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Scorched Earth: Australia on Track for Unprecedented, 20-Year-Long Megadroughts


New modeling predicts Australia may experience megadroughts lasting 20 years or more, exacerbated by climate change, posing severe risks to the environment and agriculture. Australia could soon see megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modeling from The Australian Nation

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