Dry, hot summer on the cards with no relief for drought-stricken farmers

Australians should brace for a dry, hot summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, with no relief for drought-stricken farmers.

 Queensland is already sweltering through 40C temperatures,
up to 10C above average for October. The Bureau of Meteorology’s
 summer forecast offers no relief for drought-stricken farmers.

The bureau’s climate outlook for November to January, released on Friday, says there is an 80% chance temperatures will be higher than average for most of the mainland.

“You don’t often see odds that high,” said Dr Andrew Watkins, the bureau’s manager of long-range forecasts. “It’s astounding honestly.”

Read the story from The Guardian by Naaman Zhou - “Dry, hot summer on the cards with no relief for drought-stricken farmers.”