water – Page 3 – Real Climate Records

Sep 28

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? 25 jun 1950. Must start building dykes around Australia. It won’t be long now before, coastal cities such as Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide are 150 feet under the water.

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? (1950, June 25). Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved September 28, […]

Sep 25

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 25, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits=# [By Andrew Boss, […]

Sep 23

YARRAWONGA. 02 Feb 1878. The River Murray is so low at present that it can be waded through in several places to the opposite side by school boys. 123deg F = 50.5 Celsius

YARRAWONGA. (1878, February 2). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 25. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143308631?searchTerm=yarrawonga%20the%20month%20of%20january&searchLimits=# The month of January, 1878, will […]

Aug 09

30 MILLIONS HUNGRY 21 Aug 1931. SHANGHAI. Thursday. THIRTY-ONE millions of Chinese are on the verge of starvation through the Yangtse flood, which affects an area 1000 miles long and 50 miles wide.

30 MILLIONS HUNGRY (1931, August 21). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved August 9, 2023, […]

Jul 25

Water Nearly Boiled 14 Jan 1941. At Surat, where the temperature was 117. 117 deg.F = 47.2 Degrees Celsius.

WATER NEARLY BOILED. (1932, January 14). The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 – 1956), p. 33. Retrieved July 25, […]

Jun 13

Threat to Islands Mon 26 Sep 1988. A gradual rise in average sea level is threatening to completely cover this Indian Ocean nation of 1196 small islands with-in the next 30 years, according to authorities. Sea level could rise 2.6 feet. 35 year old dud prediction.

Threat to islands (1988, September 26). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102074798# […]

May 02

MELBOURNE’S WEATHER IS CHANGING! Mar 18 1953 The average maximum temperatures during the last 35 years were between two and four degrees lower than the average for the previous 35 years. The change varied in different areas. Bendigo has cooled off 3.6 degrees over the period.

MELBOURNE’S WEATHER IS CHANGING! (1953, March 18). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2023, […]

Mar 20

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. Suffered Through Heat Wave. Narracoorte, March 18 1934

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. (1934, March 20). Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 – 1954), p. […]

Feb 11

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. 10 Feb 1939. Water Famine in Bendigo.

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. (1939, February 10). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February […]

Feb 10

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. 01 Feb 1896. Yesterday 120.5deg. was reached, and to-day 123deg., the average daily temperature from the 1st instant exceeding 114deg. The official readings at the Post Office are lower. = 50.5 Celsius.

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. (1896, February 1). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 232. Retrieved February 10, […]