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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]
Level 5 water restrictions in Goulburn in 2006. Pejar dam, the water supply for Goulburn in November 2005. Water restrictions have been enacted in many cities and regions in Australia, which is the Earth's driest inhabited continent, [1] in response to chronic water shortages resulting from the widespread drought.
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 ...
Recent climate events such as extremely high temperatures and widespread drought have focused government and public attention on the effects of climate change in Australia. [8] Rainfall in southwestern Australia has decreased by 10–20% since the 1970s, while southeastern Australia has also experienced a moderate decline since the 1990s. [5]
1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought; 2000s Australian drought; F. Federation Drought This page was last edited on 30 April 2022, at 06:28 (UTC). Text ...
This El Niño-related drought ended in March, when a monsoon depression became an extratropical low and swept across Australia's interior and on to the south-east in mid-to late March. 1987–88 were weak El Niño years, with 1988–89 featuring a strong La Niña event affecting the southeast half of the country.
1995 UK Drought and Heatwave (The drought generally lasted until Summer 1997) 2003 UK Drought and Heatwave; 2006 UK Drought and Heatwave; 2011 UK Drought and March–April Heatwave (The drought continued from 2010 and lasted through until March 2012) Part of the 2010-2012 UK Drought. 2011 UK September–October Heatwave
Water supply and sanitation in Australia is a topic concerning the consumption and obtainment of water for the Australian population. Being the driest inhabited continent in the world, and also one of the highest consumers of water per capita, both the acquisition and usage of water are of concern to Australians.