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Historical perspective of a drought prone Australia.Australia is prone to drought because of its geographic location.Much of Australia lies in a latitude belt that is under the influence of an atmospheric phenomenon known as the subtropical high.Just outside of the tropics in each hemisphere lies a swath of the globe where air frequently sinks toward the Earth’s surface from higher in the atmosphere.The air warms and dries as it sinks, creating semi-permanent zones of high air pressure at the surface.These subtropical highs are areas of stable, warm, and dry air that favour clear skies and little rainfall. (In the Northern Hemisphere, several large deserts, including the Sahara, reside in the latitudes of the subtropical high.). Topics. #: Definition of a Drought in Australia. 1: Australia denies the image as being drought-prone 1921 . 2: Did Australia's longest river , ever stop flowing ? 3: Historical perspective of a drought prone Australia 4: A 1889 publication of Australian Droughts 1782 to 1889. 5: Drought related excerpts from Newspapers. 1803 - 1889 6: A brief synopsis of Australian Droughts 1800 to 1900 7: Australia's Longest Drought 1958 to 1968. 8: Australian Drought Records 1857 to 2008 9: Latest Drought Updates.

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