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Droughts can have dramatic effects in Australia – decimating agriculture, threatening water resources and devastating the environment. Much of Australia is drought-prone, and the risk is expected to increase as global warming continues.
To have some idea of just how bad things might get, we must look far back in time to see what's come before. That's where our We paid particular attention to the Murray-Darling Basin in south-eastern Australia. It contains Australia's largest river system and is our largest agricultural region, so it's important to know how bad droughts there could be.We found during the 20th century, simulated droughts in southwestern and eastern Australia – including the Murray-Darling Basin – were longer on average compared with pre-industrial times.in these regions in future due to human-caused climate change.
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