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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) https://c4scourses.in/current-affairs/current-affairs-10-december-2024/ has issued a stark warning, stating that sea levels around Pacific Islands are rising at a rate of about 4 mm per year, slightly above the global average.
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World Meteorological Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)
- It is a system of UN which works and raise voice on the state and behavior of the Earth’s Atmosphere , Its interactions with oceans , the producing climate and the resulting distribution of water resources.
- It basically originated with the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) https://c4scourses.in/current-affairs/current-affairs-10-december-2024/ , founded in 1873.
- WMO , which was established in 1950 became the most famous and specialized agency of the UN for Meteorology operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
- Its headquarter is located at Geneva , Switzerland.
- At present it has membership of 191 countries .
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- Its supreme body is the World Meteorological Congress, which consists of representatives of all members.
- It meets at least every four years to set general policy and adopt regulations.
- The Secretariat, headed by a secretary-general appointed by the congress for a four-year term, serves as the administrative centre of the organization.
- A 36-member Executive Council meets annually and implements policy.