WHO - GHN News - Haiti's devastating earthquake caused millions of dollars worth of damages and caused hundreds of thousands of people to lose their homes as well, and now it faces the hurricane season with a restored weather warning system.
The World Meteorological Organization has been focused on helping Haiti to track critical weather information to warn its populace about impending storms.
Haiti’s National Meteorological Centre (CNM) www.meteo-haiti.gouv.ht is disseminating regular information to people on the island as well as warnings when necessary.
Support from WMO Members including Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America helped make this possible. They worked together to re-establish and reinforce operational meteorological services destroyed by the 12 January 2010 earthquake.
Haiti is located in an area that is often a target for bad storms during the hurricane aseason, so it is important for the island to maintain a state of preparedness in advance of severe weather conditions. Hurricane season for Haiti lasts from early June until the end of November.
In 2008 Haiti suffered from serious losses from four major hurricanes, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, andIke. In 2004 tropical storm Jeanne’s heavy rains caused massive flooding and landslides; 1998 experienced Hurricane George; 1994, Hurricane Gordon and 1963, Hurricane Flora.
Authorities from the different countries who helped re-organize weather information data and restored Haiti's capability of making it public, along with weather experts, maintain a hope that by improving weather forecasts and early warnings Haiti can prepare for serious events and humanitarian aid can be anticipated in advance.
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