World Meteorological Day Mar. 23, 2025

Today, we celebrate World Meteorological Day, commemorating the founding of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in 1950. For the annual event, WMO places emphasis on a different pressing topic each year. The slogan of 2025, "Closing the early warning gap together," highlights the importance of timely weather alerts and early action.

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Today in History

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Living rock
Dec. 26, 2025Boxing Day
Rugged coasts and temperate rainforests
Jul. 31, 2024Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
Oct. 3, 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Jun. 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
Jul. 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Sep. 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
May 2, 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho, USA
Jan. 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Bungle beehives
Oct. 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
Jan. 16, 2026Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Oct. 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
A bevy of buzzers
Aug. 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
Huddled and hunting
Tis the season for travel
Oct. 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Nov. 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Beauty resides in trees
Oct. 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
And so it begins!
Spanning the soft sunlight
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Jan. 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
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