CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
World Meteorological Day – Observed on Mar 23
- World Meteorological Day is observed every year on March 23 to highlight the importance of the role that people and their behaviour play in protecting Earth’s atmosphere.
- The theme of World Meteorological Day 2021 is “The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather”
- According to WMO’s website, the theme has been chosen to reflect the organization’s focus on “connecting the ocean, climate and weather within the Earth System.”
- The day also commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which is an intergovernmental body, on March 23, 1950.
- World Meteorological Day is celebrated by presenting awards and prizes for meteorological research.
- The International Meteorological Organization Prize. Professor Dr Vilho Vaisala Award.
- The Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award.
