What is World Meteorological Organization?
[[Image:Flag of the World Meteorological Organization.svg|thumb|300px|right|WMO flag]] The '''World Meteorological Organization''' (WMO) is an [[organization|international organization]] with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It was originally known as the [[International Meteorological Organization]] (IMO), which was founded in [[1873]]. In [[1950]], the [[United Nations]] created the WMO for [[meteorology]] ([[weather]] and [[climate]]), operational [[hydrology]] and related [[Geophysics|geophysical sciences]]. Its headquarters are in [[Geneva City|Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. The current president is [[Alexander Bedritsky]] and the current Secretary-General is [[Michel Jarraud]]<nowiki/>who were both elected by the 14th World Meteorological Congress in [[2003]]. ==World Meteorological Day== *World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on [[March 23]] which was founded by the organization itself. ==Other websites== *[http://www.wmo.ch/pages/index_en.html World Meteorological Organization] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221023546/http://www.wmo.ch/pages/index_en.html |date=2007-12-21 }} *[http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad055.htm Founding charter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317230224/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad055.htm |date=2005-03-17 }} *[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml NOAA: Retired Hurricane Names] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628193705/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml |date=2011-06-28 }} *[http://icoads.noaa.gov/metadata/wmo47/wmo_quarterly/47CodeTables9903.html WMO country codes] {{weather-stub}} [[Category:United Nations]] [[Category:Organizations based in Geneva]] [[Category:1873 establishments]]