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Keeping a weather eye open.(weather forecasting)
HAVE YOU NOTICED how seldom you hear people complaining about the weather forecasts these days? It seems only yesterday that no strong wind, freak hailstorm or lashing rain thundering out of a towering cumulonimbus was not followed by public or private outcry: "How could they get it so wrong?" As the Bureau of Meteorology prepares to celebrate the centenary of its creation by amalgamation of the former state colonial weather services, its forecasters must be reflecting on how much more enjoyable life has become since they have been able to concentrate on their science, instead of defending themselves against endless public complaints.
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- An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau points to a chart...
- Picture from: Getty Images PATRICK LIN August 17, 2009 700+ words
...LIN Getty Images 08-17-2009 An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau points to a chart... Full Size JPG (3406 KB) An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau points to a chart showing seismic activity resulting from a strong...
- An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau gestures to a...
- Picture from: Getty Images PATRICK LIN August 17, 2009 700+ words
...LIN Getty Images 08-17-2009 An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau gestures to a... Full Size JPG (3598 KB) An official at Taiwan's central weather bureau gestures to a display documenting seismic activity resulting from...