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Australia through the lens: The big dry continent

By Flora Graham

26 August 2011

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Australia’s climate is as diverse as it is extreme. Dry, parched terrain can be quickly flooded by lakes. Recently, however, the nation has been experiencing longer, more severe droughts and troublesome bushfires. Âé¶¹´«Ã½ takes a photographic look at a nation drying out.

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