just some news / media captions re India and the Top End of Aus
India is in dire straights. Driest January since start of last century
This month set to be driest January in India since 1901
Rains stay away from north India, making it driest January since 1901; prolonged dry spell may impact Rabi crop
This January may turn out to be driest in 117 years
Meanwhile the top end of Australia has just experienced the wettest January since the start of last century
Broome records wettest January in history
Wet season turning into one of the biggest on record for northern WA
* Many sites in the northern half of the NT had their highest January rainfall on record, and some sites had their highest daily rainfall for January
* Sites with highest January rainfall include: Centre island, Darwin River Dam, McMinns Lagoon, Wave Hill, Jabiru, Humpty Doo, Stokes Hill, Batchelor and Yulara
