World Meteorological Day 23rd Of March 2018
If you are interested in the Meteorology you can participate in various events such as conferences, symposia, exhibitions. Usually the outstanding professors of the meteorology get prizes for their work on this day.
The chosen themes are reflect the local weather, climate or water-related issues. The topic of 2018 is Weather-ready, climate-smart is the theme of World Meteorological Day. The population poses a threat to the weather. The tropical cyclone storm surges, heavy rains, heatwaves, droughts are the consequences of human negligence. The long-term climate change is increasing the intensity of the extreme weather. The rise of the see level is also a serious problem just like the ocean acidification. The main mission of the WMO to support the global agenda on sustainable development, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
The one of the most important task of the WMO that they give us short and long-term forecasts which are give information to the society. It is alredy enough if we only think about the agriculture and industry. The hydrological monitoring help us to understand the behavior of the water cycle and so supports water management.
Resources used:
https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day
Written by: Ágnes Illés