About Drought
A drought or drouth is a natural disaster of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days.
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Australia-floods: girl, 3, and dog missing for 24 hours 3km found from home
The girls, pictured here with her family and dog, was about 3. 5km (2. 1 km) from Home
A three-year-old girl and her dog has been found, the safe and well 24 hours after they went missing in Western Australia 's flood-hit Pilbara region.
The Girl was lost on Wednesday after a hike away from your house on Noreena Downs Homestead, about 70km from Nullagine.
you and your Jack Russell came after Heavy Rain flooded the streams around their Home , police said.
A search helicopter was launched, as the concerns of the girls grew up.
But on Thursday afternoon, it was 3 discovered by a helicopter. 5km (2. 1 km) from their Home .
A search with helicopters and horses was, by The Authorities ofWith The Authorities and took The Girl , she was caked with mud, but otherwise good. Your dog was from your page, and protects them, police said.
"Happy, Matilda and their dog have now been back to her family,"
Kim Massam, Pilbara police superintendent, praised the parties involved in The Search , and The Girl , the dog, the "stayed with her, all the time".
Pilbara is one of Western Australia 's regions have been hit by the heavy rains in recent days, causing flooding and road closures.
An ex-tropical cyclone swept along the Australian West coast last week, bringing up to 200-400mm of rain in parts of the region.
What impact The Rain has had on the Bush fire?Widespread rains in Australia brought the much needed respite from the disastrous Bush devastated fire, large parts of the country have for months.
Since September, Bush fire, at least 28 people and destroyed thousands of homes killed. The lack of rain has yet to The Crisis , which is particularly strong in the southern States of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria.
the Australians welcomed the rainfall, especially in places where the Bush seemed to have The Fire and the devastation.
The Fire brigade to be relieved, even after The Heavens opened on Wednesday and Thursday, gave them hope, the fires could be brought under control.
as of Thursday morning, 85 Bush and grass fires to be contained, burning across The State , with 30, the NSW fire brigade said.
"even Though this rain will not erase all of the fires, it is certainly tweeted a long way in the direction of "containment"," The Fire Department.
storms also helped disperse smoke in Melbourne, the hazardous air quality has in the last few days.
Earlier in the week, some players complained in the competition at the Australian Open in Melbourne about qualification the games to play in smoky conditions.
What is the latest prognosis?The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has.
A severe thunderstorm warning for Queensland is still. On Friday, severe thunderstorms in The State "likely to be damaging winds and heavy rains, the floods may lead to fall", said meteorologists produce.
The forecasters said could see some parts of the Bush fire and Drought in Eastern Australia, 50-100mm rain in the next few days.
He added that it was a 50% chance of average rainfall amounts of between 1. March, and 30. May in the country, in the East of the city.
But The Bureau said More Rain was needed to the end of Australia's Drought .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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