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A man rides a bicycle under snow on the streets in the downtown Tokyo on February 29, 2012. According to the World Meteorological Organization, Tokyo will have a minimum of 1 degree celcius and a maximum of 7 degrees celcius today.
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Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee because of the fatalities and damage it caused in August 2011 and will be replaced by Irma.
The La Niña weather phenomenon that weather experts say contributed significantly to the drought in America's Southwest is winding down. The World Meteorological Organization says La Niña is expected to fade between March and May. Unfortunately, the effects of La Niña may still leave swaths of the U.S. under drought conditions this summerMore quotes »
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2012 SkS Weekly Digest #20
"Averaging the global land and ocean as a whole, the combined land and ocean surface temperature during April 2012 was 0.65°C (1.17°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F), marking the fifth warmest April since records began in 1880 and the from Skeptical Science Read more »
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La Nina ends, return unlikely in 2012 - WMO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The 2011-2012 La Nina weather pattern, blamed for drought in Texas and severe dry spells in South America, has ended and is unlikely to return this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. "For the second ha from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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World: International Dialogue Will Focus on Migration Consequences of Complex Crises
IOM will hold a two-day workshop on migration management in crisis situations at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva on 24-25 April. "Moving to Safety: Migration Consequences of Complex Crises" will be the first of two events comprising IOM's from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Image of the Day: The Hottest Place on Earth?
The highest temperature ever measured on Earth came on Sept. 13, 1922, when the thermometer at a weather station in El Azizia, Libya, reached 136.4°F, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). That reading took the title, "Hottest Place o from Climate Central Read more »
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Irene retired from hurricane list
The name "Irene" has been retired from the official list of Atlantic hurricane names by the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) hurricane committee, because of the death and destruction it caused in August 2011. It will be replaced by Irma. Storm n from USA Today Read more »
