WMO World Meteorological Organization [to 7 November 2015]
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New Report on Extreme Events
6 November 2015
Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central Pacific, heavy rainfall in Europe, drought in East Africa, and stifling heat waves in Australia, Asia, and South America, according to a new report released today. The report, “Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 from a Climate Perspective” published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, addresses the natural and human causes of individual extreme events from around the world in 2014, including Antarctica. NOAA scientists served as three of the five lead editors on the report.

Workshop on air pollution and agriculture
5 November 2015
Air pollution has an impact on agriculture and agriculture contributes to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. A group of experts in the field of atmospheric chemistry and agricultural meteorology discussed how to better measure theses emissions and impacts during an International Workshop held in Pune, India from 2-4 November 2015. The workshop specially examined the impacts of atmospheric chemistry which includes air pollution on agricultural production, the impacts of agriculture on the atmospheric composition including greenhouse gases, biomass burning, reactive gases and aerosols.

Africa/Middle East meeting on sand and dust storms
5 November 2015
The first Africa / Middle East Expert Meeting and Workshop on the health impact of airborne dust has been held in Amman, Jordan, 2-5 November 2015 to assess the state of knowledge and encourage countries’ actions with regard to impacts of airborne dust on public health in the region.
The Expert Meeting and Workshop will promote active communication among dust-related service providers, African/Middle-Eastern national meteorological and hydrological services and relevant national and international environment, air-quality and public health agencies.