Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

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The GuardianOct 24, 2026

Outback kaleidoscope: Australia’s fabled desert lake bursts to life in rare sight

A prodigiously wet monsoon season has brought damaging floods to parts of Australia, but transformed Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in a way not seen in decades The Australian desert is green. Not just green – depending on where you look from above, it could also be a marbled reddy-pink and blue or yellow-brown with flecks of purple. But green is the most striking colour because the desert is not suppos…

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