World Meteorological Organization (Noun)
Meaning
The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The World Meteorological Organization coordinates global weather, climate, and water observations through a network of over 10,000 weather stations and thousands of other observation systems.
- The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations with the responsibility for coordinating global weather, climate, and water observations.
- The World Meteorological Organization was established in 1950 and its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The World Meteorological Organization works closely with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to analyze data and provide recommendations to governments.
- The World Meteorological Organization manages the World Weather Watch Programme, which is the global system for the collection and dissemination of weather observations.