Ground zero: rain-starved southern Australia is grappling with one of the worst droughts in memory

via theguardian.com

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Rainfall picked up in June and July in some areas but it may already be too late Sign up for The Crunch email newsletter In a “normal” year, Bernie Free would start seeing green shoots in the paddocks of his dairy farm in early May. This year the germination did not arrive until July – […]

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