Sudden Stratospheric Warming climatic event set to continue the heat

Gregor Heard
Updated September 13 2019 - 10:38am, first published September 11 2019 - 3:00pm
Lush crops and pastures are the order of the day in southern Victoria and Tasmania but the wet conditions drop off quickly.
Lush crops and pastures are the order of the day in southern Victoria and Tasmania but the wet conditions drop off quickly.

AN UNUSUAL climatic event which is linked with freezing conditions in the northern hemisphere is likely to play a role in retaining hot and dry weather in Australia.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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