AUDIO: Global warming largely contributing to changing global water cycle: report
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A new report has found global warming is continuing to change the planet's water cycle.
The Global Water Monitor Consortium, led by researchers at The Australian National University, says a third La Nina year in a row has intensified exiting droughts in the Americas while causing floods in parts of Asia and Oceania.
Professor Albert Van Dijk a professor with ANU and told ABC NewsRadio's Brendan Arrow that events like flash droughts will become more frequent in the coming years.