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Ex-Cyclone Debbie continues to bring heavy rain
Cyclone Debbie made landfall over the coast of Queensland Australia on Tuesday producing severe wind damage to properties in areas close to the eye including the towns of Bowen and Proserpine. Debbie gradually moved inland and as winds eased the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, Cyclone Debbie, flash flooding, flood, flooding, heavy rain, Queensland, rain, rainfall, Storm, storms, strong winds, tropical cyclone
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Cyclone Debbie arrives in Queensland
Cyclone Debbie made landfall over the coast of Queensland, Australia in the early hours of this morning UK time bringing high winds, storm surge and heavy rain. Queensland is no stranger to strong cyclones having been struck by Cyclones Marcia … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, Cyclone Debbie, flash flooding, heavy rain, Queensland, Storm surge, strong winds
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Global Weather this week – updated 7 June 2016
We might be seeing some heavy showers and thunderstorms here in the UK today, but the weather in other parts of the world is much more volatile with storms, floods and heatwaves. North America In North America Tropical Storm Colin … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Darwin, Europe, florida, France, Met Office, North America, Paris, Seine
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Met Office staff and affiliates recognised for their work
World renowned Met Office Chief Scientist Professor Dame Julia Slingo DBE FRS has been awarded the prestigious International Meteorological Organisation (IMO) Prize. This is the first time, since 1998 that the annual prize, awarded by the World Meteorological Organisation, has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Bureau of Meteorology, award, British Empire Medal, Dame Julia Slingo, International Meteorological Organisation prize, OBE, Public service medal, Queen’s Birthday Honours List, University of Bath, Voluntary Weather Observer, WMO
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Intense storm threatens Sydney
Parts of New South Wales in southeast Australia have had severe flooding and wind damage over the past few days due to an intense low pressure system. Parts of the region have already seen more than 300mm (around a foot) … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, evacuation, flood, NASA, New South Wales, NSW, rain, rainfall, Storm, sydney, weather
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Cyclone Quartet in the Tropics
There are currently four cyclones active across tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Here we take a look at each storm and its impacts. Cyclone Pam is the most intense of the four cyclones and, at the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Bavi, Fiji Meteorological Service, Japan Meteorological Agency, Nathan, Olwyn, Pam, Tropical cyclones, tropical cyclones in the Pacific, tropical storms
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