Weather

Interesting notes on weather

• Weather forecasts are not just useful for putting together a proper outfit or deciding whether to bring the umbrella to work. This information enables people and institutions to make important decisions in many areas, including transport safety and water management.
• The improvement of forecasting capabilities for phenomena such as tropical cyclones, together with the creation of early warning systems, is one of the goals of the World Meteorological Organisation. These coordinated efforts can save millions of lives.

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By studying weather conditions, meteorology makes it possible to predict on a short time scale ‘what will the weather be like’.
As the climate crisis evolves, there is increasing talk of extreme weather phenomena, i.e. events that are rare for a given place and time of year. Climate change caused by human activities is already having a major impact on the frequency and intensity of these events, including, for example, heavy rainfall and heat waves.