Global Meteorology has launched the Year of Polar Prediction
In a move to bridge the current gaps in the ability of polar forecasts with an emphasis on disaster risk reduction, on Monday, May 15, the World Meteorological Organization launched the Year of Polar Prediction YOPP, an internationally coordinated campaign to meet the challenges of change. Especially since according to WMO data there is a paucity of information on operations in the North and South Poles as well as a lack of monitoring capacity. As is known, dramatic dramatic changes in weather, climate and ice in the poles cause increased human activity that contributes its own share of risks to the environment and society, including indigenous livelihoods. The aim of Polar Prediction Year is to increase the organization's predictability not only at the climate level but also in weather and climate change, according to Thomas Young, a professor of polar and marine research at the World Meteorological Organization. Providing monitoring and prediction systems Yong said to the United Nations site that one of the main objectives is disaster risk reduction, pointing out that there are a lot of ongoing work in the distant latitudes of the southern hemisphere, primarily research and tourism, these activities play an important role in the pole But there is also shipping and other activities, it is about disaster risk reduction and also the development of disaster management capacity when it occurs. The impact of global warming on polar regions is seen in other parts of the world, in terms of rising sea levels and changes in weather and climate patterns, Young said. The plan is to be implemented mid-year to mid-2019 by launching aerial balloons from meteorological stations, coordinated aircraft campaigns and satellite missions and establishing new automatic air stations in various polar locations, in an effort to promote understanding of the North Pole and provide Better future monitoring and prediction systems.