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Australia has the fourth-largest weather radar network in the world, with more than 60 radars. But what's inside those big golf ball ... Severe thunderstorms are built differently from other storms, meaning they Think you know your Nimbostratus from your Cirrocumulus? Our new video takes you through the ten main cloud classifications, ... What's in those big white boxes at weather stations? We open the door on how temperature If you're travelling across Australia, you'll notice a huge variety in our terrain. This Rainbows are one of the most beautiful phenomena that we see in meteorology. But the science behind these displays

Thunderstorms are associated with very tall clouds called cumulonimbus that produce turbulence, lightning and thunder. So what ... There's the air temperature, and there's what it 'Feels like'. Tropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between the Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically ... East Coast Lows are intense low pressure systems that occur off the eastern coast of Australia, often bringing damaging weather ...

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Ask the Bureau: How does a weather radar work?

Ask the Bureau: How does a weather radar work?

Australia has the fourth-largest weather radar network in the world, with more than 60 radars. But what's inside those big golf ball ...

Ask the Bureau: What is a severe thunderstorm?

Ask the Bureau: What is a severe thunderstorm?

Severe thunderstorms are built differently from other storms, meaning they

Ask the Bureau: What's that cloud?

Ask the Bureau: What's that cloud?

Think you know your Nimbostratus from your Cirrocumulus? Our new video takes you through the ten main cloud classifications, ...

Ask the Bureau: How is temperature measured?

Ask the Bureau: How is temperature measured?

What's in those big white boxes at weather stations? We open the door on how temperature

Ask the Bureau: Why do we have different climates across Australia?

Ask the Bureau: Why do we have different climates across Australia?

If you're travelling across Australia, you'll notice a huge variety in our terrain. This

Ask the Bureau: What are rainbows?

Ask the Bureau: What are rainbows?

Rainbows are one of the most beautiful phenomena that we see in meteorology. But the science behind these displays

Ask the Bureau: What is a thunderstorm?

Ask the Bureau: What is a thunderstorm?

Thunderstorms are associated with very tall clouds called cumulonimbus that produce turbulence, lightning and thunder. So what ...

Ask the Bureau: What is 'feels like' temperature?

Ask the Bureau: What is 'feels like' temperature?

There's the air temperature, and there's what it 'Feels like'.

Ask the Bureau: How do tropical cyclones get their names?

Ask the Bureau: How do tropical cyclones get their names?

Tropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between the

Ask the Bureau: What is a cold front?

Ask the Bureau: What is a cold front?

A cold front

Ask the Bureau: What is an aurora?

Ask the Bureau: What is an aurora?

Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically ...

Ask the Bureau: What is the monsoon?

Ask the Bureau: What is the monsoon?

A monsoon

Ask the Bureau: What is an East Coast Low?

Ask the Bureau: What is an East Coast Low?

East Coast Lows are intense low pressure systems that occur off the eastern coast of Australia, often bringing damaging weather ...