The publication of the IPCC’s 6th Assessment reports affirms that the world’s climate is 1.1°C warmer since the Industrial Revolution began and is on track to exceed the 1.5°C temperature rise limit by 2030.
Australia has already warmed by 1.4°C ahead of global warming averages, the report says.
In the Australasia region, this warming will mean increased fire weather, heavy rainfall and river floods, an increase in sand storms and dust storms, heatwaves and drought will be more widespread, decrease in precipitation in southwest Australia.
According to the report, rainfall has decreased in South Australia. It projects a reduction in mean rainfall, increase in aridity, and meteorological, agricultural, and ecological droughts in the future.
An article in ABC news shares stories on how farmers in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, cope with changing rainfall patterns and dry conditions due to climate change. The peninsula’s economy heavily relies upon agriculture with growing aquaculture, mining, and tourism sector.
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