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Natural resources support agriculture, viticulture, fishing, and tourism industries across the region. Natural environments provide places for recreation and landscapes that support community wellbeing.
The wise use and conservation of our natural resources across the region is essential to the sustainability of reliant industries such as agriculture, animal production, tourism and viticulture. The Region experiences a Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and warm to hot dry summers. Annual rainfall ranges from approximately 630mm at Clare to about 330mm at Port Wakefield. Average summer daily maximum temperatures range from over 30oC in northern areas to around 25oC at the southern end of Yorke Peninsula. Average daily winter maximum temperatures range from around 15oC in coastal areas including Warooka and Stenhouse Bay to around 12oC in northern centres, including Yongala and Clare. The region frequently experiences drought, intense storms and flooding, storm surges and king tides which have damaged agricultural crops, property, infrastructure and coastal, estuarine and marine habitats in coastal areas of the region. Climate change projections suggest an increased in the frequency and severity of these extreme weather events. Climate projections indicate the Yorke and Mid North Region will be generally hotter and drier. Hot days and extended heatwaves are projected to increase in frequency and intensity, heavy rainfall events are projected to increase in magnitude, particularly in summer and sea level rise and storm surge is projected to increase coastal erosion and inundation. |