Published By: Nibandh Vinod
Last Updated: March 23, 2024, 06:00 IST
World Meteorological Day 2024 theme is At the Frontline of Climate Action. (Image: Shutterstock)
World Meteorological Day, observed on March 23 every year, recognizes the vital role of the organization in advancing global efforts in weather, climate, and water management.
Each year on March 23rd, World Meteorological Day is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which is a specialized agency formed by the United Nations. The day recognizes the vital role of the organization in advancing global efforts in weather, climate, and water management.
World Meteorological Day 2024 Theme
Recognizing the existential threat of climate change to our civilization, with its visible impacts already underway and potentially catastrophic consequences without prompt action, the theme for World Meteorological Day 2024 is “At the Frontline of Climate Action.”
WMO and its members are actively monitoring the global, regional, and national climate conditions, emphasizing the urgent need for climate action to policymakers. Additionally, WMO provides essential climate information, tools, and guidance to facilitate decision-making at the country level and supports the mobilization of climate finance for effective solutions.
The theme for 2023 was “The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across Generations”. This theme majorly focuses the climate change over the years and practices to protect it for future generations.
World Meteorological Day 2024: History
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was established in March 1950, becoming a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951. This marked a significant shift towards international cooperation in meteorology, hydrology, and related sciences.
Discussions for its establishment began in the mid-1930s due to the increasing importance of meteorology. Despite initial progress, World War II delayed formal approval. Post-war efforts intensified, leading to the WMO’s formation.
The organization’s focus includes standardization, research, education, and addressing meteorological challenges on a global scale.
WMO has 193 members, including 187 member states and 6 territories, maintaining their own meteorological services.
World Meteorological Day 2024: Significance
World Meteorological Day stands as a pivotal occasion emphasizing global recognition of various challenges facing our planet. This day serves to raise awareness worldwide about pressing issues affecting Earth and underscores the crucial role of individuals and their actions in safeguarding the atmosphere.
World Meteorological Day 2024: Quotes
- “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it” – Charles Dudley Warner
- “Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative” – Oscar Wilde
- “Meteorology has ever been an apple of contention as if the violent commotions of the atmosphere induced a sympathetic effect on the minds of those who have attempted to study them.” – Joseph Henry
- “Of all the departments of science no one seems to have been less advanced for the last hundred years than that of meteorology.” – Thomas Jefferson
- “Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.” – George Carlin
- “The rainbow is the repercussion or refraction of rays of the sun in a concave aqueous cloud.” – Robert Grosseteste
- “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” – Albert Einstein
- “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
