Barkly Tablelands, Northern Territory

Storm Over the Barkly Tablelands, Northern Territory

Mitchell grass plains extend to a treed waterline heavily shadowed by an ominous sky.

Extensive native grasslands, such as Barkly, are rare anywhere in the world. This plain covers two million square kilometres.

Cyclonic weather tracks down from the Gulf of Carpentaria each wet season unloading desperate supplies from black storms.