WMO: Urgent Coordinated Action Needed for Rapid Cryosphere Changes

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Doug Grandt

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May 29, 2023, 9:36:55 PM5/29/23
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Note the named individuals in the last paragraph in this excerpt. Does anybody have potential mutual personal contacts with the WMO co-chairs?

Doug Grandt

Urgent Coordinated Action Needed for Rapid Cryosphere Changes

Geneva, 29 May 2023 (WMO) – The World Meteorological Organization will elevate the cryosphere to one of its top priorities, given the increasing impacts of diminishing sea ice, melting glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost and snow on sea level rise, water-related hazards and water security, economies and ecosystems.

The World Meteorological Congress, WMO’s top decision-making body, endorsed a new resolution calling for more coordinated observations and predictions, data exchange, research and services. It proposes to ramp up activities, with a proposed increased in funding from the regular budget and extrabudgetary funding.

Delegates from around the world voiced concern that what happens in Polar and high mountain areas affects the whole globe, in particular small island states and densely populated coastal zones.

“The cryosphere issue is a hot topic not just for the Arctic and Antarctic, but it is a global issue,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.

Sue Barrell (Australia) and Diane Campbell (Canada) who are co-chairs of the WMO’s, Executive Council’s Panel on Polar and High Mountains Observations, Research, and Services, outlined the challenges and the need for urgent action.


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