alleryStart learning →A country builds desalination plants after years of very little rain. Which disaster led to this?
ADrought
BTsunami
CAvalanche
DSinkhole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Drought
Australia's long drought caused a water supply crisis and led to the first desalination plants being built.
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