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Current Affairs: Drought events are likely to become more frequent in Australia

Drought events are likely to become more frequent in Australia.

Drought events are likely to become more frequent in Australia. Source: AAP

Australian scientists are warning even the slightest rise in global temperatures could prove dangerous. New research by the CSIRO reveals extreme El Nino weather patterns, associated with droughts, floods and cyclones, will become more regular in the coming decades. Ivan Leung and Winmas Yu have the story.


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Australian scientists are warning even the slightest rise in global temperatures could prove dangerous. New research by the CSIRO reveals extreme El Nino weather patterns, associated with droughts, floods and cyclones, will become more regular in the coming decades. Ivan Leung and Winmas Yu have the story.



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