World Meteorological Day 2019: Theme and history reflect nature-related issues
World Meteorological Day 2019: Theme and history reflect nature-related issues
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Every 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization commemorates the coming into force of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950.  World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world.  The themes chosen for World Meteorological Day reflect topical weather, climate or water-related issues.

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Hoever, World Meteorological Day 2019 will be celebrated all over the world on Saturday, 23rd of March. This year World Meteorological Day 2019 theme is “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”. The day will majorly focus on the importance of Sun and how it helps to sustain life on earth, changes the weather, hydrological cycle and ocean currents. It will be celebrated by various activities conducted across the globe. There will be seminars, discussions and talks which will highlight the importance of meteorology and how it had helped to forecast the natural calamities and saved the life of people around the world.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) headquarter at Geneva will hold a discussion on the occasion in which various dignitaries, environmentalist and scientist will take part and discuss the challenges of climate change. Facilitation of awards will also be done on the day for the people who contributed to public safety during natural calamities.

HISTORY OF WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

The World meteorological day was founded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which is an intergovernmental organization established for meteorology and having approximately the membership of 191 worldwide Member States as well as Territories. It was first founded and originated from the “International Meteorological Organization” which was established by the International Meteorological Congress at Vienna, Austria in the year 1873.

Whereas, World Meteorological Organization was first established on 23rd of March in the year 1950 and had became the specialized meteorology agency of the United Nations to operate the weather and climate from one place as well as performing the operational hydrology including all the related geophysical sciences. The headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization is in the Geneva, Switzerland which is a member of the Development Group, United Nations.

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