While the east coast has flooded, other areas see below average rainfall as climate crisis means ‘the wet getting wetter and the dry getting drier’
- Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter
- Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community
The wet season is unusually dry in northern Australia while other parts of the country struggle through the effects of drought, as climate change means more extreme heatwaves and floods simultaneously.
The Bureau of Meteorology data shows that in the past month, as heavy rain has hit south-east Queensland and coastal New South Wales, northern Australia has experienced well below average rain.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/10/parts-of-australia-suffer-drought-and-low-rainfall-as-la-nina-and-climate-change-create-weather-extremes
No comments:
Post a Comment