Environmental Intelligence for managing weather and climate extremes — YRD

Environmental Intelligence for managing weather and climate extremes (1084)

Jeff Sabburg 1 , Rob Webb 1
  1. Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

One of the major changes being witnessed across the Australian community is the increased capacity and requirement for intelligence to support decision making. The Bureau continues to respond and in recent years has widened its traditional role as a meteorological agency to incorporate an ever increasing capacity in providing environmental intelligence. This presentation will provide insight, including case studies, into how environmental intelligence is being used for managing weather, climate and water extremes, thus guiding decisions and actions by governments, businesses and individuals. Some of the technologies that will be showcased include an online mapping tool to visualise weather data for Australia (called MetEye), a pilot heatwave service and a new refreshed seasonal outlook service based on a dynamical climate model. This information will continue to be vital in managing the risks of climate and weather extremes associated with climate adaptation.

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