Low water levelof an anabranch of the Murray River, reflecting over-exploitation of the river systemNew South Wales, Australia
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Sunset over Lake Gairdnersalt lake 436 km northwest of Adelaide,home country to the Kokatha people. It measures 160 by 48 km. Gawler Range country is usually arid but during the occasional flood, Gairdner can become the fourth largest salt water lake in the country. In some places the salt is 1.2 metres thick South Australia
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Dust stormtopsoil being blown about as a farmer ploughs a paddock. Top soil loss is a serious threat to environmental stability and thought to be one cause of increasing salination, a contributing factor in a rivers capacity to retain water.near Mildura, Victoria, Australia
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Salt flatsCreeping dryland salinity is one of the gravest problems facing Australian farmersSunraysia district, Mildura, Victoria, Australia
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Water hyacinthEichhornia crassipes noxious widespread weed clogging waterways, ponds and streams in Australia and Java (Indonesia), introduced from Central and South America. Here, tonnes of the weed have been uprooted during violent stormsBrisbane River near Fernvale, Queensland, Australia
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Water hyacinthEichhornia crassipes noxious widespread weed clogging waterways, ponds and streams in Australia and Java (Indonesia), introduced from Central and South America. Here, tonnes of the weed have been uprooted during violent stormsBrisbane River near Fernvale, Queensland, Australia
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Water hyacinthEichhornia crassipes noxious widespread weed clogging waterways, ponds and streams in Australia and Java (Indonesia), introduced from Central and South America. Tonnes of the weed were uprooted during violent stormsBrisbane River near Fernvale, Queensland, Australia
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Bushwalkersilhouetted against the setting sun, with Federation Peak in the backgroundHartz Mountains National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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SunriseThe pristine environment of the States south coast attracts many holiday makers who return year after yearNarooma, New South Wales, Australia
