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The Latest Breaking News from Bureau of Meteorology

England vs Pakistan: What if there’s rain at T20 World Cup final?

Heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected to be a spoilsport at the T20 World Cup final on Sunday in Melbourne.

Al Jazeera

Floods, hail, intense storms heading for NSW and Victoria, prompting new emergency warnings

Bureau has predicted 50mm-100mm of falls for communities already suffering flooding after many months of drenching rain

The Guardian - AU

Communities in Victoria's north-east warned of flash flooding, with heavy rain to hit today

The Bureau of Meteorology says up to 120 millimetres of rain could fall in some parts of Victoria's north-east, leading to potential flash flooding.

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New thunderstorm warning for Canberra

Emergency services remain concerned about potential flash floods in the next 36 hours.

The Canberra Times

Thunderstorm asthma weather warning for Victoria as high winds whip up pollen

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts storms likely to produce damaging winds, hailstones and heavy rain

The Guardian - AU

BOM weather forecast says La Niña and negative Indian Ocean Dipole persist

The Bureau of Meteorology's climate driver update shows the sources of flooding rain are hanging on.

ABC News

Severe thunderstorm hits parts of Canberra

Crossings closed following heavy downpour in the ACT on Monday.

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Hay fever alert for Melbourne as Victoria's pollen count rises amid warmer weather

Victorians are warned a warm and sunny spring week ahead will bring with it a high pollen count and an extreme hay fever risk.

ABC News

Parts of Queensland saw record-breaking October weather as extreme heat and heavy rain lashed state, BOM says

New data from the Bureau of Meteorology confirms Queensland copped a record-breaking drenching last month, recording its wettest October in four years and its eighth-wettest on record.

ABC News

Divers find body in search for two men missing in flooded NSW stream

Hundreds told to evacuate homes in Forbes as rising flood water threatens to cut off properties and strand residents

The Guardian - AU

Snow falls thanks to ‘unseasonably’ cold weather

Parts of Australia saw snow fall in November, thanks to some unseasonably cold weather - but the chill is fleeting, in some areas.

The New Daily

Weather warning: damaging winds, peak gusts up to 100 km/h

HUNTER residents can expect damaging winds with peak gusts up to 100 kilometres an hour, according to Wednesday's weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Newcastle Herald

Snow falls in South Australia's mid north, flood warning for Light and Wakefield rivers

A light dusting of snow falls at Mount Bryan, while a flood-advice message is issued for the Clare Valley town of Auburn.

ABC News

Racegoers revel at Flemington despite coldest Melbourne Cup day in a century

A chilly day of hail and rain in Melbourne wasn't enough to deter thousands of racegoers pouring into the Flemington Racecourse for the biggest day on Australia's racing calendar.

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PR failure 101: the BoM provides a salient lesson in how not to communicate

In its bid to address its recent communication failure with a public statement, the Bureau only dug itself a deeper hole.

ABC News

Fires blazing across Top End amid heatwave, lightning strikes

Across the Northern Territory, thousands of square kilometres of parched savanna and grazing land have been reduced to ashes as bushfires spread rapidly amid another heatwave and weeks of ongoing electrical storms.

The Guardian - AU

AFP foil plan to import $1.6bn of liquid meth in coconut water bottles – as it happened

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BoM boss apologises for rebranding debacle and says there are ‘significant learnings’ for bureau

Andrew Johnson tells Senate hearing ‘image rebrand’ followed research suggesting elderly and new immigrants were confused by term BoM

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Bureau of Meteorology CEO Andrew Johnson apologises for BOM name controversy

The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has offered a "sincere apology" for "confusion or uncertainty" about its recent naming controversy.

AAP

Bureau of Meteorology boss apologises

The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for causing confusion and uncertainty after the agency asked media to refer to it as "the bureau".

ABC News

Floods 'worse than drought' as farmers helpless to stop their 'most expensive wheat crop ever' going under

After fertiliser costs doubled and diesel hit $2.40 a litre, many wheat growers will lose this year's harvest to flooding, stirring concerns for the financial and emotional wellbeing of those heavily invested in the crop.

The New Daily

More storms forecast for Melbourne, after monster deluge

Melbourne faces a repeat of severe storms like those that brought dangerous flash flooding to some suburbs on Tuesday.

ABC News

The latest on Australia's wet weather: flood levels and the areas to watch

Major flooding is continuing along a number of rivers in northern Victoria and much of New South Wales, as further rain and thunderstorms threaten to increase the flood threat for eastern and south-east Australia.

ABC News

Uncertainty over weather and flood forecasts hits Gold Coast businesses with more La Niña disruption ahead

While the Gold Coast avoided heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, an accommodation provider says the uncertainty of La Niña has changed the ways he does business.

Crikey

BoM is under the weather, but the minister is in the clouds

Questions remain about what Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek and her office knew about the Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand snafu.

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