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Drought in Australia

Australia
Cracked earth is seen at Wivenhoe dam in Brisbane. The dam is at a record low Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty
Australia
The remains of a fish lies on cracked ground at Wivenhoe dam Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty
Australia
The current drought is the worst on record and has affected the water level of Lake Eucumbene and uncovered remnants of Old Adaminaby, a town that was flooded as a result of the Snowy mountains hydroelectric scheme in 1956. Photograph: Mark Nolan/Getty
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A sign is displayed in a Brisbane garden declaring that recycled water is in use Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty
Australia
May McKeown walks past the remains of a cow as she hand-feeds her cattle on her 6000-acre property near the town of Come-by-Chance, located over 700 kilometres north-west of Sydney Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
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A koala sits in a eucalyptus tree at Sydney's Taranga zoo. Extreme drought, ferocious bushfires and urban development are killing the country's koala population. Photograph: Anoek de Groot/AFP
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