The Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister of Malaysia announced that the selection of satellite technology to strengthen the country's communications infrastructure during disasters, particularly floods, is likely to be completed this year. It was stated that the government is acquiring superior satellite technology to aid the Meteorological Department and other associated organizations in the event of a disaster.

The World Meteorological Day is celebrated worldwide on 23 March to commemorate the establishment of the Convention founding the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950. It emphasizes the essential role of national meteorological and hydrological services in ensuring society's safety and well-being and is marked by worldwide activities. Additionally, this day encourages awareness of the public's role in preserving the Earth's atmosphere.

On 11.03.2022, Tropical Cyclone Gombe led to extensive flood events in northern and central Mozambique. 

More information here: https://floodlist.com/africa/mozambique-cyclone-gombe-march-2022 

According to the latest report of the climate assessment issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human-induced climate change is creating serious and widespread disturbance in nature, impacting the lives of billions of people worldwide.

An Australian research team has developed a data-driven tool in proof-of-concept research for regional scale that can predict landslides up to a year in advance.

The tool has the potential to be a significant way to safeguard people against fatal natural disasters: around 25-50 people are killed by landslides each year in the United States alone, and the global annual death toll is estimated in thousands.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to support United Nations Member States. Advancing the long-standing cooperation between the parties will further contribute to making the benefits of space technologies available to everyone, everywhere.

According to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Norwegian GRID-Arendal organization climate change and land-use change may increase wildfire intensity and frequency globally to unmanageable levels this century. The experts forecast a global increase of extreme fires up to 14% by 2030, 30% by 2050, and 50% by the end of the century. It is hardly unexpected, given how destructive wildfires have become in recent years.

On Sunday, 27 February, China launched a Long March-4C rocket, carrying a new land observation satellite into space. 

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (U.S. Department of Commerce) successfully launched its newest weather satellite GOES-T on 1 March 2022.  

NOAA’s GOES-T is the third satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series, a Western Hemisphere’s weather observing and environmental monitoring system. 

The deadline for the Call for Good Practices on Early Warning Systems with Focus on Multi-Hazards has been extended and is still open until 07 March 2022. Further information can be found here.