BAMOS Vol 31 No.3 September 2018 | Page 2

2 BAMOS Sep 2018 Bulletin September 2018 Page 5 High impact weather Read about the first AMOS workshop on ‘High Impact Weather’ held at the University of Melbourne on the 10th of July. The presenters discussed the processes and predictability of high impact events across the five focus areas. Page 10 Engaging users A team of climate and agricultural scientists have been visiting grain farmers in different parts of Australia, with the goal of understanding the types of weather and climate information that farmers need. Read about their approach and the insights from this research. Page 16 Instagram insights Sue Manniche, Social Media Manager at the Bureau of Meteorology shares some highlights since the launch of the Bureau’s Instagram account early in 2018. Page 22 Seasonal Snaps BAMOS introduces a new section presenting photographs taken around Australia in the most recent season and relevant to the AMOS sciences. This issue we highlight winter 2018. Send through your spring photos for the next issue.