The Bureau of Meteorology has made changes to the rain radar on its new website.
The BOM faced a torrent of criticism over the new-look site, which was launched in October last year during wild weather.
Chief executive Stuart Minchin said the latest update addressed community feedback.
In August this year, Dr Minchin announced an independent review.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has made changes to the rain radar on its new website. The $96.5 million dollar revamp of the BOM website preceded an opposition.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has made changes to the rain radar on its new website.
The $96.5 million dollar revamp of the BOM website preceded an opposition.
Further updates to weather data are planned for later this year.
The BOM faced a torrent of criticism over the new-look site, which was launched in October last year during wild weather.
One of the main criticisms was the look and usability of the new rain radar, which forced the bureau to swiftly change the colour scheme of the tool.
The bureau now says it had further improved the weather map to make it easier to find rainfall information.
Chief executive Stuart Minchin said the latest update addressed community feedback.
Not only was there a big opposition to the look and usability of the new site, the cost of the revamp was also scrutinised and later revealed to have cost taxpayers $96.5 million.
In August this year, Dr Minchin announced an independent review.
While the new website still looks similar to how it did when it first launched, several updates have been done.
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