Historical reconstruction unveils the risk of mass mortality and ecosystem collapse during pancontinental megadrought

There is growing concern that an increase in the frequency and severity of drought under climate change could drive major changes in Australian ecosystems. This collection provides data that supports recent research reported in Godfree et al. 2019 (PNAS, in press). The database contains information on the impact of the Federation Drought Period (1891-1903) on Australian biota extracted from newspaper articles and other historical literature.