The WMO VLab Regional Focus Group (RFG) of the Americas and the Caribbean meets virtually for monthly weather and climate briefings. We share satellite imagery and discuss global, regional, and local weather patterns, including hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, and other interesting events. Participants are researchers, forecasters, trainers, students, and managers – mostly from Central and South America and the Caribbean. We are able to “build capacity” by communicating with others across disciplines from many different countries to discuss the impacts of forecasts and broad-reaching phenomena, such as El Niño.
