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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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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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 revitilisation. "Dowse Lagoon". Local...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The 2000s commodities boom or the commodities super cycle was the rise of many physical commodity prices (such as those of food, oil, metals, chemicals...
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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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South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia through the early 1900s while the areas were also gripped by drought. After the drought broke in around...
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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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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 players of the England national football team in the 2000s have been referred to as a golden generation. Despite the talent of its players and their...
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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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Wales". Climate: Drought: Archive. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 7 August 2014. "Annual Australian Climate Statement 2015". Australian Bureau of Meteorology...
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Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory also adopted daylight saving, while Western Australia and the Northern Territory...
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beats Sabalenka to Brisbane title as Dimitrov ends trophy drought". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 7 January 2024. Archived from the original...
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Saleam became NSW chairman of Australia First Party. The Australian Nationalist Movement (ANM), also known as the Australian Nationalist Worker's Union (ANWU)...
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2023. "Australia out of Rugby World Cup - what went wrong for Wallabies?". BBC. 11 October 2023. "History of the Australian Jersey". Australian Rugby Union...
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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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