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Date Posted   Description of Item
2010  
  July 06 New weather and climate observations from the Southern Ocean
  June 24 La Nina increasingly likely for 2010
  May 11 A new knowledge powerhouse for the environment
  May 03 Record warmth for Victoria and Tasmania
  March 31 Emerald radar up and running
  March 19 Melbourne warms to a record long, hot summer
  March 15 Climate snapshot: State of the Climate published
2009  
  December 11 Next stage of $30 million upgrade to Weather Forecasts launched
  September 17 Australia's climate revealed
  September 01 Climate records broken
  August 18 $20 million to boost water information
  August 14 Science comes alive at the Bureau during Science Week 2009
  June 05 IT partner selected for online Water Information System
  June 03 An increased risk of El Nino in 2009
  May 13 $94.7 million boost for Bureau of Meteorology
  March 30 Dr Greg Ayers to head Bureau of Meterorology
  March 19 Weather and climate get supercomputer boost
  February 04 Heatwave sets records across southeast Australia
2008  
  November 24 Technology targets bleaching on Great Barrier Reef
  October 31 New tsunami warning centre for Australia
  October 31 Record dry start to spring
  October 10 Dry in the south-east, wet in the north
  October 07 Boost for tsunami detection capability in WA
  September 24 $20 million extra to improve water information
  September 04 $50 million for new water research alliance
  August 18 Learn about weather and climate during Science Week
  April 16 Minister celebrates Bureau's centenary
  March 20 Persistent high pressure system triggers southern heat wave
  March 14 Australia boosts Tsunami detection ability
  January 30 Climate on the agenda in Geelong
  January 03 2007 - a record warm year in southern Australia
  January 01 Bureau celebrates a century of science and service
2007  
  December 05 New centre to focus on climate and weather research
  November 02 Grim records as dry conditions continue over south east
  October 15 Prepare now for cyclone season
  October 04 Tracking the monsoon using models
  October 04 Is the recent drought evidence of climate change?
  October 04 Climate models under the microscope
  October 03 Reconstructing cyclone data
  October 03 Climate change, rainfall, and runoff
  October 03 Get ready for (climate) ACCESS
  September 26 Ozone hole looms large, but not as big as it was
  September 25 Walker circulation weakens to record levels
  September 19 New UV alert a reminder to keep safe from the sun
  September 03 New Automatic Weather Station for Merriwa, NSW
  August 17 Science Week comes alive at the Bureau
  August 15 Territory gets improved weather services
  August 08 BLUElink: A triumph of scientific collaboration
  August 02 BLUElink: A new forecast for our oceans
  July 03 Cold June follows record warm May
  June 29 Exceptional cold and rain in the tropics in June
  June 01 Record May caps off warmest autumn in eastern Australia
  May 15 New agreement will improve climate prediction
  May 09 Call for new group to unlock the potential of clouds
  May 04 International Cloud Seeding Symposium
  May 04 Scientists gather in Melbourne to discuss cloud seeding
  March 23 Antarctic scientists' vital climate change challenges
  February 23 Australia and US secure tsunami partnership
  January 16 Australia Taking The Lead On Tsunami Preparations
  January 12 New funding provides $33.7 million boost for Australia's weather forecasters
  January 03 A year of climate contrasts
2006  
  December 20 QLD RADAR TO BENEFIT STORM FORECASTING
  December 15 New Cyclone Tracking Map
  December 06 New tsunami alert system for Australia
  December 05 High Frequency marine radio services extended
  November 01 2007 BoM weather calendar set for release
  September 04 Driest August on record and not much relief in sight
  August 22 Bureau launches new internet rainfall forecast maps
  June 30 June 2006 down as one of coldest and driest months on record: Bureau
  May 17 Pacific wide Tsunami simulation tests region's emergency response measures
  May 17 Bureau of Meteorology homepage gets a makeover
  May 09 Renowned Australian meteorologist awarded prestigious international prize
  May 09 Australia in one of the most vulnerable regions of the world for natural disasters
  May 08 Meteorology report card for our region
  May 05 Hunt encourages Pacific Nations to join Tsunami partnership at Melbourne conference
  April 23 Laurie Porter wins NOAA Environmental Heroes Award
  April 11 Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
  March 31 Launch of official Bureau 7 day forecasts
  March 31 2005 Annual Climate Summary warmest year on record
  March 25 Historic Australia - US meteorological partnership signed today
  March 24 Key role for meteorology in water management Co-operative Research Centre
  March 23 World Meteorological Day 2006 - Preventing and Mitigating Natural Disasters
  March 23 High tech new HQ marks Bureau's centenary
  March 23 American weather chief’s concerns for increasingly vulnerable communities
  March 01 Australia to present water skills at global water forum
  February 25 Bureau of Meteorology wins top Australian web site award
  February 21 Darwin international weather experiment completed
  February 20 Tropical cyclones and climate change
  February 15 New study on adapting to climate change in the Murray-Darling Basin
  February 14 Will climate change increase bushfires?
