Droughts / John and Jennifer Barwick.
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TextSeries: Barwick, John, Australia's worst disasters ; Publication details: Port Melbourne : Heinemann, 1998.Description: 32 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN: - 1863918817
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| S363.34920994 BAR Australian weather disasters / | S363.34920994 BAR Cyclones and storms / | S363.34920994 STO Storm watchers | S363.349290994 BAR Droughts / | S363.34930994 WAT Water water everywhere. | S363.3493099432 WHA When the flood came to Cherbourg | S363.3493099432 WHA What is a disaster I hear you say. |
Includes glossary and index.
Bibliography: p. 31.
A dry land : prone to drought -- Early droughts : an unkown climate -- King drought : boom to bust -- Dust and fire : the 1982-83 drought -- Climate and drought : El Niǫ and the Southern Oscillation Index -- Farming and drought : farming sustainably or creating deserts -- Responding to drought : what we can do -- Australia' worst recorded droughts -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
"This book contains accounts of the major droughts to hit Australia since the first European settlement. It looks at the extent of each one and how is affected the land and its people. This book also outlines some of the possible causes of droughts in Australia, how we can best minimise the devastation they cause, and at scientific attempts to predict when the next dry spell will occur.
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