#hydrosos

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HydroSOS is used to monitor the current global hydrological status, including groundwater, river flow and soil moisture;

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Global hydrological conditions of floods and droughts as well as potential conflicts in water use are some of the greatest challenges and th

Despite the looming challenges, there is currently no operational global system capable of assessing the current status of surface and groundwater hydrological systems, or for predicting how they will change in the coming weeks and months.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is therefore involved in a number of initiatives to rectify this, including the new  WMO Global Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS).

When operational, HydroSOS will regularly report:

the current global hydrological status, including groundwater, river flow and soil moisture;

an appraisal of where the current status is significantly different from ‘normal,’ for example indicating potential drought and flood situations;

and an assessment of whether this is likely to get better or worse over coming weeks and months.

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HydroSOS to Assess Global Hydrological Variability

HydroSOS to Assess Global Hydrological Variability

New Delhi (ABC Live): HydroSOS  : Following weeks of floods that have devastated different parts of the world, leading hydrologists are working to develop the first worldwide hydrological monitoring and modelling system aimed at helping countries prepare better for floods and droughts. Scientists have converged in Entebbe, Uganda this week to scope out a four-year plan to deliver the World…

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