WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

Kum 1950 March ni 23 khan khawvel huap body lian leh pawimawh em em mai World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) chu din a ni a, hemi denchhen hian Khawvel pumpuiah hian World Meteorological Day hi March ni 23 apiangin kum 1961 atang khan lawm thin a ni. Tunah hian khawvel ram hrang hrang 191 zet member ram an awm a ni.

WMO hi khawvel mipui, mimirte him zawk leh chak zawka khuarel chhiatna (natural disasters) leh mihring siam chawp (human induced- disasters) lakah kan inthiar fihlim theih nana din a ni a, a headquarters chu Geneva, Switzerland a ni.

He WMO hi UN hnuaia Development Group pawimawh tak a ni. Policy pawimawh tak tak a nei a, chungte chu member ram ten kum 4 danah World Meteorological Congress-ah  an rel thin a ni. Geneva hmunah hian WMO Secretary-General thuin secretariat a enkawla, WMO te hmalakna hrang hrang a hnuai a staffs te nen an enkawl a ni.

Eng vanga he World Meteorological Day lawmna hi siam nge an nih?     Meteorological station networks lian em em mai din a, chumi zara ram leh mipui himna chak zawka hmalak anih theih nan leh mipuite tih thathona atan a lawmna (celebration) siam thin a ni. Tin, tui lama intodelhna leh himnate, food security te leh veivahna (transport) thlengin hei hian a nghawng a ni.

Sik leh sa inlumlet hian ram bik emaw state bik emaw a thliar hrang lova, chuvangin khawvel ram tinte inzawmna leh thawhhona (International cooperation) hi sik leh sa zir dawn chuan mamawh a ni. Hetiang lama khawvel huap organization lian ber World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) chu ram hrang hrangte thawhhona kawnga hmalatu ber atan din a ni reng a ni.

 WMO leh UN Environment Programme chuan body lian tak mai, ram hrang hrangte huap turin Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chu a din a, chu body chuan Khawvel Boruak-inlumlet thlithlaina (Global Atmospheric Watch) hna a thawk ta a ni. He hna thawh avang hian kum 2007 khan Nobel Peace Prize he body hian a dawng nghe nghe a ni. WMO in field hrang hrangah Research leh Training a enkawl a, chung trainingnaah chuan kawng hrang hranga khuarel chhiatna (natural disasters) leh mihring tena kan siam chawp chhiatna (human induced- disasters) te a ni.  Chung field te chu tui lam pang atanga chhiatna (hydrological disasters), khaw awmdan (meteorological disasters), sik leh sa lo danglam avanga chhiatna (climatological disasters) leh leichhung lam leh pawn lam dinhmun avanga chhiatna (geophysical disasters) thil te a ni. He panel hian khawvel environment tla chhe zel tur danna kawngah programme pawimawh tak tak mai alo duang tawh thin a ni.

Eng tinge WMD hi an lawm thin?           Kum tinin kum 1961 atang khan program hrang hrang leh activities hrang hrang hmangin a lawmna an lo buatsaih tawh thin a ni. Scientific and Technical Forum dinin hma lakna hrang hrang an lo nei tawh thin a,  chung an hmalak dan thenkhatte chu: i) organizing Conference; ii) organizing Exhibitions for professionals of meteorology; iii) organizing Symposium; iv) related topics hmanga Debates buatsaihte leh thil dang dangte a ni thin. Hetiang lawmna(celebration) ah hian Vantlang hruaitute, mipuite pawh sawm thinin part te pawh an la ve thin a ni. Tin, hemi ni hian lawmman hrang hrang an siam thin a, chung zingah chuan WMO Research Award for young Scientists (special achievement related to the meteorological research) te, The International Meteorological Organisation Prize te, Professor Dr. Vilho Vaisala Award te leh a dang dangte an sem thin a ni.

Kum 1961 atang khan kum tinin Thupui (Theme) neiin he World Meteorological Day hi an lo lawm tawh thin a, kumin 2019 thupui chu The Sun, the Earth and the Weather  tih a ni.

Tun hnai kum 10 kalta chhunga WMD celebrations Themes te chu:

1.      2010   -           60 years of service for your safety and well-being

2.      2011   -           Climate for you

3.      2012   -           Powering our future with weather, climate and water

4.      2013   -           Watching the weather to protect life and property

5.      2014   -           Weather and Climate: Engaging youth

6.      2015   -           Climate knowledge for Climate Action

7.      2016   -           Hotter, drier, wetter. Face the Future

8.      2017   -           Understanding Clouds

9.      2018   -           Weather- Ready, Climate Smart

10. 2019   -           The Sun, the Earth and the Weather.

Kumin hian he Ni hi Inrinni anih avangin North East Region a lawmna pui ber Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Guwahati ah chuan vawiin Zirtawpni hian hman a ni.

-         K. Lalrammuana

Meteorological Centre

Directorate of Science and Technology