Balga tree in flower

Meteorology has been practiced in Australia long before any European records began. Indigenous peoples of Nyoongar country in south west Western Australia recognised that the Balga’s flowers emerge to indicate the changing from the Djilba (growing) season to the Kambarang (end of the rains) season. Scientists suggest that the drop in humidity that is associated with the oncoming dry season triggers this flowering. This is just one of many examples of Indigenous knowledge pre-dating science.

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Image: Balga tree in flower. Source: gladysclancy