In The Outback

In central Australia, near Alice Springs, it's raining:

The rain has also deluged the opal mining town of Coober Pedy, in South Australia's north, which received its biggest rains in five years: 50mm fell in less than 12 hours.

"It's just great -- basically the first decent rain we've had in two years," Mayor Steve Baines said.

Now, if only something could be done for eastern and southeastern Australia....