Meteorology to take centre stage at disaster conference
Thursday, 27 March, 2014
A Bureau of Meteorology expert will speak at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference.
Extreme weather events can manifest into floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, fires and heatwaves. In Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology is operationally responsible for providing warnings for these events, and in the last decade, it has been particularly active in issuing severe weather forecast and warnings as the country faced record droughts, catastrophic fires, record floods and now, record heatwaves.
Dr Ray Canterford from the Bureau of Meteorology will present on the topic of ‘Meteorological Services meeting Future Emergency Planning and Response’ at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, to be held on the Gold Coast in May.
Dr Canterford’s presentation will highlight the collaboration and partnership with emergency service agencies in meeting joint and challenging demands for protection of life and property. To achieve this the bureau will also be working across all levels of government emergency service areas to determine the best possible hazard impact prediction services.
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