Australia has the lowest average annual rainfall of all the continents at 472mm per the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Not only is the continent naturally dry because of normal climactic conditions, drought conditions have worsened due to El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation which reduces rainfall further in the Spring and Winter seasons. This has led to growing concerns that the entire continent's population must address the issue of water supply and consumption now in order to prepare for population growth. The environmental predictions of water shortages in Australia in relation to increasing populations make it very clear that Australians must address the problem in terms of long term solutions. As of June 2007, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported there are 21 million people living in Australia. In 20 years the population is expected to increase to somewhere between 26 to 29 million people. Obviously, if there is a water shortage now then the problem will only be aggravated with continued population increases.
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