What Is The Worst Drought In Australia?

Natural disasters whether it be Floods or Droughts have equal devastating impact on people. We can not compare the effects of the two. Flooding can cause loss of lives of both animals and humans, damage to homes, business and key infrastructure whereas drought can also cause loss of lives and stock, destruction of crops etc. But keeping in view the country Australia, floods are considered as the deadliest form of disaster which results in a loss of around 4 million dollars per year. However, you can make your own comparisions by taking help from the links below:
en.wikipedia.org
www.bom.gov.au

In 2002 and early 2003, Australia faced worst drought in history. Where as the scientists also claimed that the drought during 2006 was the worst drought in 1000 years. For more details about these droughts, visit the following links.
www.fragilecologies.com
www.guardian.co.uk

The summer of 2006 was supposedly the worst drought in 1000 years, but scientists say it would be hard to prove being that long ago