The WMO wrote:Every year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), its 187 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day. This Day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System.
Each year has a theme, and this year's theme is polar meteorology and its impact on the global climate. The next International Polar Year research project (which will actually last two years) begins today, and its goal is to better understand the effects of changes in the polar regions on the rest of the world.
More info can be found at the World Meteorological Day website - http://www.wmo.int/wmd/
(And yes, I know the day has the unfortunate acronym "WMD".
