Bureau of Meteorology boss lauds ‘superb job’ by forecasters amid criticism over wet summer

Bureau of Meteorology boss lauds ‘superb job’ by forecasters amid criticism over wet summer

Forecasters did a “superb job” to give Queenslanders an “enormous amount of warning” about severe weather events this summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s boss in a vehement defence of his staff. During a Senate estimates grilling, bureau director Andrew Johnson delivered a stunning rebuke to “aspersions on the quality of the bureau’s forecast” … Read more

Storm Hilary moves north to Nevada and Utah after drenching California

Storm Hilary moves north to Nevada and Utah after drenching California

Storm Hilary has flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California after unleashing record-breaking downpours, but no US deaths have been attributed to the storm and fears of disaster have dissipated. Hilary arrived in California as a rare tropical storm that dumped 0 to 12 centimetres of rain on coastal areas and … Read more