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Across the whole Eastern coast of Australia, the effects of drought have been widespread. This is Lake Eildon, once a lake with the capacity of nearly 6 times the water held in Sydney harbour. It now sits at around 8% of capacity, with the losses being largely attributed to climate change and global warming.

Not 5 years earlier I would have been water-skiing 23 meters above my own head. Now, I am walking on a lake bed that until recently had not seen daylight in over 75 years, in its previous life as farmlands. It is remarkable to see the remants of this past life, including the many trees, roads and homesteads that were flooded so long ago.

By my estimations, nearly 22 years of average rainfall would be needed to fill this lake again. I have my doubts that this will ever occur.

Description
Across the whole Eastern coast of Australia, the effects of drought have been widespread. This is Lake Eildon, once a lake with the capacity of nearly 6 times the water held in Sydney harbour. It now sits at around 8% of capacity, with the losses being largely attributed to climate change and global warming.

Not 5 years earlier I would have been water-skiing 23 meters above my own head. Now, I am walking on a lake bed that until recently had not seen daylight in over 75 years, in its previous life as farmlands. It is remarkable to see the remants of this past life, including the many trees, roads and homesteads that were flooded so long ago.

By my estimations, nearly 22 years of average rainfall would be needed to fill this lake again. I have my doubts that this will ever occur.