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Weather, existing socio-economic factors compounded Colombian landslide tragedy – UN agency

Weather, existing socio-economic factors compounded Colombian landslide tragedy – UN agency

Apr 05, 2017, at 12:52 pm

New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Very heavy rainfall triggered the landslides that hit Colombia over the weekend, but “exceptional” level of rains were not the sole cause, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday, noting that many other factors, such as loss of forest cover, added to the devastation.

World Meteorological Day celebrates importance of clouds for weather, climate and water

World Meteorological Day celebrates importance of clouds for weather, climate and water

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:55 am

New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): Clouds inspire art and thought, but few natural phenomena are as important to weather, climate or water, the United Nations meteorological agency on Thursday said, launching a digital cloud atlas to celebrate World Meteorological Day.