The Conversation27d
Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well
Regions that used to enjoy a gentler Mediterranean climate, as shown in the map below ... experiences below-average rainfall, while the western Pacific (including eastern Australia) has above ...
National Geographic news4y
Making Every Drop Count: How Australia is Securing its Water Future
Of all earth’s continents, only Antarctica gets less precipitation than Australia. Its average annual rainfall of just 470mm is also unevenly distributed: in the Northern Territory, Darwin ...
National Geographic news1y
Failing Rains and Thirsty Cities: Australia’s Growing Water Problem
This makes Australia the world’s driest inhabited continent—and it’s getting drier. Its average annual rainfall is around 470mm a year, well below the global average, and predictions linked ...