Australia often experiences droughts, which ____ when there is very little ____ for a long time. Droughts can last for months or even ____, affecting farms, towns and cities. Farmers struggle to ____ crops and feed animals because the land ____ out and rivers and dams run low. Droughts are often accompanied by ____ temperatures and ____. Droughts in Australia are caused by natural events like El Niño, which ____ rainfall in many parts of the country.Climate ____ is also making droughts more frequent and ____. When ____ supplies run low, governments often ask Australians to save water by taking shorter showers and using less water in gardens. Despite the challenges, Australians are finding ways to adapt. Farmers use ____ technologies to conserve water and growing crops more suited to ____ conditions. Programs like the Drought Resilience Mission run by the CSIRO help communities prepare for future droughts. While droughts are difficult, Australians are working together to face the ____ they bring.

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