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Drought in Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia , Ltd (Page 1 of 3)As the world s driest inhabited continent, Australia often has droughts . In fact, therehave been twelve major droughts recorded in Australia since the 1860s, the mostsevere being between 1895 1903, 1963 1968, 1982 1983 and 2002 most recent Drought of 2002 03 took its toll on both livestock and the lives andlivelihoods of Australian farmers. For example, the 2002 winter was the fourth driest inWestern Australia for over a century, and the third driest in New South Wales. Regionsof Queensland were drier than they had been for over a decade, with severe waterrestrictions in place in regions such as the Gold Coast. Many farm dams dried up andmajor water supply reservoirs were very is Drought ? Drought occurs in a region when the normal water needs of its people cannot be metdue to an unusually long period without rain. Rainfall deficiency in a particular regioncan be serious or severe.
Drought in Australia © John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2005 2004-11-drought.pdf (Page 1 of 3) As the world’s driest inhabited continent, Australia often has droughts.
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