droughts – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Feb 07

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial climate, […]

Feb 02

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

Sep 21

DROUGHT! 29 Aug 1902. I have, as an old resident, witnessed several severe cycles or periods of drought in the Western district;

DROUGHT! (1902, August 29). Molong Argus (NSW : 1896 – 1921), p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits=# [By […]

Feb 24

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

Sep 07

DROUGHT! 29 Aug 1902. ‘I have, as an old resident, witnessed several severe cycles or periods of drought in the Western district;’

DROUGHT! (1902, August 29). Molong Argus (NSW : 1896 – 1921), p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits=# [By […]

Mar 04

Is the Climate Improving? 23 June 1877. Did you ever wonder how long the changing climate has been the topic of conversation? ” There can be no doubt that since 1852 the seasons have been more favorable in this part of Australia than they were previous to that time; but if there be any truth in the conclusions I have expressed in the work you mention, we cannot expect that this favorable change will continue, and the losses which have been caused by the present drought should at least convince those interested that droughts are not a thing of the past.”

Scientific & Useful (1877, June 23). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2020, […]

Mar 02

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

Oct 05

Dorothea Mackella Poem 1908 Core Of My Heart Extract

I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains Of ragged mountain ranges Of droughts and flooding rains. Dorothea […]

Oct 01

DROUGHT! 29 Aug 1902. I have, as an old resident, witnessed several severe cycles or periods of drought in the Western district;

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits= [By Andrew Boss, M.D.] I have read in a Sydney paper an interesting contribution on “The 1852 Flood in […]