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Farmers in Western Australia’s south-west corner are adapting to a life with less water
When it comes to rainfall, south-west Western Australia has been hit by climate change harder than almost anywhere on earth, according to climatologist Pandora Hope from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Key points:
- South-west WA has seen a 20 per cent reduction in winter rain since 1970
- The declining rainfall has seen up to 80 per cent declines in runoff into dams
- Farmers are adapting to the changing conditions, shifting from livestock to crops as needed
“South-west Western Australia was very much one of the first places to really see the shift that we expect with global warming, so it’s had one of the biggest changes compared to many places in the world,” she said.
Pandora Hope said there had been about a 16 per cent decline in the region’s…
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