The 2000s drought in Australia, also known as the millennium drought, is said by some to be the worst drought recorded since European settlement. The...
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Drought in Australia is defined by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology as rainfall over period greater than three-months being in the lowest decile of...
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(1901) 1911–1916 Australian drought 1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought 2000s Australian drought 2015 Caribbean drought 1875 Drought and subsequent famine...
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throughout Eastern Australia in the early 2010s after the 2000s Australian drought. Although most of Australia is semi-arid or desert, the continent includes a...
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Dowse Lagoon (category Lagoons of Australia)
as a Ramsar site in 1993. Dowse Lagoon was badly damaged by the 2000s Australian drought, which led to calls for its revitalisation. "Dowse Lagoon". Local...
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1950 Australian rainfall records Drought in Australia Federation Drought 1911–16 Australian drought 1979–83 Eastern Australian drought 2000s Australian drought...
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Lake Wendouree (category Canoeing and kayaking venues in Australia)
introduction of new sources including the Gong Gong Reservoir. The 2000s Australian drought caused Lake Wendouree to dry up in 2006. Despite warnings by the...
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Murray–Darling basin (category Use Australian English from November 2016)
Big Dry", as the early 2000s drought came to be known, Australian farmers experienced a scarcity unlike ever before. The drought was so severe that numerous...
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mainstream political issue for over a decade.[citation needed] The 2000s Australian drought made climate change a more prominent issue at the turn of the century...
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variable, with frequent droughts lasting several seasons, thought to be caused in part by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Australia has a wide variety of...
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Angus Taylor (politician) (category Australian people of New Zealand descent)
a Federal Program. Goulburn, a town that had suffered badly in 2000s Australian drought, received $10 million in funding for a new wastewater plant. In...
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Anna Creek Station (redirect from Anna Creek, South Australia)
Anna Creek Station was carrying only 1,500 head of cattle due to the 2000s drought. In 2008, when the station was owned by S. Kidman and Co Ltd, there...
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southwestern region has experienced widespread drought since about year 2000. Below normal precipitation leads to drought, and is caused by an above average persistence...
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priority for Australia in the 2007 Garnaut Review. Climate change has been a divisive or politicised issue in Australian politics since the 2000s, contributing...
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Malcolm Turnbull (category Use Australian English from July 2016)
giving him special responsibility for water at the height of the 2000s Australian drought. On 26 September 2006, Howard announced the creation of a new Office...
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Clayton Bay (redirect from Clayton, South Australia)
channel separating it from Hindmarsh Island is at its narrowest. The 2000s Australian drought arose from very low flows to the Lower Murray (over Lock 1) resulting...
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currently observed in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria, as well as the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis...
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Sydney Desalination Plant (category Use Australian English from July 2013)
21st century saw significant declines of dam storage levels. The 2000s Australian drought caused the commission of the Sydney Desalination Plant. Except...
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The 2000s commodities boom, commodities super cycle or China boom was the rise of many physical commodity prices (such as those of food, oil, metals,...
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List of Indian heat waves Europe North America Oceania Australian flying fox die-offs 2000s drought 2008–2009 (SE Aus.) 2012–2013 ("Angry Summer") South...
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Politics of Australia Years in Australia Timeline of Australia history 2024 in Australian literature 2024 in Australian music 2024 in Australian rules football...
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bushfires, caused by years of severe drought and extreme weather, were amongst the deadliest bushfires in Australian history during the late 20th century...
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areas are populated. Northern Australia experiences tropical cyclones while much of the country is prone to periodic drought. This dry and warm environment...
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issue in Australia since the beginning of the 21st century. Australia is becoming hotter and more prone to extreme heat, bushfires, droughts, floods,...
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Australian art is a broad spectrum of art created in or about Australia, or by Australians overseas, spanning from prehistoric times to the present day...
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in Australia, with reports noting a decline in the use of the drug since the early 2000s.: 51 Currently, the illegal use of heroin in Australia is low...
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Rosalie Ham (category 21st-century Australian novelists)
opened at the number 1 spot at the Australian and New Zealand box offices and became the second highest-grossing Australian film of 2015 and eleventh highest-grossing...
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of the Australian nation – State Library of NSW The Australian History page at Project Gutenberg of Australia Bush Poetry a source of Australian History...
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Wales". Climate: Drought: Archive. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 7 August 2014. "Annual Australian Climate Statement 2015". Australian Bureau of Meteorology...
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Eildon Dam (redirect from Eildon Power Station, Victoria (Australia))
marinas. Both harbours provide fueling facilities. During the drought years in Victoria in the 2000s, Lake Eildon rarely filled and the once-thriving holiday...
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