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Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. A pioneering Australian scheme to improve the management of water in the world's driest inhabited continent is facing its first real test as an intensifying El Nino threatens crops and builds tensions between farmers and environmentalists. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. A pioneering Australian scheme to improve the management of water in the world's driest inhabited continent is facing its first real test as an intensifying El Nino threatens crops and builds tensions between farmers and environmentalists. An El Nino, a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, is already causing drought and other extreme weather, affecting millions of people across parts of the world, and experts warn that the intensifying weather pattern could emerge as one of the strongest on record. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Lines of trees can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Lines of trees can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Newly planted rows of trees can be seen in a fire effected area on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Newly planted rows of trees can be seen in a fire effected area on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Roads cut across farmland with differing vegetation in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Roads cut across farmland with differing vegetation in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Sand banks and dunes can be seen along the coastline in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Sand banks and dunes can be seen along the coastline in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



An area of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

An area of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Sand banks and dunes can be seen along the coastline in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Sand banks and dunes can be seen along the coastline in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Areas of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Areas of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A salt pan can be seen in drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A salt pan can be seen in drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



An airstrip and roads can be seen in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

An airstrip and roads can be seen in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A small dam and roads can be seen in drought effected farmlands in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A small dam and roads can be seen in drought effected farmlands in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Areas of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Areas of vegetation can be seen amongst drought effected farmland in South Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A road cuts through arid land in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A road passes salt pans and dams scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A road passes salt pans and dams scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



A road passes a mine in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

A road passes a mine in outback Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Salt pans and dams are scattered across drought effected farmland in Western Australia, November 12, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)
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