Meteorologists of Karelia were presented with awards on the eve of the anniversary of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia

Today, the best employees of the Karelian Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring were honored at the Petrozavodsk City Hall. The regional scientific and practical conference “Monitoring the state of the environment and climate change in Karelia in figures and facts” is being held today in the capital of Karelia.

For many years of conscientious and fruitful work, significant personal contribution to the development of hydrometeorological observations in Karelia and in connection with the celebration of the 190th anniversary of the creation of the hydrometeorological service, the head of the united hydrometeorological station of Petrozavodsk, Tamara Shumeiko, was awarded the medal “For Services to the Republic of Karelia”.

“It’s simple. Our work is aimed at ensuring that people understand and know what weather awaits us tomorrow. There is another important part of our work – climate change assessment. All information that comes from the meteorological observation network is the basis for forecasting. Our forecasting quality is high. Many satellites have appeared, Doppler weather radars that show cloudiness over 250 kilometers. Our forecasters give high-quality forecasts that are accurate, up to three days,” said Tamara Shumeiko.

Head of the hydrometeorological station of Petrozavodsk Tamara Shumeiko and Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Karelia Yanina Svidskaya. Photo: “Republic”/Sergey Yudin

The specialist said that the climate is warming due to increased winter temperatures, which have become higher. This affects the climate picture.

For many years of effective and professional work, personal contribution to the development of hydrometeorological observations in the Republic of Karelia and in connection with the celebration of the 190th anniversary of the creation of the hydrometeorological service, the head of the Republic of Karelia “For contribution to the development of the Republic of Karelia” was awarded the deputy head of the Karelian Central Hydrometeorological Service Nadezhda Averyanova, head of the joint hydrometeorological Kalevala station Olga Romanenko, forecaster of the 2nd category of the forecast department of the Karelian Central Hydrometeorological Service Galina Chernoruk.

For many years of conscientious work, high professionalism and merits in the development of the hydrometeorological service in the Republic of Karelia, the leading hydrologist of the hydrology group of the regime department of the hydrometeorological center Lyubov Bolkhovitinova, radar engineer Konstantin Dzhaneryan, leading weather forecaster Elena Ishkina, chemical engineer Elena Kotova, head of the department were awarded a certificate of honor from the Government of Karelia technical support and data transfer by Andrey Liukkonen.

Meteorologists of Karelia were presented with awards on the eve of the anniversary of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia. Photo: “Republic”/Sergey Yudin

Also, letters of gratitude were presented to meteorologists from the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, from the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, and from the Ministry of Natural Resources of Karelia.

Meteorologists of Karelia were presented with awards on the eve of the anniversary of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia. Photo: “Republic”/Sergey Yudin

The Hydrometeorological Service has one of the longest histories in the world. The service dates back to the formation on April 13 (26), 1834, by Decree of Emperor Nicholas I, of the Normal Magnetic Meteorological Observatory at the Mining Institute in St. Petersburg, which united all the stations and observatories then available.

On the territory of Karelia, meteorological observations began in the mid-19th century: in Kem (1838), Petrozavodsk (1857), and later in Sortavala, Padanakh, Pudozh, Povenets.

Currently, there are 125 observation units of the Hydrometeorological Service operating in Karelia, carrying out meteorological, radar, hydrological, aerological, agrometeorological, and actinometric observations. Monitoring of pollution of atmospheric air, surface water bodies, snow cover and precipitation, hydrobiological and radiometric observations is carried out.