All polished up to talk about our new research live on national TV: we use climate models to highlight the potential for naturally-occurring 'megadroughts' in Australia - on top of which we have climate change, making droughts longer and more severe.

You can read our Conversation article about the findings here: theconversation.com/a-20-year-me...

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again

Natural variability in Australian rainfall can produce “mega-droughts” lasting 20 years or more. Add in human-caused climate change, and future droughts may be far worse than imagined.