Australia is no exception. When we discuss climate change on
the global level we begin to see overall trends but may lose sight of the local
detail. For example, we know that, globally, 2015 was the hottest year on
record but we must ask what this means for local communities.
It is clear that these global changes will play out locally.
In central and northern Victoria, it is important that we understand how
climate change will impact on our future, so we can plan for it. As a trend,
annual rainfall has significantly decreased in the region and the average
temperature since 1950 has already increased by between 1 and 1.5 degrees
Celsius. Based on projections provided by the State of Victoria the regions of
the Loddon and Mallee will be a hotter and drier place than it has already
become. This will involve significant challenges for people living in the north
of the state.
Read the report by the Friend
of the Earth (Melbourne) - “Climate change impacts on Northern Victoria.”
