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"The northern Murray-Darling Basin produces 93% of Australia’s cotton. Cotton
is one of Australia’s biggest agricultural industries – worth about A$2 billion
each year – and a steady supply of water is crucial for production.
Our recently published research reveals that since the 1990s, average April-May
rainfall in the northern basin has decreased significantly. The decrease
coincides with accelerated climate change.
Our research also found average or below-average rainfall in the remaining cool
season months June to September. Without substantial spring or summer rain,
this leads to less rainfall runoff in dams – and less water to irrigate cotton
and other crops.
Climate change will bring more frequent droughts, as well as more frequent
flooding. These two future extremes in rainfall both have the potential to
damage Australia’s lucrative cotton industry."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
