Today’s 100 year droughts in Australia may become the norm by the end of the century

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 44034 - 44043
• Main Authors: Araujo, Diogo S A, Marra, Francesco, Merow, Cory, Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Climate change; Climate models; Drought; Emissions control; Environmental impact; Environmental risk; Evapotranspiration; Extreme drought; Extreme values; Frequency analysis; Greenhouse gases; Precipitation; return period; Risk; Standardized precipitation index; Australia

Accumulating evidence on the impact of climate change on droughts, highlights the necessity for developing effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. Changes in future drought risk and severity in Australia are quantified by analyzing nine Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 climate m...