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30 Mar 2022 | SERVIR-HKH

BMD launches High Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit

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Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today introduced the High Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) aiming to simulate extreme weather hazards and issue more accurate operational forecasts.

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