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Tropical Cyclone Yasi, pictured on the far upper right portion of the map, is heading toward northern Queensland. It was upgraded to a category 5 on Tuesday. Australia Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology boss Andrew Johnson has apologised for the confusion caused by the agency’s request to be referred to as “the bureau”.
In mid-October, the national weather forecaster asked media outlets to ditch its longstanding nickname “the BOM” in favour of its full name “the Bureau of Meteorology” or “the bureau”.
