Australian Drought Hits Farmers Hard

SYDNEY – Australia, already the world’s driest inhabited continent, is gripped by its worst drought in 100 years which has decimated crops and created a crisis among its farming community.

Triggered by an El Nino weather condition, drought first hit in 2002, appeared to break in 2003, returned in 2006, appeared to break in early 2007, but returned again in August. Australia had its driest September this year since records began in 1900.


– The eastern state of New South Wales is 78.6 percent in drought. The southern state of Victoria has declared 100 percent of farmland in drought

Reuters