'Perilous': Bureau of Meteorology boss Rob Vertessy exits with climate warning

By Peter Hannam
Updated May 30 2016 - 5:35pm, first published May 1 2016 - 1:44am
Weathering BoM: Rob Vertessy steps down as chief executive of the Bureau of Meteorology. Photo: Andrew Meares
Weathering BoM: Rob Vertessy steps down as chief executive of the Bureau of Meteorology. Photo: Andrew Meares
Droughts are likely to get worse as the climate changes,  climate scientists say. Photo: Simon_O'Dwyer
Droughts are likely to get worse as the climate changes, climate scientists say. Photo: Simon_O'Dwyer
East coast lows are likely to trigger more intense rain storms in the future. Photo: Daniel Munoz, Getty Images
East coast lows are likely to trigger more intense rain storms in the future. Photo: Daniel Munoz, Getty Images
The Erickson Aircrane fire bomber works on a fire near Melbourne. Photo: Jason South
The Erickson Aircrane fire bomber works on a fire near Melbourne. Photo: Jason South

Australia faces a "perilous" water security future from climate change even as the Turnbull government eyes budget cuts to water programs and CSIRO halves climate investment, Rob Vertessy, the outgoing head of the Bureau of Meteorology, says.

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