Usually a lush green Valley ripe for dairy cattle and holidaymakers, the Bega district is a dry and brown landscape this summer.
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Dams are emptying, the Bega River is a dry sandy bed through town (on the surface) and "prayers for rain" are going unanswered for now.
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Ian Gordon of Wolumla took the above photos 12 months apart. Do you have similar comparisons? Send them to ben.smyth@beadistrictnews.com.au with details
According to Weatherzone, 397mm of rain fell on Bega in 2019. That's compared to the annual average of 666.2mm (1994-2017).
The December 2019 total of 2.8mm is looking like being a record low when compared with the 22-yer average of 65.3mm.
In fact, since September's official start to the bushfire danger period, Bega has only seen 66mm fall (September-December). The average for the same period recorded since 1994 is 219.4mm.
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Ben Smyth
I have worked as a journalist since 2005 and am now Editor of Australian Community Media mastheads in Bega, Merimbula and Eden
I have worked as a journalist since 2005 and am now Editor of Australian Community Media mastheads in Bega, Merimbula and Eden
