Droughts & Flooding Rains

"Climate scientists have been saying for a long time that one of the effects of climate change is likely to be more intense rainfall and flooding. In 1989, at a presentation to the Prime Minister’s Science Council, Dr Graeme Pearman of CSIRO summarised a scenario of climate change for Australia in 2030. He said there would be:

• higher summer rainfall over northern Australia and extending further south.
• possibly drier winters in southern Australia
• more intense rainfall."

This month, The Conversation has an article by CSIRO's Barrie Pittock which explains more - worth a read.