The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on this day that climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense, which is why forecasting must be encouraged to protect life and livelihoods.
On March 23 of each year, “World Meteorological Day is celebrated to commemorate the day that the international agreement that established the WMO as a specialized agency within the United Nations system to deal with weather matters came into effect in 1950 and water.
Meteorology is the science concerned with the atmosphere and its phenomena, as well as weather forecasting, the study of longterm weather and climate trends and their potential impact on life. Recently, climate change has been an important area of study.
In its “2020 State of Climate Services Report, the WMO noted that weather, climate and waterrelated disasters caused more than two million lives and $3.6 trillion in economic damage between 1970 and 2019.
During this period, the number of such phenomena has increased fivefold and economic losses sevenfold.
An article published by the World Meteorological Organization explained that the Covid19 pandemic has highlighted the need to take a “truly multirisk and crossborder approach to advance global goals on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development”.
Cuba has been part of the WMO since March 4, 1952, and the state has policies, regulations, and daily practices that combine scientific research in the field of meteorology and related sciences with civil defense duties.
On the occasion of this date, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel DíazCanel, sent greetings to all professionals in the sector.
“Grateful to all who practice in Cuba the noble profession with the professionalism and rigor required to decipher the signs of the times. Congratulations and thank you. #CubaVive, the President wrote.
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