'Flash droughts' can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia
- Written by Tess Parker, Research Fellow, Monash University
At the tail end of winter in 2015, the ground in the Wimmera in northwestern Victoria had been a little dry but conditions weren’t too bad for farmers. The crop season was going well.
The start of September looked promising. It was cool, and there were decent rains. One Wimmera lentil grower said, “As long as it doesn’t get too...





