Exceptional drought events, known as megadroughts, have occurred on every continent
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …

There has been much attention given to the spatial and temporal characteristics of changes
in mean and extreme rainfall over Australia during the past century. As Australia is the …

Early 21st-century droughts in Europe have been broadly regarded as exceptionally severe,
substantially affecting a wide range of socio-economic sectors. These extreme events were …

Droughts are a recurrent and natural part of the Australian hydroclimate, with evidence of
drought dating back thousands of years. However, our ability to monitor, attribute, forecast …

Declining winter rainfall coupled with recent prolonged drought poses significant risks to
water resources and agriculture across southern Australia. While rainfall declines over …

Abstract Cool-season (April to October) rainfall dominates the annual average rainfall over
Victoria, Australia, and is important for agriculture and replenishing reservoirs. Rainfall …

Abstract Study Region The Lockyer Catchment, Queensland, Australia. Study Focus Future
rainfall projections are usually presented as a percentage change from current climate …

Paleoclimate research indicates that the Australian instrumental climate record (∼ 100
years) does not cover the full range of hydroclimatic variability that is possible. To better …

Eastern Australia recently experienced an intense drought (Millennium Drought, 2003–
2009) and record‐breaking rainfall and flooding (austral summer 2010–2011). There is …

Multi-centennial records of past hydroclimate change are essential for understanding the
resilience of ecosystems to climatic events in addition to guiding conservation and …