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Farmers hopeful cold front will help WA's dry May problem
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy

A downward trend in autumn rainfall has WA farmers adapting to early seeding, but hoping this week's forecast cold front will provide a much-needed break to the dry spell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/wa-grain-growers-adapt-to-uncertain-rainfall-in-may/106718026

#Rain #GrainGrowing #ClimateChange #AgriculturalTechnology #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy

Farmers hopeful cold front will help WA's dry May problem
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy

A downward trend in autumn rainfall has WA farmers adapting to early seeding, but hoping this week's forecast cold front will provide a much-needed break to the dry spell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/wa-grain-growers-adapt-to-uncertain-rainfall-in-may/106718026

#Rain #GrainGrowing #ClimateChange #AgriculturalTechnology #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy

Farmers hopeful cold front will help WA's dry May problem
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy

A downward trend in autumn rainfall has WA farmers adapting to early seeding, but hoping this week's forecast cold front will provide a much-needed break to the dry spell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/wa-grain-growers-adapt-to-uncertain-rainfall-in-may/106718026

#Rain #GrainGrowing #ClimateChange #AgriculturalTechnology #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy

Farmers hopeful cold front will help WA's dry May problem
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy

A downward trend in autumn rainfall has WA farmers adapting to early seeding, but hoping this week's forecast cold front will provide a much-needed break to the dry spell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/wa-grain-growers-adapt-to-uncertain-rainfall-in-may/106718026

#Rain #GrainGrowing #ClimateChange #AgriculturalTechnology #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy

Farmers hopeful cold front will help WA's dry May problem
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy

A downward trend in autumn rainfall has WA farmers adapting to early seeding, but hoping this week's forecast cold front will provide a much-needed break to the dry spell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/wa-grain-growers-adapt-to-uncertain-rainfall-in-may/106718026

#Rain #GrainGrowing #ClimateChange #AgriculturalTechnology #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy

Under a sweltering WA summer could these hexagonal discs save the drinking water of towns?
By Andrew Chounding and Mark Bennett

In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-residents-truck-in-drinking-water-as-tanks-run-dry/103437818

#WaterSupply #Water #Logistics #ClimateChange #Droughts #WaterManagement #DamsandReservoirs #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett

Under a sweltering WA summer could these hexagonal discs save the drinking water of towns?
By Andrew Chounding and Mark Bennett

In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-residents-truck-in-drinking-water-as-tanks-run-dry/103437818

#WaterSupply #Water #Logistics #ClimateChange #Droughts #WaterManagement #DamsandReservoirs #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett