The United Nations' specialised agency for weather and the climate can trace its roots back 150 years to the early days of shipping forecasts
Villagers carrying animal feed wade through flood waters following monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district in Balochistan province on August 24, 2022. - Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's Climate Change Minister said August 24, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June. Image: Fida Hussain / AFP
The World Meteorological Organization, which chooses its next leader on Thursday, is today at the forefront in monitoring climate change.
But the United Nations' specialised agency for weather and the climate can trace its roots back 150 years to the early days of shipping forecasts.
The shortcomings in using Morse Code to transmit weather reports and the lack of a uniform system for observations became the rationale behind setting up the IMO.