Drought in Australia

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chloe edwards

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  • What does the Australian Bureau of Meterology (AboM) recognise as ‘serious deficiency‘
    Rainfall totals within the lowest 10% of values recorded for at least 3 months
  • What does the Australian Bureau of Meterology (AboM) recognise as ‘severe deficiency‘?
    Rainfall totals within the lowest 5% of values on record for at least 3 months
  • Most Australian droughts are closely linked to ….
    El Niño
  • Rainfall in Australia is highly variable, and often rainfall is very low
  • Since the 1970s, there has been a shift in rainfall patterns in the east, where most people live, and it have become drier
  • Australia‘s ‘Big Dry’ was assessed as a 1 in 1000 year event