WMO has launched its annual 2024 Calendar Photo Competition!
Submit your photos that capture people & communities working on climate action & show why the work of the WMO community is so important in protecting people from the forces of nature.
More info: bit.ly/WMOPhoto

World Meteorological Organization

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🪶🌎Indigenous peoples’ organisations and trade unions, highlight the extreme forms of discrimination faced by native groups.

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Via @ituc

UN Biodiversity

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Research by @claytrau, a fire specialist, has shown that invasive plants have caused an increase in wildfires in Hawaii 🇺🇸 from the early 1900s to the 2010s.

🗣️“When the land gets abandoned, the grasses are the first invaders."

🗞️@heatmap_news heatmap.news/climate/how-inv…

ipbes

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Satellite image or #EarthArt? 🎨

This @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 image features Hereford, Texas, and its surrounding colourful patchwork of agricultural fields.

A variety of crops are grown in the area including corn, wheat, maize, soybeans and onions.
📸 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…

ESA Earth Observation

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RT @UNUEHS: C is for Carbon sink. Anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases.

Forests, wetlands, oceans, and soil are the world’s largest carbon sinks.

Check out @UNDPClimate's Climate Dictionary for more information: climatepromise.undp.org/clim…

UNDP Climate

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🌡️ Our planet is heating up, and we need to UNITE for #ClimateAction NOW! Let's reduce carbon emissions, promote green technologies, and protect vulnerable communities.

Together, we can #Act4SDGs to create a sustainable & resilient world: act4sdgs.org via @SDGaction

UN Biodiversity

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💧 Global demand for water is expected to ⬆️ by 50% by 2030.

The world must equitably and sustainably manage water to provide for a growing human population.

This #WWWeek discover IUCN's work on freshwater and #water security. bit.ly/3pMa5D3 @IUCN_Water

IUCN

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RT @UK_CEH: 🗓️ Coming soon! The @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report planned launch on 4 Sep 2023 after #IPBES10

📚 13K+ references
🌍 Insights from 86 experts from 49 countries
⏳ 4+ years of research

More info: ipbes.net/ipbes-10/primers @UKLadybirds

ipbes

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A Reef Futures team led by @sonia_beja & @LeibnizZMT have built models to predict the excretion rate and composition of 🐠 carbonate given the species, body size and shape, and the temperature of their home reef.

Read more about it here⤵️ eu1.hubs.ly/H04Y35L0

UNEP-WCMC

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#NaturesFrontiers report addresses the fundamental challenge of sustainability: How can countries prosper without damaging the planet?

Find out: wrld.bg/tg8450PzCYp

World Bank Climate

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Tropical Depression #Six Advisory 3: Depression Continues to Struggle With Strong Shear. hurricanes.gov

National Hurricane Center

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Greenpeace International

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Millions of people depend on wildlife for food, particularly Indigenous & rural communities. #IndigenousPeoples are the guardians of biodiversity and their rights must be at the heart of wildlife management 👉bit.ly/3jNbl4v #SWMProgramme

Via @FAO

UN Biodiversity

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Sun Aug 20 1030 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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Sun Aug 20 1030 UTC: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for portions of the eastern North Pacific. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFEP…

NHC_TAFB

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Did you know?

One tree can absorb up to 150 kg of CO2 per year (about the weight of a male Giant Panda) #ForestsMatter for #ClimateAction

FAO Forestry

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RT @CopernicusEU: #ImageOfTheDay

A new #heatwave is currently affecting Europe♨️

Yesterday, 19 August, the air temperature at 'Capanna Margherita' (the highest🏔️ refuge of the Alps, located 4,556 m above sea level) reached +6.5°C 🌡️

⬇️The Alps, as seen by #Sentinel3 🇪🇺🛰️, on the same day

World Meteorological Organization

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