Tag: Meteorology

Australia weather: Bureau of Meteorology slammed by Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate over emergency weather alert

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The Mayor of the Gold Coast has called out the Bureau of Meteorology for sending out a severe weather alert after the storm had already began wreaking havoc.

Mayor Tom Tate said he received an alert from the BOM at 9pm on Christmas, warning severe storms were set to hammer down on the coast from 8.45pm.

Residents were then alerted via the emergency app a short time later.

‘I think it’s unforgivable,’ he said.

‘We will be talking to BOM

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Astonishing images show Greece wildfires from space

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Wildfires burning on the Greek island of Rhodes. The image has been processed by combining natural color bands with shortwave-infrared information to enhance the fire front. It shows the extent of the burned area (visible in shades of brown) in the central part of the island, with a preliminary estimate of 11,000 hectares lost at the time of capture. ESA

Residents and thousands of vacationers have spent recent days fleeing wildfires in parts of Greece, with dramatic news images showing

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Melbourne-Sturm: Das Bureau of Meteorology gibt Warnung vor schwerem Gewitter und starkem Regen aus

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Melbourne in höchster Alarmbereitschaft: Die Stadt wird von einer dringenden Sturzflutwarnung mit schweren Gewittern getroffen, die die Vororte mit starkem Regen heimsuchen werden

Von Daily Mail Australia Reporter

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Melbourne wurde in höchste Alarmbereitschaft versetzt, da ein schweres Gewitter die Stadt treffen und heftigen Regen bringen wird.

Die BOM gab am Montag um 14.39 Uhr eine Warnung heraus, dass schwere, sich langsam bewegende Gewitter auf

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