Warmer, mostly drier future predicted with climate change

By Peter Hannam
Updated January 29 2015 - 12:23pm, first published 10:44am
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rainfall events are already becoming more intense – a trend that is forecast to continue. Photo: Nick Moir
Rainfall events are already becoming more intense – a trend that is forecast to continue. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to hit Australian farming hard. Photo: Nick Moir

Sydney's climate can be expected to warm across all seasons, with less rainfall in winter but more intense rain events, according to the latest projections by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.