World Meteorological Organization

The WMO Executive Council 80th session is on.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐌𝐎 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥?
It is the executive body of the WMO responsible for implementing the decisions made by the World Meteorological Congress.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤?
Members of the Executive Council meet in Geneva each year to discuss strengthening scientific and technical cooperation, prioritizing programme activities, the development of the next Strategic Plan for 2028-2031, and WMO governance and budget management.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥?
The Executive Council is made up of a president, 3 vice-presidents, 6 regional association presidents and 27 directors of national meteorological or hydrometeorological services, elected by the Congress.

https://bit.ly/WMOEC80

A new season begins 🌞🌍

At 08:24 UTC (10:24 CEST) yesterday, the Sun reached its most northerly point in the sky, marking the June solstice.

Captured here by the MTG-I1 satellite from 36,000 km above Earth, this moment marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It also means the year's longest day has passed in the north, and daylight hours will now slowly begin to decrease.

📸 ESA - European Space Agency / EUMETSAT

Africa's glaciers - found only on Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya in East Africa, and the Ruwenzori Mountains on the Uganda-DRC border - have lost more than 90% of their area since the late nineteenth century.

Mt. Kilimanjaro's ice cover has shrunk from 11.4 km² in 1900 to just 0.98 km² today. Between June 1984 and July 2011, its snow-cover areas were reduced by 77.2%, as seen in this photo by NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, taken on 4 March 2025.
The continued loss of these glaciers threatens regional water cycles and increases the risk of glacial lake outburst floods.

Only 40% of countries in Africa have multi-hazard early warning systems needed to save lives and livelihoods from extreme climate and weather. However, there are encouraging signs of strengthening preparedness and response capabilities across the region.

Find out more about Africa’s glaciers in the WMO in Africa 2025: https://bit.ly/SOTCAfrica2025