Major rainfall means parts of Queensland officially out of drought Economy & Industry Eleven local government areas in southeast Queensland have had their ‘drought’ status revoked by state authorities.
What is a 1 in 100 year weather event? And why do they keep happening so often? Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Andy Pitman, Anna Ukkola and Seth Westra Editors' Picks It does not mean the event will occur exactly once every 100 years, or that it will not happen again for another 100 years.
We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin Friday September 25, 2020 By Chiara Holgate, Albert Van Dijk and Jason Evans Editors' Picks We found the leading cause for drought in the Murray-Darling Basin was that moisture from oceans didn’t reach the basin as often as normal, and…
