Who really caused the drought?
– James Martin A new report on the drought claims humans have magnified its severity. The study by some of the nation’s leading weather experts, claims human-induced global warming has increased levels of evaporation in water catchments and dried out farming land much quicker than normal. Commissioned by environmental lobby group World Wide Fund For Nature, the report suggests that Australia’s average temperature was one-degree higher than usual last year, and that the warmer weather dramatically increased the severity of the drought. Climate experts have been quick to agree with the report’s findings. Dr Francis Chiew from Melbourne University, says any global warming created by humans is likely to magnify the harshness of droughts by drying up water supplies for agriculture, including rivers and reservoirs used for irrigation. Prof.
