http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8544716.stm

Since Christmas, parched areas of New South Wales,
Australia's most populous state, have received their best rains in a decade,
fuelling hopes the continent's worst drought in a century may finally be easing.

Near Forbes, a farming town 380km (240 miles) west of Sydney, vast tracts of
desolate land have turned a splendid shade of green, while dry rivers and creeks
have been revived.

"The impact of the rain has been fantastic. It has just really lifted the
community and really lifted the environment," said Carissa Bywater, the general
manager of the Forbes Shire council.

This oversees a town that has faced the dire prospect of running out of water,
while the nearby Lachlan River almost stopped flowing.

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz today is Australia. Something’s happening in
parts of the country that hasn’t happened for years. It’s RAINING. Correspondent
Phil Mercer reports from the farming town of Forbes that locals hope the worst
drought in memory may finally be breaking.

March 9 broadcast of PRI's "The World" - podcast here:
http://www.theworld.org/2010/03/09/geo-answer-109/