WMO World Meteorological Organization [to 21 November 2015]

WMO World Meteorological Organization [to 21 November 2015]
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Haiti’s new hydromet service takes shape
17 November 2015
The first stone of a new headquarters for Haiti’s national meteorological and hydrological service has been laid, as part of a WMO programme to improve weather and climate services and increase disaster resilience in the Caribbean nation.
Full construction of the building, which will be resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes, is scheduled to begin in early January 2016 and be finished by September.

El Niño Expected to Strengthen Further: High Impacts, Unprecedented Preparation
16 November 2015
A mature and strong El Niño event, which is contributing to extreme weather patterns, is expected to strengthen further by the end of the year, according to the latest Update from the World Meteorological Organization.
Peak three-month average surface water temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific Ocean will exceed 2 degrees Celsius above normal, placing this El Niño event among the three strongest since 1950. (Strong previous El Niños were in 1972-73, 1982-83 and 1997-98).