different geography and different weather effects. Indian Ocean Dipole significant in drying out SW WA. terrible fires over summer and reduced productivity due to extreme heat and low humidity - same as we experienced here on the east coast 2017-2020.
whats truly bizarre is the amount of rain and flooding across all our deserts this summer. the weather systems are right out of whack. Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda) has been getting bigger for 4 years now. and now gets a dump of rain all for itself.
