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A dried up Lake Hume, 2007 Drought-affected fields in the Victorian countryside, 2006. Drought in Australia is defined by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology as rainfall over period greater than three-months being in the lowest decile of what has been recorded for that region in the past. [1]
This is a list of significant droughts, organized by large geographical area and then year. Africa Aoyate ... 1911–1916 Australian drought;
1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought; 2000s Australian drought; F. Federation Drought This page was last edited on 30 April 2022, at 06:28 (UTC). ...
The 2000s drought in Australia, also known as the millennium drought, [1] is said by some to be the worst drought recorded since European settlement. [2] The drought affected most of southern Australia, including its largest cities and largest agricultural region (the Murray–Darling basin). It commenced with low rainfall conditions in late ...
2000s Australian drought; Dust storms. 1983 Melbourne dust storm; 2009 Australian dust storm; See also. List of weather records, for individual weather records;
1987 Southern Western Australia and South Australia Drought of 1987 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M resources - EMA Disasters database 1996 Eastern and North-Western Tasmania Drought of 1996 Dead= Injured= Affected=15000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
Australia is the second driest continent (after Antarctica), and frequent droughts have led to the introduction of water restrictions in all parts of Australia. This has led to concern about water security in Australia by environmentalists, irrigators and state and federal governments.
As of 2010, Australian bushfires accounted for over 800 deaths since 1851 and, in 2012, the total accumulated cost was estimated to be A$ 1.6 billion. [1] In terms of monetary cost however, bushfires have not cost as much in financial terms as the damage caused by drought , severe storms , hail , and cyclones , [ 2 ] perhaps [ opinion ] because ...