Winter rains are in decline across southern Australia, and while it is too early to say beyond doubt it is due to climate change, scientists say it is not just about climate variability.
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| Winter rain in Australia's southern wheatbelt has declined by 28 per cent since 1990. |
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, June was the driest on record for large parts of southern Australia, and the winter as a whole across Australia was the ninth driest on record.
"It's actually quite unusual for us to get such a widespread dry through the winter without having an El Nino," Bureau of Meteorology senior climatologist Blair Trewin said.
El Nino often brings dry conditions to Australia, but this year it is in neutral.
Read the ABC News story by Ben Deacon and Kate Doyle - “Australia's southern winters are drying out. Here's why.”
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