<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Australia Permanent Drought&nbsp;Update]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Seven years ago, BOM announced that the drought was permanent</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="120930" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/seven-years-since-bom-announced-the-end-of-rain-in-australia/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27.gif" data-orig-size="642,340" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_5996 Jan. 12 09.27" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27.gif?w=642" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-120930" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screenhunter_5996-jan-12-09-27.gif?w=640&#038;h=339" alt="ScreenHunter_5996 Jan. 12 09.27" width="640" height="339" /></a><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/this-drought-may-never-break/2008/01/03/1198949986473.html">This drought may never break – Environment – smh.com.au</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Here is the latest update from BOM</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127022" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/australia-permanent-drought-update-3/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34.gif" data-orig-size="279,150" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_9216 May. 13 06.34" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34.gif?w=279" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34.gif?w=279" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127022" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9216-may-13-06-34.gif?w=279&#038;h=150" alt="ScreenHunter_9216 May. 13 06.34" width="279" height="150" /></a> <a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127023" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/australia-permanent-drought-update-3/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34.gif" data-orig-size="727,608" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_9215 May. 13 06.34" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34.gif?w=727" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127023" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9215-may-13-06-34.gif?w=640&#038;h=535" alt="ScreenHunter_9215 May. 13 06.34" width="640" height="535" /></a> <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-12/wild-weather-set-to-hit-victoria/6462366">Wild weather set to hit Victoria, with blizzards, snow and hail forecast &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)</a></p></blockquote>
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