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Climate Change: What will NZ droughts look like 30 years from now? - New Zealand Herald

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Climate Change: What will NZ droughts look like 30 years from now? - NZ Herald

As East Coast farmers stare down the barrel of a potentially severe big dry this El Nino summer, scientists are exploring what a horror New Zealand drought will look like in a climate-warmed future.

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