Bureau of Meteorology was ‘cowering in the corner’ on climate crisis, former staff claim

‘Climate change is likely making extreme rainfall events worse. But they don’t want to say it. I don’t know why,’ Prof David Karoly said. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

The Bureau of Meteorology has been accused of “cowering in the corner” on the climate crisis, with current and former staff describing a conservative culture that left the Australian public poorly informed.

Talking proactively on climate change was seen as a risk for the bureau, staff said, and scientists within the bureau were frustrated at the agency’s position.