Drought threatens

David Hare-Scott · 2013-09-11T22:57:15+00:00

It is now more than two months since I had any useful rain. It was one of the warmest (if not the warmest) winters on record. We have had hot days (30C) already and it is not two weeks into spring. Out west on the plains they are wondering if there will be any winter-planted crops. There were bushfires in Sydney this week. The local fire burglars have been out, with the dust kicked up by wind and the rising pollen count I have been almost house bound. Not a good start. The BOM says ENSO indicators are neutral. We can hope. But (due to irrigation) the fruit trees are blooming and the asparagus is up! Yay! David