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Fraser Barton

Bureau of Meteorology change sparks storm

The Bureau of Meteorology is weathering a social media storm after announcing a naming preference. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Bureau of Meteorology is weathering its own storm in response to an unexpected decision to change its nickname.

The national weather forecaster asked media outlets to stop referring to it by its longstanding household nickname "the BoM", or "the Weather Bureau".

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