Changing patterns mean a drier season break

By Shannon Beattie
November 15 2020 - 11:00am
DPIRD research officer Meredith Guthrie spoke about weather patterns at the UWA Institute of Agriculture Industry Forum 2020.
DPIRD research officer Meredith Guthrie spoke about weather patterns at the UWA Institute of Agriculture Industry Forum 2020.

THE south of Western Australia has seen a shift in climate since 1975, with a 20 per cent reduction in May to June rainfall causing a town like Mukinbudin to only have an average of 175 millimetres of growing season rain, according to Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development research officer Meredith Guthrie.

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