Post by KNOWTHIS on Dec 29, 2006 11:43:30 GMT -5
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6204141.stm
Parts of Australia are in the grip of the worst drought in memory.
Rainfall in many eastern and southern regions has been at near record lows. On top of that, the weather has been exceptionally warm.
The parched conditions have sparked an emotional debate about global warming.
Conservationists insist the "big dry" is almost certainly the result of climate change and warn that Australia is on the brink of environmental disaster.
Other experts believe such hysteria is wildly misplaced and that the country shouldn't panic.
Rainfall in many eastern and southern regions has been at near record lows. On top of that, the weather has been exceptionally warm.
The parched conditions have sparked an emotional debate about global warming.
Conservationists insist the "big dry" is almost certainly the result of climate change and warn that Australia is on the brink of environmental disaster.
Other experts believe such hysteria is wildly misplaced and that the country shouldn't panic.