Severe weather Severe weather includes two components. Severe weather and is defined as including thunderstorm warnings, cell ‘Severe weather’ damaging/destructive winds, heavy rainfall based thunderstorm warnings. possibly leading to flash flooding, damaging surf Bureau data and analyses and abnormally high tides. ‘Severe provide an important input in is defined as including thunderstorms’ standards for construction and tornadoes, destructive winds, heavy rainfall design, such as for lightning possibly leading to flash flooding and hail. protection, flash flooding and The Bureau provides general seasonal forecast urban design. guidance as to the likelihood of severe weather, and is trialling more detailed objective forecasts products of prolonged climatic departures likely to be associated with hazardous weather conditions. Tsunami Tsunami are generated primarily by undersea ‘No threat’, ‘watch’, ‘marine earthquakes, which may cause dangerous and threat’ ‘land threat’ currents, surges and waves in the marine bulletins at state and national environment, and also potentially dangerous summary level. inundation of low-lying coastal areas for larger events. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC), jointly operated by the Bureau and Geoscience Australia, detects, monitors, verifies and warns of any tsunami threat to the coastline of Australia and its offshore territories. Agricultural Agricultural warnings provide information to Numerous. Bureau data and warnings support decision-making by the agricultural analyses provide an important sector and include services to protect livestock input in defining suitable and equipment. envelopes for agricultural activities. Other The Bureau provides a range of other warning Numerous including: products to protect people and property. Road Weather Alerts; Some of these warnings relate to dangerous Bushwalkers Alert; conditions arising from other types of natural Marine Wind Warning; hazards such as volcanic ash or space weather. Dangerous Surf; The Bureau also provides services for disasters caused by man-made hazards such as ocean Storm Tide Advices; circulation modelling for oil spill response and Haze/Air Quality; atmospheric dispersion of nuclear, biochemical Heat Services; and other hazardous substances. Hazmat Incidents; Biosecurity Incidents; Nuclear Powered Ships Advices; Pandemic; Volcanic ash advisories; Space weather warnings. The forecasts and alerts also assist emergency management agencies prepare for Bureau’s events and in turn reduce potential risks to assets and lives. Leading up to the bushfire
Severe weather Severe weather includes two components. ‘Severe weather’ is defined as including damaging/destructive winds, heavy rainfall possibly leading to flash flooding, damaging surf and abnormally high tides. ‘Severe thunderstorms’ is defined as including tornadoes, destructive winds, heavy rainfall possibly leading to flash flooding and hail. The Bureau provides general seasonal forecast guidance as to the likelihood of severe weather, and is trialling more detailed objective forecasts products of prolonged climatic departures likely to be associated with hazardous weather conditions. Severe weather and thunderstorm warnings, cell based thunderstorm warnings. Bureau data and analyses provide an important input in standards for construction and design, such as for lightning protection, flash flooding and urban design. Tsunami Tsunami are generated primarily by undersea earthquakes, which may cause dangerous currents, surges and waves in the marine environment, and also potentially dangerous inundation of low-lying coastal areas for larger events. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC), jointly operated by the Bureau and Geoscience Australia, detects, monitors, verifies and warns of any tsunami threat to the coastline of Australia and its offshore territories. ‘No threat’, ‘watch’, ‘marine threat’ and ‘land threat’ bulletins at state and national summary level. Agricultural warnings Agricultural warnings provide information to support decision-making by the agricultural sector and include services to protect livestock and equipment. Numerous. Bureau data and analyses provide an important input in defining suitable envelopes for agricultural activities. Other The Bureau provides a range of other warning products to protect people and property. Some of these warnings relate to dangerous conditions arising from other types of natural hazards such as volcanic ash or space weather. The Bureau also provides services for disasters caused by man-made hazards such as ocean circulation modelling for oil spill response and atmospheric dispersion of nuclear, biochemical and other hazardous substances. Numerous including: Road Weather Alerts; Bushwalkers Alert; Marine Wind Warning; Dangerous Surf; Storm Tide Advices; Haze/Air Quality; Heat Services; Hazmat Incidents; Biosecurity Incidents; Nuclear Powered Ships Advices; Pandemic; Volcanic ash advisories; Space weather warnings. The Bureau’s forecasts and alerts also assist emergency management agencies prepare for events and in turn reduce potential risks to assets and lives. Leading up to the bushfire
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