World Meteorological Organization
- proper noun
- Specialized
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Organización Meteorológica Mundial
- The World Meteorological Organization provides crucial data to help countries prepare for natural disasters.
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This evidence the IPCC presents forcefully in its third chapter on surface and atmospheric warming, which rests overwhelmingly on the official global temperature record of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization, called the HADCRUT3 temperature dataset.
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Hadley and CRU became major players in every IPCC report, in the World Meteorological Organization, in the IPCC's iconic hockey-stick graph, and in the UK government's Stern Review that predicted economic calamity.
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And who produced the HADCRUT3 dataset for the World Meteorological Organization?
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As a member of the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization plays a vital role in climate research and monitoring.
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The World Meteorological Organization coordinates efforts to improve weather forecasting globally.
Synonyms
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A United Nations agency that collects and shares weather and climate data worldwide
Surface Forms
Morphology
world + meteorological + organization
The meaning is directly compositional: 'world' (global) + 'meteorological' (relating to weather) + 'organization' (a coordinating body) yields a readable label for a global weather agency, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer its role. The naming pattern is cross-linguistically common for international agencies, making the referent and function immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
World Meteorological Organization is a literal name: world means all countries, meteorological means 'about weather', and organization means a group that works together. It was created by the United Nations so countries could share weather data and help each other before storms and other climate problems, so the name tells you it is the UN group that coordinates weather and climate work around the world.