Amanda McKenzie is 26 and the Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Born and raised in Australia, Amanda has seen first-hand the effects of climate change in Sydney, including a major drought in 2009. This drought is commonly described as the worst in 1000 years.

The summer of 2009 saw continued water shortages in Sydney resulting in strict water restrictions being placed on residents. Further evidence of the drought was seen when a dust storm swept over Sydney, coating the city in a thick yellow haze. Drought conditions had loosened the top soil in the outback areas of Australia and strong winds had blown it all the way to Sydney.

Sydney is one of the world's most sought-after cities to live in. Some predictions say that if we don't stop climate change now, by as soon as 2070 it will become a very different and far from desirable place to live.

Learn more at www.greenpeace.org.

And, visit Link TV's Climate Change pages.

Amanda McKenzie is 26 and the Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Born and raised in Australia, Amanda has seen first-hand the effects of climate change in Sydney, including a major drought in 2009. This drought is commonly described as the worst in 1000 years.

The summer of 2009 saw continued water shortages in Sydney resulting in strict water restrictions being placed on residents. Further evidence of the drought was seen when a dust storm swept over Sydney, coating the city in a thick yellow haze. Drought conditions had loosened the top soil in the outback areas of Australia and strong winds had blown it all the way to Sydney.

Sydney is one of the world's most sought-after cities to live in. Some predictions say that if we don't stop climate change now, by as soon as 2070 it will become a very different and far from desirable place to live.

Learn more at www.greenpeace.org.

And, visit Link TV's Climate Change pages.