"meteorology" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena. For example: "My brother is studying meteorology at university."
The storm hit at high tide so "large parts of the northeast Arnhem coast have likely experienced some inundation from the storm surge and also the large waves around those coastal areas," bureau of meteorology regional director, Todd Smith, told media on Sunday afternoon.
The early colonialists went where their sails took them; only after steamships became the norm in the 19th century could they travel against the wind.As a result, some islands were colonised early, some late, for reasons that had much to do with meteorology, and rather little to do with any other intrinsic attractions the islands might offer.
For the past 13 years, he notes, the director-general for meteorology has predicted "normal monsoon" for the country.
That is true although it should be said that several respectable branches of physics, such as meteorology, are not much good at prediction, either.In both cases, the reason is pretty obvious.
It insists its sovereignty is "indisputable", and that its building work is for the international common good: search and rescue; disaster; meteorology; conservation; and so on.
The same thing is about to happen to space meteorology.
The Bureau of Meteorology anticipates warmer temperatures across the eastern half of Australia over winter, which should gladden the hearts of social media devotees complaining about the chill in Sydney, parts of inland New South Wales and Canberra.
As the Bureau of Meteorology has recorded, the heatwave gave Australia its hottest day on record - 40.3C (104.5F).
And the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has said that, while Australia has high natural rainfall variability, "it seems likely that drying across southern Australia cannot be explained by natural variability alone".
"Gales are expected to extend further west to Milingimbi and Maningrida during this afternoon or evening and may extend west to Cape Don overnight on Sunday or Monday morning if the system takes a more westerly track," said a statement from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Other cuts include $2.8m stripped from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority over four years, while the Bureau of Meteorology will have its budget slashed by $10m over this period.
