30 August 2018, The Conversation, Spring is coming, and there’s little drought relief in sight. So far, 2018 has been very warm and exceptionally dry over large parts of mainland Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology’s climate outlook for spring, released today, shows that significant … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
28 August 2018, The Guardian, ‘No real appetite’: former farmers chief lashes ministers over climate link to drought. Brent Finlay, former president of the National Farmers’ Federation, says Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce are the latest who are failing the bush. The … Continue reading →
17 August 2018, The Conversation, drought, wind and heat: when fire seasons start earlier and last longer. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the earliest total fire bans in its history this week. The entire state was declared to be in drought on the … Continue reading →
7 August 2018, BBC News, California wildfire will burn for the rest of August, say officials. California’s biggest wildfire on record is expected to burn for the rest of the month, fire officials said on Tuesday. The Mendocino Complex fire has already engulfed … Continue reading →