  January 04 2005 Australia's warmest year on record
2005  
  December 26 Australian Tsunami gauge completed
  December 16 Work starts on Christmas Island Tsunami monitoring system
  December 04 The SunSmart UV alert — Australia’s new tool in the fight against skin cancer
  November 24 Mariners safe with high frequency broadcasts
  November 14 Less winter rain in southern Australia
  November 14 2005: Australia's warmest year on record?
  November 13 The rains have come and gone - but another warm year is on its way
  November 09 Rescue mission for Pacific islands climate data
  November 07 Flowering, mating, migrating: a change is in the air
  August 02 Bureau Advises El Niño Event Unlikely to Develop in 2005
  July 19 Wind chill, heat stress new measures of Australia's weather
  July 18 Hunt opens National Tidal Centre in Adelaide
  July 01 June rainfall brings relief, but more needed in many areas
  July 01 Australian meteorologist wins top international prize
  June 29 New weather satellite fully operational
  June 20 Bureau forecasts fall in probability of an El Nino event
  June 12 Frontal System brings some relief to drought areas
  May 24 Scientists fly into the eye of the storm for cloud research
  May 12 New critical weather satellite data available
  May 10 A quarter of Australia’s field weather offices to be replaced
  May 02 More than 150 high-temperature records set in January-April
  April 15 Kuwaiti meteorological delegation visits Crib Point
  March 29 Tsunami danger for Australia passed
  March 24 Death of Dr Bill Gibbs, former Director of Meteorology
  March 23 Bureau praised in Ingrid's wake on World Met Day
  March 23 Getting the weather news out - colourfully
  March 23 Meteorological and hydrological services are vital for sustainable socio-economic development
  March 23 World Meteorological Day address, Wendy Craik
  March 11 Bureau releases annual climate report for 2004
  February 25 Six Billion Hits! - Weather website tops online listings
  February 18 New global partnership to study the earth
  February 11 Melbourne company wins radar contract
  February 11 Many weather records set by last week’s ‘big rain’
  February 08 Using technology to enhance weather observations
2004  
  December 17 Picturing a severe storm just a keystroke away
  November 10 What happened to south-west WA's rainbearing fronts?: Climate Forum
  November 10 Will dry times in south-east Australia continue?: Climate Forum
  November 09 Predicting weather extremes: Climate Forum
  November 08 Towards seasonal predictions of NSW's big waves: Climate Forum
  November 08 Melbourne's rainfall trend: No news is good news?: Climate Forum
  November 08 Record 'droughts and flooding rains' - simultaneously: Climate Forum
  November 05 New high-tech radars for the Bureau of Meteorology
  October 22 Climate and Water Forum - media alert
  August 31 Improved weather satellite images now available
  August 12 Australia's climate expertise crosses the Pacific
  July 29 Capturing a century of our weather extremes
  July 14 What was the weather like? Now you can find out online
  July 09 New window to the weather for wide brown land
  May 10 Claims of Bureau cuts are untrue: Dr Sharman Stone
  March 23 Bureau of Meteorology honours fire forecasting teams
  March 22 Bureau honours NSW fire forecasting team
  March 02 2003 - the sixth warmest year, with near-normal rainfall
  March 02 Climate on the OUTLOOK agenda
  February 18 Tasmanian weather services upgrade
  February 02 International Focus on Floods
2003  
  December 15 Supercomputer arrives at new head office in Melbourne
  December 15 Technology forces satellite tracking antenna to move from the city
  November 03 Technology drives weather service delivery
  October 13 New ocean forecasting for Australia
  September 10 Tackling Tropical Cyclones
  September 01 Australia Helping the Pacific Stay Ahead of El Niño
  July 23 National Science Week wagers on the weather
  July 21 Farmers and scientists talk on climate
  July 16 New Meteorological Office opens on Norfolk Island
  June 27 New supercomputing power for the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology
