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Drought hotline (external site) The drought hotline number is 180 2020 (calls are free, except from a mobile phone) |
The following websites provide useful information on climate.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) (external site)
The Bureau of Meteorology website is a fantastic source for information on current weather conditions and seasonal outlooks. It also has educational information on climate and weather systems and historical data and maps.
The Long Paddock (Queensland Department of Primary Industries) (external site)
The Long Paddock website is provided by the Queensland Government. Although it is focused primarily on Queensland there is some useful information relating to the whole of Australia.
The site provides El Niņo - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) information including links to a table of daily Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) values, a graph of the SOI and SOI phases for the past 3 years, and a summary of how the current SOI is likely to influence Australian climate conditions. This page also links into information on various climate risk management products developed in Queensland including Australian RAINMAN, HowWet and HowOften.
Tackling Climate Change in South Australia (external site)
Climate change presents a significant challenge to South Australia, but it also offers us great opportunities for innovation. This website is an information source on climate change and greenhouse issues as they impact on South Australia's environment, communities and industry sectors. It also provides links to important national and international sources.
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (external site)
The latest seasonal climate outlooks and climate information from the WA Department of Agriculture and Food Climate Risks and Opportunities Project (CROP). The project undertakes research and development on climate variablity, climate change, crop yield forecasting, climate forecasting, weather monitoring and decision support systems.
Australian Government Department of Climate Change (external site)
Information about climate change and its potential economic impacts, and strategies to deal with climate change challenges.
Managing Climate Variablity Program (external site)
Helps Australian farmers to manage climate risk, providing them with practical tools to incorporate weather and climate information into farm business decisions. The program builds on the climate research undertaken by its predecessor, the Climate Variablity in Agriculture Program (CVAP).
COLA short term climate outlooks (external site)
Click on the links for Australia to get the latest 10 day outlook maps.
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) (external site)
Three month seasonal outlook.
The United Kingdom Met Office (external site)
Global three month seasonal outlook.
The International Research Institute (IRI) for Climate and Society (external site)
Three month probability forecasts for Australian temperature and precipitation.
Weatherzone (external site)
Weatherzone is a product of The Weather Company (external site), established in September 1998 initially in response to a demand from television broadcasters for more sophisticated weather programming. The Weather Company is recognised as Australia's leading commercial weather information provider to media and internet organisations serving customers in industry, agriculture, government, recreation, education and consumer markets.
