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Lightning Information and precautions - Click here

Stepped Leader Lightning is a hazardous and menacing lightning - find out more by clicking here

Monthly Water Update - click here

Fire Danger Information from NSW Rural Fire Service - Click Here

Monthly Climate and Water Outlook

video covers rainfall, streamflow and temperature for the next three months and beyond.

Please note our ENSO Tracker is updated every two weeks. Check www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/tracker to see its current status.

Summary of El Nino in Australia click here

Education web-link -

CSIRO offers science programs and resources for schools, special events around Australia and a great range of at-home science for all ages - Click here

Global Warming -

Your questions answered - Click Here

Climate Q&A

NASA Earth science research Browse all questions  

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/climateqa/

Ten deadly weather signs

This is of great interest to and a great tool for:

• Community
• Firefighters
• SES Personal
• Local Goverment
• Police.

The Challenge:
Because of the complexity of the atmosphere processes and the impossibility of taking into account every scale of motion in the atmosphere, it is rare that a forecast can be made with absolute certainty. The forecast is always a statement of the most probable outcome based on the available data and computer model output.

Weather is a complicated combination of factors. Knowing whether enough factors are present to produce severe conditions is very difficult, and those conditions can change quickly. This is why it is so important for you to be prepared for a range of possible weather scenarios, to understand your local area operations vulnerabilities, and to make sure all your information is up-to-date

Learning outcome:
You will develop the skill needed to visualise a complete weather situation.
Understand its causes and evolution.
Anticipate the occurrence of weather hazards.
You should be able to make a clear and informed decision based on the weather analysis.

Download Ten Deadly Weather Signs Powerpoint presentation

Articles and Resources

Using Decision Support Tools To Manage Climate Risk - by martin babakhan

Click Here for full presentation.

Extreme Fire Behaviour

Extreme fire behavior results when several of the components of the fire environment interact to cause the rate of spread of the fire to increase by 60 times or greater.

Situations in which abundant fuels with sufficiently low moisture values are located on a steep slope and combine with strong winds and unstable atmospheric conditions can lead to extreme fire behavior.

Each of the conditions can potentially increase fire behavior, so when all of these conditions occur at the same time, the potential danger increases significantly.  For more...click here

Putting climate services into the farmers' hands - New Video

As an ‘El Niño’ climate event heats up in the Pacific, the spotlight is on how we can prepare for the weather and climate shifts that may be in store. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a kind of pendulum in the global climate system, swinging back and forth on a 2-7 year cycle, bringing drought to some areas of the globe and heavy rains to others. The ENSO cycle is a major reason why scientists can make forecasts of rainfall and temperature several months ahead of time, known as the seasonal timescale. The stronger the ENSO ‘signal’ in a given year, the more reliable the forecast will be.

While the potential for climate services is great, they don’t yet reach most of the farmers who need them. Key challenges confront efforts to put climate services into farmers’ hands.

Our Changing Planet

Click here to view report

A publication of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

IPCC warns climate chaos will worsen, harming Australia's economy - Read this article from the SMH via this LINK

What is "Supercell Thunderstorm"?

Three Element Energy Ethanol Plant Enzymatic Technology - Martin Babakhan explains, Click for Presentation

Click on the banner to see a "Understanding Climate" presentation

PARTICULATES AND HEALTH - Click here for article from Martin

Please click the link below for presentations for our youth in Gloucester.

http://www.climatecentre.org/site/youth

 1.             Climate change and the Red Cross / Red Crescent presentation

• What’s happening?
• How does it affect us?
• What can we do?

2.             Youth on move: What is climate change?

3.             Fragile Earth magazine

Climate Change Children's Book - Click Here

Climate Change Book for Youth aged 10 to 14 Here

Heat Index - click here

Thermal Comfort and Stress- Heat Index or Apparent Temperature module for your attention: 1.One measure of thermal comfort which is commonly used is the Apparent Temperature. 2.This is dependent on the temperature, relative humidity and wind speed as well as the clothing worn by a person. 3.We can issued thermal comfort and stress advised for the community to drink plenty of water when this index exceeded 38C.

Fire Weather Forecasting

Click here for feature article

Australian Air Mass

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Hidden Dangers of Killer Lightning. Click here to read the article

How You Can Join the Storm Spotter Network

Students Air Quality Test Kit

Useful Links

→ Australian Bureau of Meteorology Radar (National)

→ Australian Bureau of Meteorology Pressure: 4 Day Forecast