Expect near-gale #winds and very rough #seas across the western Atlantic for the next few days. Marine interests in the region, including those near the #Bahamas and east of Florida need to monitor this developing situation and plan accordingly.

NHC_TAFB

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Voyage to the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean youtube.com/watch?v=mvqXLfhC…
And now on @wbnofficial here: waterbear.com/watch/diving-t… #protecttheoceans

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In Ghana, communities are reaping the rewards of their efforts to protect nature.

See how local actions are yielding incredible benefits for both people and the environment.

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Today's #TimelapseTuesday imagery via @NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ shows "super fog" dissipating over ~6 hours in Louisiana yesterday. This formed from a combination of dense fog and smoke from nearby marsh fires, and caused a tragic multi-vehicle accident in St. John the Baptist Parish.

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Interested in a #career at NCAR/UCAR? From administration to the front lines of research, we are #hiring a wide range of positions and looking for talented #job seekers to join our organization.
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RT @WorldResources: The outcome of #COP28 relies on governments' ability to embrace bold new commitments outlined in response to the #GlobalStocktake, guiding humanity away from our current path of destruction.

Learn more from @WRIClimate▶️ bit.ly/407IlKo

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RT @UNDPNigeria: The @UN works for everyone, everywhere by:
🕊 Promoting peacebuilding
🌳 Addressing the climate crisis
👧 Empowering women
⬆️ Promoting Inclusive growth
🏠 Building resilience & more

Today, as we commemorate #UNDay we remember all those working to create a better world @UN

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Tammy remains a category 1 hurricane as it continues to move north in the western Atlantic Ocean.

CIRA

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Evaluating dependencies is crucial to understanding nature-related risks and opportunities 🌎 🌿

New guidance from UNEP-WCMC and @UNEP_FI gives a clear process on what component information businesses need to measure nature dependencies ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H05TQC_0

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Accelerating a process which takes millennia to occur naturally.

Learn more about ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere: ow.ly/P75q50PVUGI @heirloomcarbon @CarbonCure @Microsoft #gfc23

Via @wef

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RT @greenpeacemx: ¡No te dejes engañar! ❌

La minería submarina no es lo mejor para el planeta, es un peligro para la vida marina y para nuestro futuro.

Ayúdanos a detenerla con tu firma: act.gp/46FUw3K ⬅️

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Latin America and Caribbean Week highlights climate action, early warnings
The Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week and a parallel Forum of Environment Ministers take place in Panama as the region is battered by record temperatures, drought and fires – as well as floods and storms.

A high-level symposium co-organized by WMO on the role of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in "providing weather, water and climate services and early warnings for the protection of the environment and society and for the prevention of disasters" showcased the vital work of the WMO community.

“Your area is one of the hotspots. We are aware of the challenges you are facing because of the tropical storms, hurricanes and changes in the precipitation patterns driven partly by the impacts of climate change and partly by El Niño and La Niña,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.

The growing vulnerability of society and economies to high-impact weather is one of the driving motivations for the international Early Warnings For All initiative, which seeks to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected by life-saving early warnings – including small island developing states on the frontline of climate change, he said.

The outcomes of the symposium on 24 October will feed into the high-level segment of the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week and the Forum of Environment Ministers meeting. One of the key messages to the Ministers is that NMHSs play a key role in increasing resilience and adaptation by serving strategic sectors and providing early warnings. The financial support to NMHS is a strategic national investment.

Ministers of Environment were invited to regard NMHSs as important actors in  National Adaptation Plans and related climate financing initiatives.

Climate solutions and impacts

The region holds the key to multiple climate solutions. Its forests, mangroves and coral reefs serve as carbon sinks and natural defences against floods. It is also a clean energy leader, with almost 60% of energy generated from hydroelectric power and significant potential for wind and solar energy.

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Much of South America had its warmest winter on record, and maximum temperatures of above 40°C continue into spring in countries like Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. The Caribbean has also been gripped by extreme heat and drenched by late-season tropical storms.

The ongoing El Niño event is expected to further fuel land and ocean temperatures and more extreme weather – with heavy rain and floods in some parts of the region and drought in others.

Amazon drought

The worst drought on record is gripping the Amazon Basin and no respite is in sight. The Negro River in Manaus in mid-October broke the historical record for the lowest level since 1902 on 23 October at 13.59 meters.

Smoke from fires in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia has been visible from space.

El Niño typically leads to suppressed rainfall in the Amazon Basin but scientists are increasingly worried that long-term climate change trends and deforestation are playing a role.

Deforestation means that Amazon rainforest soils store less moisture in the rainy season, and temperature increase is contributing to this. Recurrent fires have damaged vital ecosystems. Parts of the southern Amazon, which used to be a vital carbon sink risk becoming a net source of carbon because of fires, according to Carlos Nobre, a senior researcher, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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