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1829 Major drought in Western Australia with very little water available. [7] 1835 and 1838 Sydney and NSW receive 25% less rain than usual. Severe drought in Northam and York areas of Western Australia. 1838–39 Droughts in South Australia and Western Australia; 1839 Severe drought in the west and north of Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
This is a list of significant droughts, organized by large geographical area and then year. Africa Aoyate ... 1911–1916 Australian drought;
1911–1916 Australian drought; 1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought; 2000s Australian drought; F. Federation Drought
Extreme weather events in Melbourne; Floods ... List of Australia tornadoes; ... 1911–16 Australian drought;
Level 5 water restrictions in Goulburn in 2006. Pejar dam, the water supply for Goulburn in November 2005. Water restrictions have been enacted in many cities and regions in Australia, which is the Earth's driest inhabited continent, [1] in response to chronic water shortages resulting from the widespread drought.
The 1911–16 Australian drought consisted of a series of droughts that affected various regions of Australia between the years of 1911 and 1916. Most of the dry spells during this period can be related to three El Niño events in 1911, 1913 and 1914, though rainfall deficiencies actually began in northern Australia before the first of these El Niños set in and did not ease in coastal ...
The 2000s drought in Australia, also known as the millennium drought, [1] is said by some to be the worst drought recorded since European settlement. [2] The drought affected most of southern Australia, including its largest cities and largest agricultural region (the Murray–Darling basin). It commenced with low rainfall conditions in late ...
As of 2010, Australian bushfires accounted for over 800 deaths since 1851 and, in 2012, the total accumulated cost was estimated to be A$ 1.6 billion. [1] In terms of monetary cost however, bushfires have not cost as much in financial terms as the damage caused by drought , severe storms , hail , and cyclones , [ 2 ] perhaps [ opinion ] because ...