n9Ek2q

World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Li-Na Koh, Director General of the Meteorological Service Singapore, highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more about our activities below!

👉 https://bit.ly/42kAImb

👉 https://bit.ly/4m5RJra

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 1d

🏔️Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers on Earth.

This "before and after" is a stark reminder that glaciers are sensitive indicators of climate change, and around the world, they are retreating due to rising temperatures.

#Glaciers2025

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 1d

🏔️ In 2024, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela became the second country in the world to lose all its glaciers.

🎧 Find out more about this historic event and what glaciers are in the latest episode of Beyond the Forecast: Youth Conversations

🔗 https://bit.ly/46YzQW5

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Penny Endersby, Chief Executive of the Met Office (@metoffice.gov.uk) highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

David Gikungu, Former Director of the Kenya Meteorological Department, highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Michel Jean, President of the WMO Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more through link in bio.

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 7d

🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year on record.

Overall, 2024 was dry and hot, but regional patterns revealed a stark contrast: some regions endured severe drought, while others faced multiple devastating floods.

Read the #StateOfWater report 🔗 https://bit.ly/469OBWU

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 7d

@wcrpclimate.bsky.social has launched a new status brief series, designed to bring clear, non-technical insights on emerging climate science to decision-makers and the public.

The first edition focuses on global sea-level rise: https://bit.ly/4oiLWjV

#ClimateAction #WCRP #WMO #SeaLevelRise #CliC

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 8d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Dwikorita Karnawati, Director of the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 9d

📸 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the WMO 2026 Calendar Photo Competition!

🎉 Thank you to everyone who shared their photos & to all who voted

👉 See the winning photos in our dedicated Flickr album: https://bit.ly/487FI1s

#WMO #PhotoCompetition #Photography #Climate

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Garvin Cummings, Chief Hydrometeorological Officer of the Hydrometeorological Service of Guyana, highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 11d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Garvin Cummings, Chief Hydrometeorological Officer of the Hydrometeorological Service of Guyana, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 That’s a wrap for WMO at the 80th #UNGA!

👀 What did we get up to? Find out by clicking the links below 👇

📖 : https://bit.ly/46Aj9zW
📸: https://bit.ly/48xxFLm

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 12d

In 2024, all glaciated regions on Earth lost ice for the third consecutive year.
That’s 450 Gt gone: enough to fill 180 million Olympic swimming pools.
This added 1.2 mm to global sea levels.

Read the #StateOfWater report 🔗 https://bit.ly/469OBWU

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 12d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Zhenlin Chen, Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration, highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://wmo.int/site/75-years-of-wmo-science-action

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 12d

🎂Today marks 10 years of the #sustainabledevelopmentgoals (SDGs)

Since 2015, all United Nations Member States have committed to achieving peace and prosperity for people and the planet through the SDGs.

To learn more about WMO's role, click the link below 👇

🔗 https://bit.ly/3WcAuKg

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 14d

📺 Today at #UNGA: the UN Climate Summit 2025.

Leaders present new #NDCs ahead of #COP30noBrasil.

WMO’s call is clear:
✅ #EarlyWarningsForAll save lives
🔥 Extreme heat is a silent killer
💪 We can close the warnings gap now

🔗 Watch live: https://bit.ly/4neuVa9

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 14d

🌍 Health is everyone’s business.

Climate, conflict and inequality are putting global health at risk, and our systems must evolve.

Today at the #UNGA, WMO joined the @foreignpolicy.com Health Forum to explore how science can strengthen public health.

📺: https://bit.ly/3ICYxyV

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 14d

📣 Today at #UNGA: the Climate Summit.

🗣️ WMO SG Celeste Saulo: “Early warnings are saving lives.”

🔥 But extreme heat is rising. We need:

💰 More financing
⚙️ Integration in NDCs
🤝 Last-mile delivery

📺 https://bit.ly/3W4CuEp

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday at #UNGA, WMO SG Celeste Saulo joined the Women Rise for All lunch hosted by UNDSG Amina J Mohammed.

The gathering celebrated women’s transformative leadership for the #SDGs and created space to share insights, strengthen networks & drive sustainable development.

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 15d

The #UNGA high-level debate has begun.

UNSG António Guterres: “There is one choice we must never make: the choice to give up.”

WMO SG Celeste Saulo at the Climate Summit: “Early warnings are saving lives.”

🔗 More on WMO at the Climate Summit: https://bit.ly/3VsfJKx

#ClimateAction

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 75 Years of Science for Action

Abdulla Al Mandous, President of WMO and Director General of the National Center of Meteorology (United Arab Emirates), highlights WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.

🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4n3aOf5

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