Friday Photo: Drought in Australia

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 5:56pm

Australia-drought Farmer John Magill in southeastern Australia inspects a dried up dam on his farm this week. Over half of Australia's farmland is in drought, which is being described as the worst on record. Some regions have had no rain for nearly six years. The drought has also seen a rise is farmer suicides in rural Australia, with one farmer taking his own life every four days. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

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