As a complement to existing disaster risk reduction (DRR) systems, AI shows enormous potential, says Monique Kuglit of ...

On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on ...

Released on Tuesday by the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the report details a year of extremes. Storms were often severe, and flooding ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is scaling up its engagement with key international partners to strengthen technical assistance and ...

Hurricane names are rotated every six years, but new names are introduced when a few become so synonymous with destruction ...

Geneva (AFP) – They were most destructive and deadly: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific are names no longer an option to christen future storms, the ...

Solar and wind energy experienced a remarkable 30 per cent increase in capacity and generation compared to 2023, WMO said. The UN weather agency and partners are also assisting national ...

Cities are the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore are a major part of the solution. This makes improved monitoring in urban ...

Scientists found it has one of the largest projected increase in flood risk while a global warming of 1.5C could result in 30,000 deaths from heat.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Hurricane Committee has officially retired the four names, stating that this decision comes in response to the significant impact these storms had ...

The WMO has retired hurricane names Beryl, Helene and Milton after the death and destruction caused in 2024. The names will be replaced with Brianna, Holly and Miguel. The WMO maintains six lists ...

By giving hurricanes and cyclones human names, the WMO believes it is easier to warn populations about a storm's potential dangers. Names are assigned in alphabetical order, alternating between ...