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BAMOS Sep 2018
News
Drought conditions in the east
In the NSW State Seasonal Update published in August 2018 , the NSW Department of Primary Industries ( DPI ) stated that “ close to 100 % of the state [ is ] in one of the three drought categories ”.
The Bureau reports that rainfall deficiencies continue in the east ( Figure 1 below ) and that rainfall deficiencies have increased .
Snow this season
Reports from the snow-goers returning from the slopes have been positive with good coverage reported and most runs still open in early September . According to the SnowyHydro Snow Depths Calculator , it ’ s been an above average year . The season started in June and officially ends in early October .
Source : Bureau of Meteorology Sun shining at the snow in August . Image : Hester Viola
Google is making it easier to discover data
Google has launched a new service providing a search function across datasets . The Google article published on September 5 explains the service as below .
“ There are many thousands of data repositories on the web , providing access to millions of datasets ; and local and national governments around the world publish their data as well . To enable easy access to this data , we launched Dataset Search .”
IPCC reports
Australian scientists are contributing to the next round of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) reporting cycle . A blog has been written about the meeting of the lead authors for the IPCC ‘ Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate ’.
Work is also under way on the Sixth Assessment Report , which will be completed in 2021 , with the first Lead Author meeting for Working Group I ( physical science ) taking place in Guangzhou , China in late June . The Special Report on Global Warming at 1.5 ° C is approaching completion and will be released in early October .