Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued tsunami warning test posts in error on its weather app yesterday, Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
“There is no tsunami threat to Australia,” the agency later clarified in a press release. “The test warnings were issued to the public in error as part of tests to tsunami early warning system software. The Bureau acknowledges and apologises for any confusion that this test has caused.”
The test warnings were sent to the BOM Weather app for various locations. The test warnings were cancelled immediately after they were issued. BOM says the testing ensures it and its and partners are prepared for real tsunami threats.
The Bureau is part of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC). The centre is operated 24 hours a day to detect, monitor, verify and warn of any tsunami threats to the coastline of Australia and its offshore territories.
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre provides the most accurate tsunami warning information for Australia. The BOM will continue to issue forecasts and warnings via the website and BOM Weather app.