  June 26 New radar to boost weather-watch services for Newcastle
  June 23 New Internet weather services for regional Victoria
  June 23 New Internet Weather Services for Regional WA
  June 23 New chief for Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology
  June 17 Rain still lacking in many parts of Australia
  June 17 Bureau trial of SMS messaging to warn of severe weather
  May 21 Support for Ailing Weather Satellite
  May 13 $31.2m boost for weather forecasting
  May 13 $62.2m for new state-of-the-art weather radars
  March 20 Climate problem still not solved: World Meteorological Day 2003
  March 17 New weather office officially opened at Adelaide airport
  March 06 Bureau of Meteorology Advises Economists
  March 06 National rainfall cause for optimism
  March 03 Study to raise South Australia's flood awareness
  February 11 Relaunch of the 1196 Telstra Weather Services
  January 21 Meteorological book for aviation launched today
  January 06 Australia's climate for 2002 - warm and dry
  January 01 Stone responds to concerns over rain gauge networks in Wimmera, Mallee
2002  
  December 20 Indigenous Weather Knowledge Website launched today
  December 10 Weather Site Goes Global
  December 03 New advisory board for Bureau of Meteorology
  November 29 Bureau of Meteorology to issue special forecast for total eclipse
  November 04 New ‘Weather Central’ begins to take shape
  October 25 Weekly national update on rainfall now available
  October 08 New weather radar planned for Williamtown, NSW
  August 14 Latest weather update only a phone call away
  July 30 Hi-tech climate research facility opens in Darwin
  July 19 Climate change expert in Australia
  July 15 New Radar to monitor Northeastern Victoria's weather
  June 27 Bureau of Meteorology to become an Executive Agency
  June 27 Sea change for marine radio weather service
  June 24 Tender process under way for new Norfolk Island Meteorological Office
  June 14 Bureau of Meteorology on the move
  April 03 Bureau forecasting a bright future for rural communities
  March 14 Antarctic climate changing: US scientist
  March 05 International conference discusses future of weather satellites
  February 06 Cape Grim officer honoured with award
  January 03 2001 a wet year, but temperatures near normal
2001  
  December 28 New weather radar comes to aid of NSW fire fighters
  December 20 New weather index to make rural and regional Australia 'sunsmarter'
  December 03 Bureau / Cancer Council deliver UV forecasts via Web
  November 02 Federation & Meteorology website launched at Bureau
  September 03 Weather radar to give northern Victoria an 'early warning'
  September 03 Greater coverage for Bureau's weather radars
  August 17 New Wyndham weather radar in time for cyclone season
  July 18 A Federation success story
  July 03 Reduced availability of weather satellite data
  May 22 Coalition builds on Australia's world-class weather services
  March 29 Yarrawonga selected for new weather radar in Victoria
  March 22 Weather volunteers honoured on World Meteorological Day
  February 20 Colbinabbin's weather volunteer recognised in new calendar
  February 09 Weather radar takes Bureau website to No.1
  January 05 Queensland site sets Australian rainfall record
2000  
  December 12 Bureau responds to Coroner's findings
  December 01 'Russell' joins 'Florey' supercomputer
  November 24 Weather radar images to be free on the Web
  November 20 Calendar tribute for WA grain growers
  November 20 Calendar tribute for Victorian farm family
  November 20 Calendar tribute for SA family
  November 20 Calendar tribute for Queensland grazier
  November 20 Calendar tribute for NT and Tasmanian park rangers
  November 20 Calendar tribute for NSW farmer
  November 20 2001 Weather Calendar honors Australia's volunteer observers
  October 30 Confidence in projections of future climate change improves
  October 23 Australia's weather - better or worse?
  October 23 New weather 'dish' for rural Victoria
  March 30 Weather observations on the wing
  March 20 Alert - World Meteorological Day 2000
     
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