Today Is... 📆

:wave: Good morning! :sun_behind_large_cloud:

It is Tuesday, 23 March 2021
(W12/D82/283 rem)

Today is: :star: :sunny::partly_sunny: World Meteorological Day

World Meteorological Day* is observed every year on March 23 to highlight the importance of the role that people and their behaviour play in protecting Earth’s atmosphere.

The day also commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which is an intergovernmental body, on March 23, 1950.

With today’s technology, it’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t know what the weather was going to be like. Instead of having a five-day forecast right on your weather app, you had to read wind patterns for weeks if you wanted to know whether you needed a rain jacket or a light sweater.

That’s why, on March 23, we celebrate the World Meteorological Organization, an international organization that collects data from all over the world to help us better understand the weather and its impact on our lives.

Without the data collected by the World Meteorological Organization, it would be impossible to get accurate daily weather forecasts. Most people plan their whole day — from how to dress to what to do — around what the weatherman says. A world with no weather forecasts is a world with a lot more ruined picnics.

The World Meteorological Organization is about more than just weather. They detect and monitor changes in climate. This can range from changing sea levels, fluctuations in temperature, and rising levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. This information is crucial to our understanding of the climate change crises.

Natural disasters are, well, disastrous, but they would be much worse if we couldn’t track the storm for days before it strikes. Because of the WMO, we are able to predict huge storms with enough time for people to evacuate the area, or at least make the necessary storm preparations.

Have a terrific Tuesday! :grin::+1:

* Not to be confused with World Metrology Day, an event occurring on 20 May celebrating the International System of Units.

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