Ever seen a statewide climate outlook video that features a Brownlow Medal count and a presenter wearing Hawaiian shirts? The ‘Very Fast Break’ video, produced by DEPI’s Seasonal Risk Agronomist Dale Grey is a seasonal climate update that’s easy to understand and a bit of fun. “We like to think we’re delivering important and complex information in a format that’s easy to digest, and the feedback so far has been great,” Mr Grey said. “The video features commentary with graphics of ocean temperatures, air pressure, cloud and model forecasts to give our audience a comprehensive snapshot of the seasonal climate outlook. “At the same time we aim to give people a bit of a laugh, so there’s always a comedic summary at the end. “In the latest video we’ve incorporated festive outfits, an award ceremony and seasonal climate information all in under five minutes. “The final Very Fast Break for 2014 provides a review of this year’s climate conditions, an outlook for summer and a summary of which climate forecast models were most accurate. “We started this season off with a great autumn break, then part way through winter and spring the rot set in and there’s been a disappointing end in some regions. “We also take a look at the outlook for summer which is expected to be slightly warmer but the predictions for rainfall are split between drier or average. “But my favourite part of the outlook is the Brownlow count, where we handed a medal to the climate forecast model with the best performance for 2014. “I spent hours validating these results so I encourage people to watch the video to see which model comes out on top.” The Very Fast Break can be viewed at: https://youtube/watch?v=mR2OQ_LBVsg&feature=youtu.be DEPI also provides climate and seasonal information advice in two more newsletters available online: The Break – Seasonal climate and risk information for Victorian cropping regions. The Fast Break - Oceanic and atmospheric climate driver activity over the last month and summarises three month model predictions for the Pacific and Indian Oceans, rainfall and temperature for Victoria To subscribe to any of the Break suite of newsletters go to DEPI’s website at: depi.vic.gov.au/agriculture-and-food/farm-management/newsletters-and-updates/the-break,-the-fast-break-and-the-very-fast-break-newsletters
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 05:15:21 +0000
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