Fed: Weather watchers split over end of drought
The question of when Australia's worst drought in a century will end is dividing weather experts.
The National Climate Centre in Melbourne says there's a chance for the resumption ofnormal weather patterns by the end of summer.
NCC climatologist BLAIR TREWIN says there are never any guarantees.
But he claims there's a 40 to 50 per cent chance of average to above average rainfallfor the summer in most of NSW and Queensland.
Mr TREWIN is predicting a 50 to 55 per cent chance of similar rain in Victoria andSouth Australia.
But his forecast has been rejected by the Queensland Government's Centre for ClimateApplications.
Its acting director ROGER STONE says the NCC is being overly optimistic and farmerscould be enticed to make wrong management decisions.
Dr STONE says there is no evidence to suggest the drought could soon be over.
He says relief rain is likely in January and February, but that won't mean an end tothe El Nino effect and the drought.
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KEYWORD: DROUGHT (BRISBANE)
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