No break for drought-hit areas as new research points to warmer years

Prospects of an early end to the big dry affecting much of eastern Australia are diminishing, with the latest estimates from the Bureau of Meteorology pointing to drought conditions intensifying and seeping southwards into Victoria.

Dry conditions that have taken hold over much of NSW,
such as this farm near Mudgee, are forecast to extend into Victoria.

Separately, new research out Wednesday points to an acceleration of global warming in the years to 2022, with natural variability predicted to accelerate the background increase in temperatures from climate change.

Read the story by Peter Hannam from The Sydney Morning Herald - “No break for drought-hit areas as new research points to warmer years.