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Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

Leading Seaman Matthew Parry escorts Liam Glackin from HMAS Brisbane’s embarked MH-60R helicopter while conducting an evacuation from Willis Island off the coast of Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy evacuates weather bureau staff in heavy seas

14/12/202316/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2492 Views 0 Comments Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Fleet Base East, HMAS Brisbane, MH-60R Seahawk

Four Bureau of Meteorology personnel have escaped Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper and are safely ashore in Sydney after being evacuated

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Townsville Defence Weather Service Office manager Krystelle Venn with 5th Aviation Regiment's Lieutenant David Selvage at RAAF Base Garbutt, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Lisa Sherman.
Australian Army News 

Weather forecasting a vital role

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1842 Views 0 Comments Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

A crystal ball won’t help predict the weather, but a good meteorologist can, as well as make all the difference

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