No relief for farmers as BoM predicts spring heatwave
by Lisa Cox from on (#3XS65)
The country has just faced its 12th driest winter on record and the bureau says there is no change in sight
Australia's weather forecasters have offered the country's drought-hit farmers scarce relief after predicting that warmer and drier conditions are set to continue through spring.
After a drier than average year so far, the Bureau of Meteorology released its spring outlook on Thursday and warned that southern and south-eastern parts of the country are facing the prospect of an early summer heatwave.
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