-
.
- Ελληνικά
On 1 October 2021, the trilateral national cooperation between Greece - Cyprus - Israel, at the level of their Meteorological Services/Departments and in the framework of the resolutions of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European body that coordinates on technical issues the network of National Meteorological Services (EUMETNET), launched the process of naming weather systems that are predicted to produce very severe weather events affecting the Eastern Mediterranean during both the cold and warm seasons of the year.
The naming of a severe weather event will be co-decided by representatives of the Meteorological Services/Departments during weekly (or more frequent, as necessary) meetings. During these meetings, all available information from numerical weather models and observational data will be used to keep each other informed about weather issues in the region and the evolution of the movement of systems that are going to affect the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The aim of this action is to raise awareness among the general public through the Media and Social Media and thus to make the citizen vigilant in order to protect life and property. At the same time, to assist national emergency services in informing about the passage of severe weather events that may be accompanied by multiple impacts, thus ensuring the protection of human lives and property.
For the period October 2023 - September 2024, the list of names selected and to be used in alphabetical order has been drawn up jointly between the three national meteorological services, reflecting the linguistic idiom of the three countries. The names, in order of use, for the period 2023 - 2024 are shown in the following common list and the following common chart:
Avgi, Ben, Cornelius, Doros, Eden, Fedra, Gea, Hilel, Iris, Keren, Leonidas, Maria, Nir, Olympias, Petros, Qamar, Raphael, Sofia, Tal, Urania, Vyron, Widad, Xenophon, Yakinthi, Ziv
Chart: Common list of names, used in order, for severe weather events expected during the period October 2023 - September 2024, for the Eastern Mediterranean region. The naming was done jointly by the National Meteorological Services/Departments of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
(AF/SX)
Contents of this article including associated images are owned by PIO
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or PIO
Source
