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Articles | Volume 29, issue 20
Articles | Volume 29, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5555-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5555-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 29, issue 20
Research article
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28 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2025

Historical trends of seasonal droughts in Australia

Matthew O. Grant, Anna M. Ukkola, Elisabeth Vogel, Sanaa Hobeichi, Andy J. Pitman, Alex Raymond Borowiak, and Keirnan Fowler

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Short summary
Australia is regularly subjected to severe and widespread drought. By using multiple drought indicators, we show that although there have been widespread decreases in droughts since the beginning of the 20th century, many regions have seen an increase in droughts in more recent decades. Despite these changes, our analysis shows that they remain within the range of observed variability and are not unprecedented in the context of past droughts.
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