The WMO report highlights the role of climate services in saving life

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its annual State of the Climate Services report, which focuses on health this year. The report, which highlights the impact of climate change on human health and well-being, includes contributions from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS*) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service. (C3S*). The WMO report highlights the fact that the world is warming at an unprecedented rate, which poses a serious threat to human health. With reference to the annual report on the European state of the climate C3S WMO notes that in 2022 southern Europe experienced a record number of "very severe heat stress" days during the summer. Climate change is undermining health determinants and increasing pressure on health systems, threatening decades of progress in promoting human health, particularly in vulnerable communities. 

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