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World Meteorological Organisation

Can the state of Telangana take on the heat stress this year?

Another set of workers who are particularly affected are around coal mines and thermal power plants.

06 Mar 2020 2:45 AM

Why and how are cyclones named, who decides?

The name of the Cyclone ‘Fani’ (pronounced as Foni) was suggested by Bangladesh. It means ‘snake’ or ‘hood of a snake’

03 May 2019 12:17 PM

US' Paris accord exit may lead to 0.3 degree rise in global temperatures: UN

A WMO official, however, said that the likely impact of Trump's widely-condemned decision remains far from clear.

03 Jun 2017 11:43 AM

1888 Indian hailstorm all-time deadliest, claimed 246 lives: UN weather agency

The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has now broadened its scope from temperature, weather records to impacts of specific events.

20 May 2017 8:43 PM

Still a long way to go: Global ‘Greening’ has slowed CO2 rise

The annual carbon emissions remaining in the air fell from about 50 per cent to 40 per cent in the last decade.

16 Nov 2016 12:11 AM

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