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WMO: tracking the world's weather, climate

The shortcomings in using Morse Code to transmit weather reports and the lack of a uniform system for observations became the rationale behind setting up the IMO. 

The World Meteorological Organization's headquarters in Geneva. AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The World Meteorological Organization, which chooses its next leader on Thursday, is today at the forefront of monitoring climate change.

But the United Nations' specialised agency for weather and the

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