According to Paul Miller, service coordination hydrologist with the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, Lake Powell is expected to rise by nearly 69 feet by the end of July, while Lake Mead will go up by nearly 12 feet. DetailsSediment-laden water from the Colorado River flowing into Lake Mead in March 2013 This is based on a 24 month study, and will bring Lake Powell from 24% full to 43%…

The nineteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-19) will be held from 22 May to 02 June 2023 at the International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG).

Start date: 22 May 2023

End date: 2 June 2023

Location: International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland.

For information please visit the dedicated Cg-19 session website.

“The future of weather climate and water across generations.” is the theme chosen to observe the World Meteorological Day 2023.

World Meteorological Day 2023 takes place during WMO’s 150th anniversary. It highlights past achievements, present progress and future potential - from the late 19th century telegraphs and shipping forecasts to supercomputers and space technology. The themes chosen for World Meteorological Day reflect topical weather, climate or water-related issues.

Posters and other World Met Day promotional materials are available for download HERE.

Despite the looming challenges, there is currently no operational global system capable of assessing the current status of surface and groundwater hydrological systems, or for predicting how they will change in the coming weeks and months.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is therefore involved in a number of initiatives to rectify this, including the new  WMO Global Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS).

When operational, HydroSOS will regularly report:

the current global hydrological status, including groundwater, river flow and soil moisture;

an appraisal of where the current status is significantly different from ‘normal,’ for example indicating potential drought and flood situations;

Women In Action

Meteorologists, Hydrologists, Oceanographers, Climate Scientists. International Women's Day

The last picture is not giving directions to terrorists :P but rather:

Ms. ZHANG Jichen, a meteorologist of Sunitezuoqi Meteorological Bureau in Inner Mongolia, China, was explaining to herdsmen how to prevent and reduce meteorological disasters in pastoral areas.