Saturday, April 21, 2007

The show has started - Drought in Australia

Australia's drought linked to global warming (AFP)

The drought in New South Wales has dropped the water levels at Lake Eucumbene to record levels, March 2007. Australia's drought is so severe it will force the government to cut off water supplies to the nation's prime farmland if it does not break soon, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - An unprecedented drought that has withered Australia's major food production zone could be a taste of things to come as global warming ramps up, experts said Friday.


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