From Ireland to Siberia the winter of 2010 was colder than usual. The winter temperatures in the eastern half of the United States were also below normal. However, on Greenland and in north-eastern Canada it was much less cold than normal in winter and the Middle East was also milder.

The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Meteoalarm is now fully operational since more than 1 year. According to the great number of hits and the positive reactions we seem to comply with the need of many users. The website offers the overview and also many details on the weather awareness situation within Europe.

The temperature in the Netherlands has risen much faster than the global mean.  The Central Netherlands Temperature is now about 1.5 degrees higher than around 1950.  This increase is twice as much as the rise in the global mean temperature over the same period. 

The World Meteorological Organization is developing a new vision for using dozens of satellites to monitor climate change and weather.