Australia buys huge farm to save dying river

Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:26am EDT
 
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Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent, is feeling an accelerated version of global warming, climate scientists say, leading to extreme droughts and sudden severe storms.

Average yearly temperatures are projected to increase by as much as 6 degrees Celsius by 2070.

(Editing by David Fogarty)

 
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