Recent and historical rainfall maps, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
“IT MAY be time to stop describing south-eastern Australia as gripped by drought and instead accept the extreme dry as permanent, one of the nation’s most senior weather experts warned yesterday.”
– January 4, 2008
“Leading environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery has warned that Australia is now entering long-term climate change, which could cause longer and more frequent droughts. He also predicts that the ongoing drought could leave Sydney’s dams dry in just two years.”
– July 10, 2005
Climate change ‘will prolong’ drought conditions – ABC News
