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Marty's avatar

Looking at Come By Change on Google Maps and comparing it to the neighbouring Pilliga Nature Reserve, it appears, quite simplistically, that razing the land creates such dust bowl situations. It's not a metaphor, it's cause and effect.

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Nick Moir's avatar

I agree with Brad below. The problem with metaphors in a story involving science is interpretation. There is ample evidence around but it requires serious research and the experience to know what is different from a few years ago or a few decades ago. Come by Chance in NSW is a dry region and looks dry often. One of the main impacts of climate change in our region is the drying of the forested ranges and coastal areas. For example the subtropical rainforests south of Rockhampton have received about 1.5m less than average rainfall over past 2 years. To the casual observer it might not look any different until a dry hot summer and suddenly you have a rainforest burning like in NSW in 2019. Climate change is one of those subjects that requires photojournalism to tell the story rather than art. I’ve seen so many “drought” images from areas that are usually semi-arid.

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