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"Weather and climate touch all aspects of Australian life. What we experience here at home is part of the global climate system. The Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO contribute significantly to the international effort of weather and climate monitoring, forecasting and research. In State of the Climate, we discuss the long-term trends in Australia's climate. This is our third biennial State of the Climate report. As with our earlier reports, we focus primarily on climate observations and monitoring carried out by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO in the Australian region, as well as on future climate scenarios."

"These weather maps are produced from computer models and are used by forecasters to develop the official weather maps, which contain added features such as cold fronts". Use Play & Stop buttons to watch how the models think the next 7 days might play out.

"Australia is getting wetter despite drought across much of the country, a climate report has revealed. The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology's latest State of the Climate report is a snapshot of how Australia's weather has changed over the last two years." This is the ABC report including video and downloads

"Australia's climate is changing - It is the Bureau's responsibility to provide decision makers and the general public with accurate observations and information about our changing climate."