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Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green

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Key takeaway

Abundant rain turned Australia's arid "Red Centre" into a lush green landscape. This rare event highlights how climate change can rapidly transform ecosystems, with potential impacts on local wildlife and communities.

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Heavy rainfall in Australia's typically arid "Red Centre" region has turned the desert landscape lush and green, causing flooding disruptions but also a dramatic visual transformation visible from space.

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