Summary: Geneva, April 20, 2010, SPA -- A low pressure weather system moving into Iceland should help clear the volcanic ash cloud that has disrupted flights across Europe within days, Reuters quoted an expert from the
World Meteorological Organisation as saying today.
WITH climate change, the frequency and magnitude of droughts are very likely to increase, according to the
World Meteorological Organisation. Unlike other natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, which can not be fully predicted, technology exists to predict droughts.
The condition, which is linked to warmer surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean during the latter months of the year, is already being associated with an intense drought in south Asia, said the
World Meteorological Organisation. A spokesman said the El Nino was relatively weak.
According to
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), this yearEoe1/4aos theme will be Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]Weather, climate and the air that we breathEoe1/4ao due to their great importance for human life.
Created in 1988 by the
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide decision-makers and the public with a balanced and clear picture of the current situation as regards climate change, the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007 together with former US Vice President Al Gore.
The final decision is up to officials at the
World Meteorological Organisation.
Last year, the Commission signed similar agreements with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).