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8 May 2013
From reading an autocue to wearing make-up for the first time, climatologist Dr Andrew Watkins reflects on the experience of making the Annual Climate Summary 2012 video. The video, which greatly exceeded expectations with 15,000+ views in its first two months, involved many firsts for Australia's climate, the Bureau, and Andrew himself.
2 April 2013
Very little of our continent is free from fires. Dry spells create a high fire risk, particularly after good rain has encouraged lush growth. Even arid regions experience scrub fires in years when good wet season rains are followed by a long dry spell.
22 March 2013
Weather conditions determine almost every aspect of how a bushfire starts and spreads. Droughts and dry spells create a high fire risk, particularly if the dry spell follows a period of good rain that has encouraged lush growth in the forests and grasslands.
30 November 2012
Crib Point Satellite Earth Station is the only dedicated weather-related Satellite Earth Station (SES) in Australia, forming a critical part of the Bureau's operations. Located at the HMAS Cerberus Naval Training Base on Westernport Bay in Victoria, the station is now celebrating 20 years of distinguished service.
20 November 2012
If you lived in Western Australia you could be forgiven for thinking that a tropical cyclone in Queensland was nothing to worry about. But in March 2005, tropical cyclone Ingrid changed all that. It made the record books by crossing three State and Territory coastlines as a severe tropical cyclone.
The Bureau continues to be recognised for excellence in a range of areas.
We've recently won major awards for our annual report, weather calendar, forecast and warning system (a commendation for risk management and two eGovernment awards), Geofabric system and our website has been named the best government website.
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(Photo by Michael Salinas: Cumulus, Stratocumulus and Cirrus float above the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria)
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