Blogs

Martin Crowe is a retired meteorologist with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), where he worked for over 30 years. As well as working out of the BoM’s offices in Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra, Martin has been stationed in Antarctica with the Australian Antarctic Division. As part of this assignment, he ... Continue Reading »

Duncan grew up in Adelaide where he developed a keen interest in weather and the oceans. He pursued this interest in his tertiary education at Flinders University where he obtained a BSc (Hons) in 1997. Duncan pursued post graduate studies for a few years before joining the Bureau of Meteorology ... Continue Reading »

Does recent wet weather mean we are at greater bushfire risk? This coming bushfire season, 75 percent of South Australia is at increased risk because of expansive bands of wild grass. In fact, a massive portion of Australia is at risk of above normal bushfire activity coast-to-coast due to exceptional grass ... Continue Reading »

Forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) recently underwent training in the Next Generation Forecast and Warning System (NexGenFWS). The new system allows meteorologists to produce forecasts for temperature, rains, winds, humidity and more, and will include graphical, map-based representations. Probability forecasting will also be introduced ... Continue Reading »

Darren Ray is Senior Meteorologist and Head of South Australian Climate Section, Bureau of Meteorology. Darren’s career in the Bureau of Meteorology began in regional weather forecasting, before he followed a long-term interest in drivers of climate in Australia and climate change science into the South Australian ... Continue Reading »

Dr Scott Power is a research manager and Senior Principal Research Scientist in the Bureau of Meteorology and a Coordinating Lead Author of the next U.N./IPCC Climate Change Report. Dr Power has published extensively in the international scientific literature on climate variability and climate change, especially on ... Continue Reading »

The RiAus plays host next week to From droughts to flooding rains, a forum on the forces behind the extreme weather events that have lashed Australian cities and towns over the last six months. A number of Australia’s leading experts on weather will examine if these are extreme but otherwise ‘normal’ ... Continue Reading »

Droughts today, floods and cyclones tomorrow. Are you wondering what is driving our crazy weather? We heard local and internationally recognised climate science experts -- Darren Ray, Karl Braganza, Scott Power and Susannah Eliott -- explain recent events and how they fit into a ... Continue Reading »

From the beginning of his career in 1984, Kevin Tolhurst undertook a wide range of fire-related roles and duties as an employee of the forestry department. He has been a member of fire fighting crews, crew leader, sector leader, communications officer and fire controller. He has ... Continue Reading »

Red sprites, blue jets, elves, trolls, gnomes and pixies are names for strange lights in the night sky near thunderstorms. Captured on camera, artists are helping scientists study how the rare electrical phenomena might be formed. Canadian artist and filmmaker Peter McLeish is holding a free talk and screening tonight at ... Continue Reading »