Article 3XS65 No relief for farmers as BoM predicts spring heatwave

No relief for farmers as BoM predicts spring heatwave

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Lisa Cox
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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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