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The Bureau of Meteorology sent out a test tsunami warning via its app, causing confusion for thousands of users. The alert was triggered by a fictional 8.2 magnitude earthquake off New Zealand and ...
The BOM Weather app has been updated to make rainfall forecasts easier to understand. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the app is used by millions of Australians, and the daily rainfall ...
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has updated how it is communicating the rainfall forecast on its official weather app and the change has triggered a wave of confusion.
The BoM Weather app has been in place since 2016 and uses data from its Australia-wide network. The bureau had warned on x just prior to the test that it would occur and could be disregarded, ...
Warnings are being upgraded, flights cancelled and people told to prepare now for a “complex” severe weather event impacting ...
THE Bureau of Meteorology is developing its own weather apps — years after the proliferation of third-party weather apps on ­mobile devices. Read Today's Paper Mind Games The Australian Plus ...
On Wednesday morning, the BOM app sent a test alert warning about the threat of a tsunami for parts of Australia's east coast after a fictional 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit near New Zealand.
BOM releases new severe weather warning. The Bureau of Meteorology has released a new severe weather warning just days after the “bomb” cyclone drifted down Australia’s east coast.
Users of the BOM app now have to agree to a 699-word “terms and conditions” statement that includes “information at this app … may not be accurate, current or complete”.
Australia’s eastern states are in for another lashing of rain as a powerful low-pressure system develops off the coast, with ...
The BOM reiterated there was no tsunami threat to Australia after it made test posts on the BOM weather app between 11am and ...
In a statement, the weather bureau said: 'The Bureau of Meteorology issued test verification posts on the BOM App between 11AM-12PM AEST on Wednesday 25 September 2024 as part of the transition to ...