Australian drought not over but signs hopeful: experts
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As severe water restrictions take effect in Australia&#39;s major agricultural area, experts say there are signs the country&#39;s worst drought in a century may finally be coming to an end.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian state plans to introduce recycled sewage to its drinking water as a record drought threatens water supplies around the nation, a state leader said today.
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Payments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.
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MOULAMEIN, Australia  - A thin winter green carpets Australia's southeast hills and plains, camouflaging the onset of a drought catastrophe in the nation's food bowl.
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By Mike Branom, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 6--Barely a month into 2006, the potential for wildfires in Arizona was off the charts.   The state was locked in a recordbreaking dry spell, a symptom of a drought 11 years old with no end in sight.
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Did global warming spur severe drought in the Western United States? A new study co-authored by a tree-ring researcher at the University of Arizona shows a possible connection.
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FARMERS recovering from the drought of 2002-03 have received some good news and bad: the value of crop and livestock exports is forecast to rise but the price of wool is set to fall.
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By Bill Hanna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 13--WYLIE -- Don't let last week's rain and the recent cooler weather fool you: North Texas is still in the middle of a severe drought.
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By Shahrum Sayuthi  PEKAN: Be prepared for a possible drought but do not hit the panic button yet.  Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday the forecast of dry spell over the coming months did not necessarily mean there would be a water shortage.
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Australia's drought-hit farmers must embrace change to cope with climate change, including considering the increased use of genetically modified crops, Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said Thursday.
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In one corner of drought-stricken Queensland, a community tries cloud seeding as a last resort in an effort to bring rain
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Economists have hailed a long-awaited turnaround in Australia's export performance but warned the worst drought in a century was likely to offset any positive impact on economic growth.
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Australia will find itself outside a &quot;club&quot; of the world&#39;s nations now that the Kyoto Protocol is likely to come into force, and its businesses will suffer, experts warned yesterday.
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Thousands of Australians returned home on Monday after floods and storms in the wine-making Hunter Valley area eased, but it will take weeks for other residents to return to their flooded homes and farms.
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Researchers examining ancient tree-ring records have linked prolonged periods of epic drought in the West with warmer temperatures, suggesting that global warming could promote long-term drought in the interior West.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--New emergency water pumps, along with a day of soaking rain, offered hope Thursday to South Florida growers struggling through drought conditions.
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Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings.