Heavy rain transforms the desert into a watery wonderland

Floods create an outback wonderland

AAP Newswire, 10 March 2010

Flooding in Queensland has transformed Australia's Simpson Desert into a wonderland of waterways teeming with plants and wildlife. Ecologist Max Tischler talks about some of the short and long term impacts on flora and fauna throughout Queensland and central Australia. 

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