Australia's 40 Year Drought Linked to Antarctica's Heaviest Snowfall in 38,000 Years posted on February 10, 2010 The drought that has affected Western Australia since the 1960's now appears to be linked in a new kind of "precipitation see-saw" effect with a correspondingly higher snowfall in East Antarctica …Continue Reading about Australia's 40 Year Drought Linked to Antarctica's Heaviest Snowfall in 38,000 Years →