Don't say climate change

[donnashuggy]

It's something else now

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/environment-commissioner-kate-auty-quits-drops-buck...

[lakeland27]

It's official - this drought is Queensland's most widespread on record, with almost 80 per cent of the state now drought-declared.

Queensland's Agriculture Minister has announced the largest drought-stricken area ever for the state, with 15 new shires added to the list.

This takes the number of drought-declared shires to 38, and it's the first time large sections of the Queensland coast have been included.

Shires of Banana, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs have been added to the already long list, effective from March 1.  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-07/qld-drought--most-widespread-ever-recorded/5306044

[donnashuggy]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

It's official - this drought is Queensland's most widespread on record, with almost 80 per cent of the state now drought-declared.

Queensland's Agriculture Minister has announced the largest drought-stricken area ever for the state, with 15 new shires added to the list.

This takes the number of drought-declared shires to 38, and it's the first time large sections of the Queensland coast have been included.

Shires of Banana, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs have been added to the already long list, effective from March 1.  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-07/qld-drought--most-widespread-ever-recorded/5306044

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It's variation, most widespread is a variation to the record, nothing to worry about 

[donnashuggy]

so Qld isn't tropical anymore? That is what we call a large variation,  lol

[lakeland27]

sure is. how many records have we seen broken ? thats a heck of a lot of ''variation''. won't stop the japanese soldiers from fighting on though

[freakiness]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

It's official - this drought is Queensland's most widespread on record, with almost 80 per cent of the state now drought-declared.

Queensland's Agriculture Minister has announced the largest drought-stricken area ever for the state, with 15 new shires added to the list.

This takes the number of drought-declared shires to 38, and it's the first time large sections of the Queensland coast have been included.

Shires of Banana, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs have been added to the already long list, effective from March 1.  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-07/qld-drought--most-widespread-ever-recorded/5306044

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The more they bulldoze the vegetation the more severe and more frequent the droughts and floods are.