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After floods will come droughts (again). Better indicators will help us respond

  • Written by Neal Hughes, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University

Since late 2020, the La Niña climate pattern has led to two years of above-average rainfall across much of Australia, and severe floods in parts of the country.

In areas spared the flooding, this rainfall has been good news for farmers, with improved conditions and high prices driving production and profits to record highs.

But the next...

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