World Meteorological Day 2023: 23 March 23

World Meteorological Day 2023: 23 March 23

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Category : Important Days Published on: March 24 2023

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  • World Meteorological Day is observed every year on March 23 to commemorate the formal establishment of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in 1950.
  • Meteorology is a field of study that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena, with focus on weather forecasting, and NMHS are key to establishing early warning systems and improved observations.
  • This year WMO marked the ‘World Met Day’ based on the theme – ‘the future of weather, climate and water across generations’.
  • The World Meteorological Organization commemorates the coming into force of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950.
  • The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental framework with a union of 193 Member States and Territories.
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