IndexAbstractIntroductionMethodCase Study1. Historical context2. Current status3. Future ConsequencesConclusionRecommendations ReferencesSummaryThis research report is based on the main problem faced by the Australian population and mainly by farmers and their communities. Many farmers and local communities are facing severe and prolonged drought. Australia has always had climatic variations. For the foreseeable future, many professionals and experts have predicted higher temperatures and low rainfall across Australia. Since this report is prepared by the secondary method, we have collected various data which can show you the situation of the past, present and future impact of drought. According to the Bureau of Meteorology released in June 2018, rainfall across Australia is the third lowest on record since 1900. Many places in New South Wales have suffered the lowest May rainfall for at least 20 years. To recover from drought, people should focus more on conserving natural resources and conserving water resources. The Australian Government should begin planning new alternative drought recovery planning. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay IntroductionDrought is a natural disaster that can have a devastating social and economic impact especially on farmers and their communities, as well as negative effects on the environment. Annual dry seasons in the tropics significantly increase the chance of having droughts in that region. Rising temperatures in the climate worsen drought as it causes forest fires and increased water evaporation, resulting in economic damage, environmental damage and ecosystem effects. Drought is defined as “a prolonged and abnormally dry period in which the amount of available water resources is insufficient to meet our normal use”. Meteorologists monitor the duration and intensity of the drought in terms of rainfall deficiencies. A precipitation deficit occurs when an area's total precipitation in a period is less than the average for that period. Method The method I have used in this research report is from various secondary sources, namely articles and reports from official government websites, news articles, magazine articles. The main articles used in this research report are “Climate Change and Drought June 2018” and “Government Drought Support”. Case study1. Historical context During the 20th and early 21st centuries, Australia has suffered from numerous severe droughts. Prior to the drought there had been several years of below average rainfall across much of Australia. The most severe droughts were that of the Federation, in which the wheat crop was “almost lost”; and the Darling River ran dry at Bourke, New South Wales, for over a year, from April 1902 to May 1903, the World War II drought from 1939 to 1945, and the Millennium Drought in south-eastern Australia from 1996 to 2010. Over the past 30 years, cold-season precipitation in Western Australia and south-eastern Australia has shown a rapid decrease relative to natural variability as south-eastern Australia has experienced a 15% to 25% decline in average rainfall since the 1970s. Since the 1970s, Western Australia has also seen average cold-season rainfall decline by 15%. This led to a 60% decrease in Western Australian and Basin stream flow/13/1751/2017/